Heide Museum of Modern Art 2010 Annual Report

4. Cultural Programming
16 Art activity in the Sidney Myer Education Centre
4.3 Education
Programming for teacher professional
development continued, with 8 events
attended by 74 teachers. Programs included
Pan in Armour, The Thinking Curriculum,
Photography, Heide Heydays and Drawing.
“Your Cubism and Australian Art Educators’
Forum was a wonderful way to spend a day,
not only networking with other teachers but
to really get an appreciation of Heide and
the set-up of exhibitions … It was exciting
to hear the young artists talk about their art
and art making process. The painting activity
was a fun way to end the day and rounded
off what we would conclude overall as a
perfect day out!”
— Donna and Olga, Art Teachers,
Box Hill SC
School holiday activities provided 455
young people with 24 programs throughout
the year. Most programs ran at full capacity,
with I Wander with Charlie Sofo being
repeated due to popular demand. Early
Photo Processes and Upcycle Ur Wardrobe
were offered to broaden audiences to
include teens. Mark Briggs from Cafe Vue
showed eager children how to make the
perfect cupcake and Scared-out-of-your-life
drawing had SMEC full of snakes, crocodiles,
lizards, turtles, frogs and children. Children
milked a cow and made butter in Milky-
Moos and a popular new program, Free
Range Art, was devised for children aged
3 to 5 accompanied by a significant adult.
The Hatters Mad Tea Party, Frankencritters,
Quirky Mirka Masks, and Mythmakers, where
children to made art with the assistance
of dramaturges and puppeteers, were also
very popular.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
2010 Annual Report
Thirteen Education resources were made
available to teachers online, including
education kits for Cubism & Australian Art,
Up Close and Albert Tucker and information
for a self-guided tour of Heide: Sustainability
at the Museum Trails.
Heide Education was greatly supported
by a team of twelve specialist Education
Volunteers, who contributed 723 hours
of assistance. Two internships were
completed by Masters students in
Business (Arts and Cultural Management,
University of South Australia) and
Museums and Collections (Australian
National University). Interns assisted with
the delivery of programs and produced
education resources. Heide Education
values and appreciates the Education
Volunteers’ professionalism, commitment
and dedication to the Museum.
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