Arsplore Australia Archives - Page 6 of 7

April 3, 2018 No Responses

April School Holidays – Get Arts Adventuring! (Sydney)

The April school holidays are creeping right up, and now that I have a school kid, I get it! 2 weeks to entertain her?! We’re staying home this break, and I definitely want to get some arts adventuring in, so...

March 26, 2018 No Responses

Family Day at the State Library of NSW

Last month, I stumbled on a new event for the Artsplorers calendar of events – a monthly family day at the State Library of New South Wales. At least a couple of the readers here let me know they were...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

The Biennale of Sydney – Cockatoo Island With Kids

The Biennale of Sydney is a major art exhibition that takes place every two years. It runs for 12 weeks (16 March – 11 June, 2018), and features the work of 70 artists from 35 countries in 7 different locations...

January 18, 2018 No Responses

Jurasic Plastic and the Makerspace Workshop

“Wow, it looks just like my living room,” I quipped, as we approached the “mountain of toys” that opens the Jurasic Plastic art space. I immediately feel certain the volunteers have heard this joke a hundred times today. It’s a...

January 15, 2018 No Responses

The Funatorium: Captain Hook’s Pirate Party at the Sydney Opera House

“The pirate is a lady!”. My 4 year old girl lit up when she saw the art for The Funatorium: Captain Hook’s Pirate Party in the Sydney Opera House’s season brochure. And so it was that this show became a...

November 29, 2017 No Responses

Tours for Tots at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Pre-children, Mr. Artsplorer and I used to enjoy going to the Art Gallery of New South Wales for sophisticated afternoons looking at oh-so mature mature works in gilded frames. But, while we have taken the Mini Artsplorer for a wander...

November 20, 2017 No Responses

Pipilotti Rist at the MCA: Can I Take the Kids?

Pipilotti Rist at the MCA with Kids… It’s no secret how much my family and I love the Museum of Contemporary Art, but seriously you guys, they have outdone themselves with the current exhibition, Pipilotti Rist: Sip My Ocean. It’s...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

We Went on Safari!: Art Safari at the Museum of Contemporary Art

We love visiting art galleries with our little lady, but it’s true that the experience can ocassionally feel a bit like taming wild animals (“don’t touch!” “get off the floor!” “doooon’t touch!”), so when I...

August 7, 2017 No Responses

Artsplorers Visit: Sculpture at Barangaroo

Sculpture at Barangaroo began last year, and was a welcome addition to the schedule of family friendly annual arts offerings around Sydney. I’ve been a big fan of the new harbourside park since it opened. I think it’s such a...

July 3, 2017 No Responses

Monkey Play Playgroup at Monkey Baa Theatre

With most of our regular activities on hiatus for school holidays, this week seemed like the perfect time to catch the bus to the city and spend the morning at Monkey Baa Theatre’s monthly Monkey Play playgroup. (Read more about...