Educator Programs

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Installation view of Danie Mellor, Mamu/Ngadjon peoples, Landstory, 2018, (detail), purchased with the assistance of Penelope Seidler, Dr Michael Martin, Elizabeth Popovski, the Late Peter Sharp, Lesley Fisk, Julian and Annie Beaumont and the Members Acquisition Fund 2019

Connect and get inspired. Access our professional development programs to find ideas and support your teaching needs.

Discover the many ways we support your teaching practice. Connect with the Gallery’s education team and with fellow teachers. Hear artists, curators and other educators talk about our exhibitions and collections, and how to connect the art within them to your students’ learning.

We run teacher exclusives and professional learning, on site and online. Sessions include workshops, tours and exclusive exhibition viewings, all developed with the Australian curriculum in mind.

For further information, email learning@nga.gov.au.

  • Conference

    National Visual Art Education Conference

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    The National Visual Art Education Conference is Australia’s only national education conference dedicated to visual art.

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  • Student Programs

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    Foster a love of art with our range of dynamic and art-filled programs designed for all age groups.

  • Learning

    Learning Resources

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    Our range of diverse learning resources includes ‘look, think, create’ activities, audio and video components, art making projects and much more.

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First Nations

Body Language learning web resource

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Learning Resource for all school levels

For Teachers & Students

A group of primary school children sit on the gallery floor and work together on an artwork

Foster a love of learning through art with our range of dynamic and creative programs designed for all age groups.

Klaus Moje
5 October 1936 - 24 September 2016

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Klaus Moje was an artist of high international stature and a respected teacher and mentor for many younger artists working in glass in Australia.

Australian Art /  Video

Hugh Ramsay Exhibition Tour

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Published 31 March 2020

Take a virtual tour through the Hugh Ramsay exhibition.

Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu – Communicating Country

Artist Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu carrying a camera and wearing a bright orange t-shirt walking walking through his hometown of Yirrkala in Northeast Arnhem Land

Deaf artist Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu (Guti) discusses with his family and teachers how his connection to Country helped him learn to communicate.

For Your Community

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Connecting communities near and far with art, artists and the national collection.