ARTNOW is our core education program consisting of gallery tours and a behind-the-scenes look into the studio of one of our 16 artist studios.
Gertrude Contemporary’s program presents approximately 15 exhibitions annually featuring work by Australian and international artists across two gallery spaces - Gertrude Contemporary, Preston South, and Gertrude Glasshouse, Collingwood.
Our ARTNOW education programs are led by Gertrude Contemporary staff can focus on a range of contemporary art issues and ideas within the context of the current exhibition program. Critical and creative thinking strategies are used to enhance students' visual literacy. Visits can be tailored to focus on outcomes specific to the group’s learning needs and interests.
To enquire about our online ARTNOW program please contact us at education@gertrude.org.au.
Alongside Gertrude Contemporary’s Exhibition Program, the gallery’s Studio Program provides a unique opportunity for students to access one of the sixteen Gertrude Studio Artists studios for a behind-the-scenes look at a working studio practice and a Q and A session with the artist.
ARTNOW programs must be booked ahead of time and will run for approximately 60 minutes.
In 2023, The Department of Education and Training through its Strategic Partnerships Program (SPP) provided funding to fully subsidise the cost of these programs to Low-SES metropolitan Melbourne schools. For schools that fall outside this classification, the cost is $110 (incl. GST).
Regional Victorian? Free online gallery talks via Zoom or Webex can be requested.
ARTNOW Digital
In 2023, Gertrude is supported by The Department of Education and Training through its Strategic Partnerships Program (SPP) to offer ARTNOW Digital: an online education program to increase school access to our artistic and learning offerings.
Octopus 23: THE FIELD
Curated by Tamsen Hopkinson
15 April – 11 June 2023
Gertrude Contemporary
In this discussion between artist Shannon Te Ao (b.1978 Sydney, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wairangi, Te Pāpaka-a-Maui) and curator Tamsen Hopkinson (b. 1986 Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera) the artist enters into an in-depth dialogue around methodologies of composition, interpretation of curatorial themes, personal experience and its influence on making – in the context of works exhibited in Octopus 23: THE FIELD.
Octopus 23: THE FIELD
Curated by Tamsen Hopkinson
15 April – 11 June 2023
Gertrude Contemporary
In this discussion between artist Ming Ranginui (b.1998, Whanganui, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) and curator Tamsen Hopkinson (b. 1986 Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera) the artist discusses professional contexts of making, the importance of class in the artist's interpretation of curatorial themes, and the impact of personal experience – in the context of works exhibited in Octopus 23: THE FIELD.
Octopus 23: THE FIELD
Curated by Tamsen Hopkinson
15 April – 11 June 2023
Gertrude Contemporary
In this discussion between artist Shiraz Sadikeen (b. 1989) and curator Tamsen Hopkinson (b. 1986 Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera) the artist discusses interpreting the world around them through art, socio-economic status, formal artistic and academic influences and the use of everyday materials in the context of works exhibited in Octopus 23: THE FIELD.
In 2022, join Curator Tessa Laird for a curatorial walk-through of exhibition Octopus 22: Baroquetopus (Humanimal entanglements and tentactular spectaculars), and artist Debris Facility Pty Ltd for an in-depth examination of the making processes of the artwork 'Falsework (Toxicology) presented as part of the exhibition.
You can view the curatorial walk-through online here. To enquire about our online ARTNOW program please contact us at education@gertrude.org.au.