NGV Kids Summer Festival and NGV Kids on Tour around Victoria 2022 - National Gallery of Victoria

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What is NGV Kids Summer Festival 2022?

The National Gallery of Victoria's NGV Kids Summer Festival will run again this January 2022. The theme of the Festival for Kids is based upon the NGV exhibit The Gecko and the Mermaid: Nyapanyapa and Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu.

Events at the NGV in Melbourne include Welcome to Country on 15 January 2022, and Drop-by Drawing sessions, as well as relaxed sessions with fewer people and reduced noise and lights.

NGV Kids on Tour and NGV Teens on Tour 2022 are events and activities in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria as part of the NGV Kids Summer Festival.

What is The Gecko and the Mermaid exhibition at the NGV?

The art exhibition The Gecko and the Mermaid: Nyapanyapa and Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu is a set of hands on activities by Ms N. Yunupiŋu and her sister Eunice Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu especially for kids.

What is NGV Kids on Tour?

NGV Kids on Tour is just over a week of kids arts activities across Melbourne suburbs and regional Victoria in January 2022 based around the National Gallery of Victoria's exhibit The Gecko and the Mermaid: Nyapanyapa and Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu.

Also in January 2022 NGV Teens will be running which is a set of photography activities aimed at 13 to 18 year olds.

What activities are part of NGV Kids on Tour?

Art activities run at different venues may include in-venue events or activities to take home such as:

NGV Kids activities preschoolers and primary school kids in 2022:

• We are Mermaids - Children make a diorama based upon Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu’s story about her life as a mermaid before she was born.

• Noisy Birds! - Children learn their names of birds in Yolŋu Matha (the language of Yolŋu people) in a drawing and guessing game.

• Collecting Maypal - In this board game children play a collecting game and find out about different shellfish known as maypal in Yolŋu Matha (the language of Yolŋu people).

NGV Teens activities for teenagers in 2022:

• Tom Black - workshop or take home activity to learn techniques for shooting in the dark

• Aurie Indianna - workshop or take home activity to learn techniques to style a look

How do I book free tickets to NGV Kids on Tour events?

The venues that have provided details on their events or activities so far are:

• Wodonga Community Studio, Wodonga on 7 January 2022 (More Details)

• St Albans Library, St Albans on 8 January 2022 (Book Tickets)

• Craigieburn Library, Craigieburn on 10 January 2022 (Book Tickets)

• Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale on 20 January 2022 (NGV Kids: Book Tickets / NVG Teens: Book Tickets)

• Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo on 20 January 2022 (Book Tickets)

• Central Goldfields Art Gallery on 19 January 2022 (Book Tickets)

• Sunbury Library, Sunbury on 17 January 2022 (Book Tickets)

• Caroline Springs Language and Learning Hub, Caroline Springs on 19, 20 and 21 January 2021 (Book Tickets)

• Gladstone Park Community Library, Gladstone Park on 13 January 2021 (Book Tickets)

• Bunjil Place, Narre Warren on 18 to 20 January 2022 (More Details)

• Frankston, Carrum Downs and Seaford Libraries on 10, 17 and 24 January 2022 (More Details)

Where are there NGV Kids on Tour events or activities near me?

The full list of venues taking part is below:

• Lorne Community House, Lorne

• Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool

• Rosebud Library, Rosebud

• Portland Arts Centre, Portland

• Hastings Library, Hastings

• Somerville Library, Somerville

• Mornington Library, Mornington

• Leopold Community Hub, Leopold

• West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul

• Baw Baw Arts Alliance Inc, Warragul

• McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Langwarrin

• Frankston Library, Frankston

• Cranbourne Library, Cranbourne East

• Seaford Library, Seaford

• Carrum Downs Library, Carrum Downs

• Pakenham Library, Pakenham

• Rosewall Community Centre, Corio

• Hampton Park Library, Hampton Park

• Bunjil Place Gallery, Narre Warren

• Doveton Library, Doveton

• Wellsprings For Women, Dandenong

• Dandenong Library, Dandenong

• Endeavour Hills Library, Endeavour Hills

• Springvale Library, Springvale

• Cockatoo Community House, Cockatoo

• Emerald Library, Emerald

• Monash Children's Hospital, Clayton

• Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey

• Werribee Library, Werribee

• Point Cook Library, Point Cook

• Manor Lakes Library, Manor Lakes

• Hoppers Crossing Library, Werribee

• Linden New Art, St Kilda

• Little Dreamers Australia, St Kilda

• Vermont Library, Vermont South

• Meredith Community Centre, Meredith

• Julia Gillard Library Tarneit, Tarneit

• Hawthorn Arts Centre, Hawthorn

• Yarraville Community Centre, Yarraville

• Box Hill Library, Box Hill

• Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray

• Footscray Library, Footscray

• West Footscray Library, West Footscray

• The Education Institute at Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville

• Artists for Kids Culture artsbus, North Melbourne

• Eynesbury Discovery Centre, Eynesbury

• Flemington Library (Moonee Valley Libraries), Flemington

• Refugee Migrant Children Centre (RMCC), Sunshine

• Braybrook Library, Braybrook

• Mooroolbark Community Centre, Mooroolbark

• Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington

• Sunshine Library, Sunshine

• Ronald McDonald House Charities North Fitzroy, North Fitzroy

• Wingate Avenue Community Centre, Ascot Vale

• Bulleen Library, Bulleen

• Avondale Heights Library (Moonee Valley Libraries), Avondale Heights

• Sam Merrifield Library (Moonee Valley Libraries), Moonee Ponds

• The Pines Library (Whitehorse Manningham Library service), East Doncaster

• Arts Centre Warburton, Warburton

• Deer Park Library, Deer Park

• Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton

• Rosanna Library, Rosanna

• St Albans Library, St Albans

• Warrandyte Library, Warrandyte

• Niddrie Library (Moonee Valley Libraries), Niddrie

• Caroline Springs Library and Learning Hub, Caroline Springs

• Timbertop Children’s and Community Centre, Aintree

• Keilor Library, Keilor

• Fraser Rise Children’s and Community Centre, Fraser Rise

• Bridge Road Children’s and Community Centre, Strathtulloh

• Springside Children's Children's and Community Centre, Caroline Springs

• Watsonia Library, Watsonia

• Sydenham Library, Taylors Lakes

• Tullamarine Library, Tullamarine

• Yellow Ladybugs (Online Events), Reservoir

• Diamond Valley Library, Greensborough

• Gladstone Park Community Library, Gladstone Park

• Melton Library & Learning Hub, Melton

• Broadmeadows Library, Broadmeadows

• Bubup Wilam, Thomastown

• Thomastown Library, Thomastown

• Lerderderg Library, Bacchus Marsh

• Mill Park Library, Mill Park

• Darley Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre, Darley

• The Memo Healesville, Healesville

• Ballan Library, Ballan

• Craigieburn Library, Craigieburn

• Haddon Community Learning Centre, Haddon

• Sunbury Library, Hume Global Learning Centre Sunbury

• Ballarat East Neighbourhood House, Ballarat East

• Creswick Hub, Creswick

• Trentham Library, Trentham

• Daylesford Library, Daylesford

• The Warehouse - Clunes, Clunes

• Ararat 800 OSHC, Ararat

• Ararat Gallery TAMA - Textile Art Museum Australia, Ararat

• Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough

• La Trobe Art Institute, Bendigo

• Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo

• Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham

• Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla

• Kaiela Arts, Shepparton

• Rochester Library, Rochester

• Kyabram Library, Kyabram

• Campaspe Regional Libraries, Echuca

• Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

• East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale

• Mt Beauty Library, Mt Beauty

• Bright Library, Bright

• Myrtleford Library, Myrtleford

• Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta

• Tallangatta Library and Community Centre, Tallangatta

• Corryong Elyne Mitchell Library, Corryong

• Hyphen Gallery Library, Wodonga

We will update this page with details on these venues as they are announced.