[{"id":55689,"date":"2026-10-15T12:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=55689"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:44:30","slug":"in-the-studio-amanda-bennetts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/education-art-kitchen\/in-the-studio-amanda-bennetts\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Studio: Amanda Bennetts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Readymade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In the Studio: Exploring The Readymade with Amanda Bennetts | ACCA Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqBr7TgNIis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wanted to create your own readymade artwork? Join artist Amanda Bennetts to apply your creativity to the everyday objects around you.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>The resources on this page provide a step-by-step guide to exploring your creativity using everyday materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Appropriate age groups\/school levels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In the Studio<\/em> (formerly <em>Art Kitchen)<\/em> workshops have been developed to appeal to teachers and students from a range of year levels. Please use discretion when deciding on the appropriateness of each workshop for your students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">born 1986, Walyalup\/Fremantle&nbsp;<br>lives and works on Kabi Kabi Country\/Sunshine Coast&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Amanda Bennetts is a Sunshine Coast-based (Kabi Kabi Country) artist whose practice is grounded in the lived experience of a body in flux, shaped by chronic illness and disability. Her immersive installations, using video, sound, and everyday objects, explore how illness, health, and wellness are influenced by culture, technology, and infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202fA Queensland College of Art graduate, Bennetts received the Best in Show prize for her graduating exhibition and has held solo exhibitions in Queensland at Uni SC Gallery, Metro Arts and Outer Space Brisbane, as well as Firstdraft in Sydney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, she received a Sydney Opera House and Accessible Arts commission for the film <em>Carve Crevice from Grace<\/em>, which went on to win the 2025 Girra Prize. Internationally, Bennetts\u2019 work has been shown at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, CTM Festival, Berlin and in Thessaloniki, London, and New York.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><em>\u2018My dad is an art teacher, so art has been a part of my life since [I was] a child. And I remember going to exhibitions, shows that really aren&#8217;t conventional or traditional in the sense of art. And this is where I really fell in love with art that challenges or changes your perspective.\u2019<\/em>&nbsp; &#8211; Amanda Bennetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of the Artist&#8217;s Artworks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/wp-admin\/edit.php?post_type=page\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandabennetts.art\/portfolio-collections\/work\/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-minute\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/I-feel-the-weight-of-the-minute_HR-10.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Amanda Bennetts, <em>I feel the weight of the minute as I bend my body towards the clock<\/em>, 2023<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Photo: Louis Lim. Courtesy the artist<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandabennetts.art\/portfolio-collections\/work\/carve-crevice-from-grace\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ABennetts_Carve-Crevice-from-Grace_credit-Timothy-Birch.png\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Amanda Bennetts, <em> Carve Crevice from Grace (still) <\/em> 2024, film.<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Photo: Timothy Birch. Courtesy of the artist<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandabennetts.art\/portfolio-collections\/exhibitions\/stealth-care-wellness-from-the-algorithm\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Outerspace-20240703-HR-26.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Amanda Bennetts, <em>Stealth Care: Wellness from the Algorithm <\/em>2024 <\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Photo: Louis Lim. Courtesy the Artist <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What you will need<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note pad and pen&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soap&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A collection of everyday day materials\/objects of care&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1: <strong>Find your object of care<\/strong> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose an everyday object of care that you have at home.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your object should be a\u202freadymade or found object\u202f\u2013 something that has already been manufactured and can be easily found at home or purchased from a shop.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The purpose is to choose an object that can be transformed to create a\u202fnew meaning or interpretation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, a bar of soap is an everyday object associated with care and self-care, cleaning the body, wellness and hygiene.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider:<br>&#8211; What body, or whose body, is this object designed for?&nbsp;<br>&#8211; By presenting a readymade object as art, you can challenge the viewer&#8217;s understanding of what an artwork can be.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Can everyone use the object in the same way?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What could you do to the object to change its meaning?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 2: <strong>Undertake a<\/strong> <strong>visual analysis of your object<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Closely observe your chosen object and describe what you can see, smell, and feel about it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider its shape, size, colour, texture, surface, materials, patterns, markings, text or symbols, smell.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, a bar of soap may:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Have a rectangular shape with rounded edges.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Contain text pressed into its surface.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Have a small oval or logo.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Smell fresh and clean.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Leave a filmy residue on your hands.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask questions about the object that could lead to new and interesting ways of viewing or interpreting it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider how your sensory experience of the object might contribute to its meaning.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 3: Decide what you want to say<\/strong> <strong>about your object<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decide what\u202fidea, message, feeling or story\u202fyou want your artwork to communicate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about how you can\u202frecontextualise\u202fthe found object or change its meaning.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changing the meaning can be as simple as adding something, removing something, carving into the object, adding text\/symbols or attaching another object.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider what your chosen object could communicate and how an alteration could communicate your personal experiences, ideas or perspective.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, a bar of soap could explore:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Wellness and self-care.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; The time required to care for your body.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Different experiences of cleansing and personal care.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Body image and identity.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Imperfection and beauty.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Disability and the body.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Technology and healthcare.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Digital wellness or privacy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider adding objects or materials that create a contrast or unexpected connection.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Adding pearls could explore\u202fimperfection, beauty and finding value in flaws.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Adding a paddle-pop stick could make the soap resemble an ice cream, creating a connection between a non-edible object and something that appears delicious.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Adding a USB could explore\u202ftechnology, digital wellness or privacy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider how the alteration might create a particular\u202ffeeling or response from the viewer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 4: <strong>Change<\/strong> <strong>your object<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make at least\u202fone physical change\u202fto your object.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider changing its shape, texture, surface, function, appearance, or context.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example &#8211; carve into it, cut it, grate it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, cutting soap as though it were cheese may encourage the viewer to question whether it is soap or food.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grating soap can create an unusual visual, physical and sensory experience.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could also combine your object with other objects to change its meaning.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; A knife, chopping board and cheese grater could make soap appear connected to food preparation.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Medical tweezers, surgical scissors and a stainless-steel kidney tray could create associations with medicine, surgery and healthcare.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Adding sand can change the texture and experience of the soap, creating associations with the beach and the experience of having sand on the body.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider how the combination of objects can create a new story or interpretation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 5: Present it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consider\u202fhow and where you will present your artwork.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiment with different settings, landscapes, environments, heights and&nbsp;positions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider placing the object somewhere unexpected. For example you could place it, in a garden, near a drain, on a street, low or high above the viewer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does changing the location change the meaning of the object?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does the environment affect how the viewer understands it?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can you change the viewer&#8217;s perspective?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider installation art and how the placement of an object can become part of the artwork.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 6: Give your work a title<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give your finished artwork a title.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the title to add another layer of meaning to the work.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider using a\u202fpoetic, thought-provoking or ambiguous title.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The title should encourage the viewer to think about:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; What the artist is trying to communicate.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Why the object has been changed.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; What the artwork means.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; What ideas they can take from the work.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about how the title and the altered object work together to communicate your message.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 7: Write a paragraph about your artwork<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write a set of instructions, a paragraph or short statement about your artwork.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could write\u202finstructions explaining how to interact with or use the object.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider whether the instructions become part of the artwork.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could also:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Film yourself interacting with the object.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Create a performance.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Record sounds.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Demonstrate how the object should be handled.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect on how you have changed the original object&#8217;s meaning through this workshop.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inquiry questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amanda Bennetts has chosen soap as her readymade object. What would you choose and why?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you start with any preconceived ideas about the readymade before watching this video? How has your perception changed after watching this video\/ doing this workshop?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the video, did any versions of Amanda\u2019s soap stand out to you? Why?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In reference to your own readymade object \u2013 what unexpected connections can you create by combining the object with other materials or objects?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does changing the object challenge the way we normally understand or use it?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What questions do you want the viewer to ask when they encounter your readymade artwork?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Come up with a new idea for a readymade artwork that explores something interesting or important to you, family, food, sport, animal welfare, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of artists working with the readymade from past ACCA Exhibitions&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/on-vulnerability-and-doubt\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Charlie-Sofo_AC_7895.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Charlie Sofo, <em>Lost soccer balls <\/em>2019<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\"><em>On Vulnerability and Doubt <\/em>2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/new010\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lou-Hubbard_-800_ACCA-NEW010_Hubbard_1.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Lou Hubbard, <em>Deadstill<\/em> 2010<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\"><em>NEW10<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/new05\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1082\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mira-Gojak_800_2005_NEW05_Exhibition-Documentation-17.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Mira Gojak, <em>Silence<\/em> 2005<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\"><em>NEW05<\/em> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Readymade Overview Ever wanted to create your own readymade artwork? 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The series celebrates the most exciting emerging artists from our region through bold new commissions, giving the next generation of Australian artists a platform to experiment, take risks, and show major new work in a public institution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NEW26<\/em> features seven artists from across the country, all at the forefront of contemporary practice. Their work captures the pulse of creative practice today, bringing together distinct bodies of work that reflect and reshape the artistic and social questions of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition spans painting, moving image, ceramics, sound, installation, writing, and architectural intervention. It engages with some of today&#8217;s biggest questions: the growing influence of technology and AI, identity and subjectivity, the lasting legacies of colonialism, the ongoing power of traditional art mediums, and the role and critique of cultural institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artists:<\/strong> Amanda Bell, Amanda Bennetts, Nicholas Currie, Naveed Farro, Caesar Florence-Howard, Diego Ram\u00edrez and EJ Son<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curated by:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr Shelley McSpedden &amp; Sophie Prince<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEW26-Wall-Labels.pdf\">Download Exhibition Wall Labels<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#about-artist\">About the Artist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks\">Key artworks<\/a>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-0\">Amanda Bennetts, <em><strong><em>Axis Mundi<\/em><\/strong><\/em>, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">Nicholas Currie, <\/a><strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\"><em>I wonder if its all gammin, witchway, (P)oxymoron, big X, self again<\/em><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">Naveed Farro,<em><strong> The Palace series<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support-material\">Support Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-teachers\">For Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to use this kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition kit has been developed by ACCA Education to support learning in conjunction with the ACCA exhibition, <em>NEW26.<\/em>\u00a0Three key artworks from the exhibition have been highlighted, with discussion questions included to prompt students\u2019 thinking. Primary and secondary activities, mapped to the Victorian and Australian Curriculum, can be found in the <em>For Teachers <\/em>section. Upon request, VCE students and teachers can view <em>Support Material<\/em> for further reading and teaching notes drawn from ACCA\u2019s VCE Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW26 is the first iteration of ACCA\u2019s relaunched NEW series, which originally ran at ACCA from 2003 to 2016. 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I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry | Exhibition Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Are you lonely tonight? I\u2019m so lonesome I could cry.<\/em>&nbsp;is the first instalment in ACCA\u2019s new Art and Emotion series. Beginning with loneliness, and followed by rage, joy and other emotional states in the years to come, the series explores the strange, contradictory and deeply subjective nature of human emotion through contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing together the work of eleven artists spanning multiple geographies, generations and material practices,\u00a0<em>Are you lonely tonight? I\u2019m so lonesome I could cry.<\/em>\u00a0considers loneliness as both an intrinsic part of the human experience and a profoundly personal condition. Through sculpture, installation, photography, film and tapestry, the exhibition approaches loneliness not as a problem to be solved, but as a complex state of being:\u00a0one that can be painful or productive, isolating or connective, fleeting or enduring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artists:<\/strong> Gideon Appah, Polly Borland, Seth Brown, Lucy Liu, Natasha Matila-Smith, Kayla Mattes, Callum McGrath, Nick Mullaly, Melissa Nguyen, Patrick Pound, Kelly Yu<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curated by:<\/strong>\u00a0Sophie Prince &amp; Myles Russell-Cook<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lonely-WallLabel-Web.pdf\">Download the Exhibition Wall Labels<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ACCA-Lonely-DigitalPublication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Exhibition Catalogue<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#about-artist\">About the Artist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks\">Key artworks<\/a>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-0\">Patrick Pound, <em><strong><em>The museum of loneliness<\/em><\/strong><\/em>, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">Melissa Nguyen,<\/a><strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\"><em> A letter to my mother; A letter to your mother<\/em><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">Kayla Mattes, <em><strong><em>Lonely Planet<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support-material\">Support Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-teachers\">For Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to use this kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition kit has been developed by ACCA Education to support learning in conjunction with the ACCA exhibition, <em>Are you lonely tonight? I\u2019m so lonesome I could cry.<\/em>\u00a0Three key artworks from the exhibition have been highlighted, with discussion questions included to prompt students\u2019 thinking. Primary and secondary activities, mapped to the Victorian and Australian Curriculum, can be found in the <em>For Teachers <\/em>section. Upon request, VCE students and teachers can view <em>Support Material<\/em> for further reading and teaching notes drawn from ACCA\u2019s VCE Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you lonely tonight? I\u2019m so lonesome I could cry.&nbsp;is the first instalment in ACCA\u2019s new Art and Emotion series. 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I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-unconventional-weaving-with-john-brooks\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-Brooks-2-ded-sticks-2025.png\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Unconventional Weaving with John Brooks<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Monday 20 July, 1-4pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/panel-navigating-emotions-through-art-and-drawing-club\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/07\/260702-ACCA-Are-you-lonely-tonight-Opening-WEB-1.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Panel | Navigating Emotions Through Art\u202f \u202f+ Drawing Club <\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Thursday 13 August, 6\u20138.30pm <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-art-writing-with-sophie-prince-curator-acca\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Princes_ACCA-Are-you-lonely-tonight-Opening-HR-133.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Industry Masterclass Series | Art Writing with Sophie Prince, Curator ACCA<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Monday 24 August, 1-4pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Julius von Bismarck: This is not the storm<\/strong><\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/acca-x-mada-publication-launch-the-second-studio-drawing-on-contemporary-art-in-the-gallery\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MADA_5AOL_5_8_25_01-1.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">ACCA x MADA Publication Launch &#8211; The Second Studio: Drawing on Contemporary Art in the Gallery<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Thursday 7 May, 6-8pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-exhibition-design-and-installation-with-samantha-vawdrey-senior-exhibitions-manager-registrar\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Website-1920-x-1080-5.png\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Industry Masterclass Series | Exhibition Design with Samantha Vawdrey<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Monday 18 May, 5.30-8.30pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/drawing-club-expanded-drawing-with-lauren-simmonds\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LS_Expaned-Drawing_Drawing-Club.jpeg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Drawing Club: Expanded Drawing with Lauren Simmonds<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Wednesday 10 June, 5.30-8.30pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em><strong>R e a : c l a i m e d \/ Tourmaline: Transcendent<\/strong><\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/body-positive-life-drawing-with-frances-cannon\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frances-Cannon-by-Ariana-Rodriguez-for-website.png\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Drawing Club: Body Positive Life Drawing with Frances Cannon <\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Wednesday 4 March, 5.30-8.30pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/the-story-beyond-the-screen-with-next-in-colour\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Next-In-Colour_Crop_Credit-Kuti-Kalo.jpeg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">The Story Beyond the Screen with Next in Colour &#8211; Story Boarding for Film<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Thursday 12 March, 4.30 &#8211; 7.30pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-curating-with-dr-shelley-mcspedden\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ACCA-023.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Industry Masterclass Series | Curating with Dr Shelley McSpedden<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Thursday 19 March, 5.30-8.30pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-2026-2027-exhibition-program-launch-with-artistic-director-myles-russel-cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 &#8211; 2027 Exhibition Program Launch with Artistic Director Myles Russel-Cook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>Tschabalala Self: Skin Tight<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/spring-professional-learning-series\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/spring-professional-learning-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tschabalala Self | Spring Workshop Series<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-drawing-the-body-life-drawing-with-badra-aji\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-drawing-the-body-life-drawing-with-badra-aji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drawing the body &#8211; Life Drawing with Badra Aji<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-the-story-behind-the-fabric-with-collective-closets\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-the-story-behind-the-fabric-with-collective-closets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Story Behind the Fabric with Collective Closets<\/a><br><br><br><em>Five Acts of Love<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/summer-workshop-izabella-pluta-collaborative-darkroom-photography\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/summer-workshop-izabella-pluta-collaborative-darkroom-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Izabela Pluta | Collaborative Darkroom Photography<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-curating-with-nur-shkembi\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-curating-with-nur-shkembi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Five Acts of Love |Curating with Nur Shkembi<\/a><br><br><em>Tina Stefanou<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-tina-stefanou\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-tina-stefanou\/\">Tina Stefanou: You Can&#8217;t See Speed<\/a><br><br><em>The Charge That Binds <\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/summer-workshop-francis-carmody-generating-sculptures-for-3d-modelling\/\">Summer Workshop Series: Francis Carmody &#8211; Generating Sculptures for 3D Modelling<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/summer-workshop-brooke-wandin-aboriginal-perspectives-in-the-classroom\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/summer-workshop-brooke-wandin-aboriginal-perspectives-in-the-classroom\">Summer Workshop Series: Brooke Wandin &#8211; First Nations Perspectives in the Classroom<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024<\/strong><br><em>Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-tennant-creek-brio\/\">Collaborative Exhibition Making with ACCA Curators<\/a><br><br><em>Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/winter-workshop-alexandra-peters\/\">Winter Workshop: Alexandra Peters<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/filmmaking-workshop-with-garden-reflexxx-and-andy-butler\/\">School of Reflexxx: Raising Cinema \u2013 Filmmaking workshop with Garden Reflexxx and Andy Butler<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/winter-workshop-andy-butler\/\">Winter Workshop: Andy Butler<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/winter-workshop-nicholas-smith\/\">Winter Workshop: Nicholas Smith<\/a><br><br><em>Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-forest-workshop\/\">Forest Workshop; Curator-led tour with Max Delany<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-day-2-laure-prouvost-forest-workshop\/\">Forest Workshop Day 2<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-laure-prouvost-forest-workshop\/\">Forest Workshop Day 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2023<\/strong><br><em>James Nguyen: Open Glossary<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-with-artist-tamsen-hopkinson\/\">Workshop with Tamsen Hopkinson<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-with-artist-james-nguyen\/\">Workshop with James Nguyen<\/a><br><br><em>Between Waves<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/online-teacher-professional-learning-with-artist-cassie-sullivan\/\">Online session with Cassie Sullivan<\/a><br><br><em>Mithu Sen: mOTHERTONGUE<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-with-artist-mithu-sen\/\">Workshop with Mithu Sen<\/a><br><br><em>Data Relations<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/data-relations-professional-development-for-teachers\/\">Artist talk and workshop with Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2022<\/strong><br><em>Paul Yore: WORD MADE FLESH<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/paul-yore-word-made-flesh-professional-development-program-for-teachers\/\">Artist talk and workshop with Paul Yore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2021<\/strong><br><em>A biography of Daphnes<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/a-biography-of-daphne-professional-learning-program-for-teachers\/\">Workshop with Lauren Burrow<\/a><br><br><em>Overlapping Magisteria: The 2022 Macfarlane Commissions<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/overlapping-magisteria-professional-learning-program-for-teachers\/\">Curator-led tour with Max Delany; Workshop with Sidney McMahon and Robert Andrew<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2019<\/strong><br><em>Haroon Mirza: The Construction of an Act<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/stem-in-art\/\">STEM in Art (full day)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/stem-in-art-2\/\">STEM in Art (half day)<\/a><br><br><em>Tom Nicholson: Public Meeting<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/public-meeting-teacherpd\/\">Historical Traces and Speculative Futures Workshop with Tom Nicholson<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/workshop-richard-lewer\/\">Workshop series:  Reaction and Response with Richard Lewer<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/workshop-katie-west\/\">Workshop series: Staining with Katie West<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/workshop-darcey-bella-arnold\/\">Workshop series: Drawing with Darcey Bella Arnold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2018<\/strong><br><em>A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/yalingwa-secondary-teacher-professional-development-program\/\">Workshop<\/a><br><br><em>Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/art-writing-workshop-teachers\/\">Art Writing Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>2017<\/strong><br><em>Kader Attia<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/kader-attia-teacher-professional-development-program\/\">Workshop with Rushdi Anwar<\/a><br><br><em>Greater Together<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-evening-greater-together\/\">Curator-led tour and talk with Annika Kristensen<\/a><br><br><em>Claire Lambe: Mother Holding Something Horrific<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/the-studio-artist-practice-process-teacher-pd-program\/\">The Studio Artist: Practice &amp; 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Upcoming programs NEW26 Past programs Are you lonely tonight? I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry. 2026 Julius von Bismarck: This is not the storm R e a : c l a i m e d \/ Tourmaline: Transcendent 20252026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"resource_type":[],"resource_level":[],"class_list":["post-37158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-23 07:54:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"resource_type","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37158"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55480,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37158\/revisions\/55480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=37158"},{"taxonomy":"resource_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_level?post=37158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54614,"date":"2026-05-06T10:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=54614"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:58:16","slug":"acca-social-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/acca-social-story\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCA Social Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is a \u2018Social Story\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A \u2018Social Story\u2019 is a step by step guide to assist visitors to become familiar and comfortable with ACCA before they visit. This social story provides information about how to access ACCA\u2019s building, what to expect when you arrive at ACCA and what you may experience at ACCA.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I\u2019m going to ACCA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13444\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_Facade_DerekSwalwell-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re going to visit the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art! This gallery is called ACCA for short. ACCA is a contemporary art gallery housed in a large rusty steel building in Southbank, Melbourne. At ACCA, you will see an exhibition made up of lots of different contemporary artworks. The word \u2018contemporary\u2019 means new, or current. At ACCA, we only display artworks made by living artists. Everything you will see has been made recently, and some artworks have been made this year!<\/p>\n<p>You may travel to ACCA by foot, by car, on a bus, a tram, or a train. There is only one entrance to ACCA.<\/p>\n<p>There are large silver letters that spell \u2018ACCA\u2019 to the left of ACCA\u2019s entrance. This is what the letters look like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13445\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2_Sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entrance to ACCA has two sets of glass sliding doors that will open when you stand in front of them. You will walk through both sets of glass sliding doors:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13446 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3_ACCAEntrance-scaled-e1718248988133-1280x874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"874\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you move through these doors, you will be in ACCA\u2019s foyer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47496 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6850-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will see ACCA\u2019s front desk on your left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47474 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6848-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ACCA\u2019s friendly staff and volunteers at the front desk will say hello to you and will help you cloak your belongings (e.g. bag and jacket) if needed. There may be other visitors putting their bags and jackets away, and if needed you will wait patiently until it is your turn. Your bag and jacket will be kept safely in ACCA\u2019s cloaking cupboards until you are ready to leave the gallery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54618\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7516-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you need to take a seat, we have three black tables with red chairs in the foyer where you are welcome to sit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54616\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7530-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ACCA\u2019s foyer is large. It has a high ceiling, lights in long rows and lots of shiny silver surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13653 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/8_BusyFoyer-scaled-e1718249838541-1280x975.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"975\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may see lots of different people or school groups in the foyer. You may hear people talking or, depending on the exhibition, you may hear different sounds coming from the gallery spaces. The foyer can be very busy and very noisy at times. You can always go outside (e.g. to the courtyard or forecourt) if you need some quiet time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54617\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7524-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have folding stools available which you can use in the gallery. Some of the spaces may have seating (e.g. for longer video works), but there may be rooms with no seats. You can ask a staff member if you need assistance with the stools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13520\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/9_ToiletEntrance-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bathrooms are located to the far right of the foyer. For some exhibitions, the artworks are immersive, and you may be able to hear them in the foyer and even the bathroom spaces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13521\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_AllGenderInclusive-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is an accessible toilet on the right-hand side of the entrance to the bathrooms. The accessible toilet door is bright orange and is clearly marked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47486 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6828-2-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For each exhibition, we have a &#8216;title wall&#8217;. This is the big wall at the entrance to the galleries, which includes the title of the exhibition, the dates and a statement from the curator. The location of the title wall may change from exhibition to exhibition, but it helps you know where to start exploring an exhibition!<\/p>\n<p>Please note, there is no food or drink permitted in the gallery. You are welcome to eat and drink in the foyer.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t touch the artworks. Artworks can be very fragile and we need to keep them safe.<\/p>\n<p>Speak in a quiet voice. Remembering to use a quiet voice means you won\u2019t distract other visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Walk in the galleries. When you walk slowly through the galleries you can look at all of the artworks on show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now you are ready to see the art!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you go into the galleries you will see lots of different types of art. You will see objects, light and hear loud and different sounds! Here are examples of some artworks that you may see.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1_AC_3502-TEMP-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tina Stefanou, <em>You Can\u2019t See Speed, <\/em>installation view<em>,<\/em> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Andrew Curtis<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_54477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54477\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54477\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.-Julius-von-Bismarck-This-is-not-the-storm-2026_4-1280x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>This is not the storm<\/i>, 2026, installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Photograph: Andrew Curtis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Inside the galleries, you will find ACCA\u2019s Visitor Experience Team (VXT). You can identify the Visitor Experience Team by their black ACCA name tags\/lanyards. The VXT&#8217;s job is to make sure that the artworks in the exhibition remain safe and to talk to visitors about the works on display. Sometimes the VXT may stand close to you when you are looking at the exhibition. The VXT can also help you move around the artworks in the exhibition carefully.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54615\" src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7521-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you are finished in the gallery, you can collect your cloaked belongings from the front desk and exit ACCA through the glass sliding doors.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that you enjoy your time at ACCA! Remember, you can visit ACCA any time you like, our exhibitions are always free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have feedback or questions for ACCA about this Social Story \u00a0please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:programs@acca.melbourne\">programs@acca.melbourne<\/a> or on +61 3 9697 9999<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a \u2018Social Story\u2019? 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I\u2019m going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":15201,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"resource_type":[1926],"resource_level":[1888,1889,1890],"class_list":["post-54614","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-23 07:54:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"resource_type","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54614\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=54614"},{"taxonomy":"resource_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_level?post=54614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54437,"date":"2026-04-23T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=54437"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:51:02","slug":"julius-von-bismarck-this-is-not-the-storm-exhibition-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/julius-von-bismarck-this-is-not-the-storm-exhibition-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius von Bismarck: This is not the storm | Exhibition Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is not the storm<\/em>, is the first Australian solo exhibition by renowned German artist Julius von Bismarck. Encompassing a major new sculptural commission, alongside a selection of existing works from the past two decades, the exhibition introduces Australian audiences to a practice characterised by a sense of continual experimentation, scientific curiosity and technical virtuosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julius von Bismarck challenges our understanding of the natural world, teasing apart the idea of \u201cnature\u201d as a social construct \u2013 a romanticised arcadia, an economic resource, a benevolent or vengeful power. His artworks emerge from direct, physical encounters with elemental forces. Playing with the awe, wonder and terror that natural phenomena can provoke, Bismarck constructs poetic, unsettling, and oftentimes absurd encounters that unsettle our conception of reality and our relationship with the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is not the storm<\/em> spans four distinct bodies of work, each portraying a world in motion. Currents and airflows course through the exhibition, with works that move from the gentle rustling of treetops and grassy dales to the powerful energy of fans, hurricanes, collisions and explosions. Bismarck places us in the centre of the action, where we register the physical effect of these dynamic forces but can also glimpse how we have been culturally conditioned to make sense of them.&nbsp;<br><br>Shifting fluidly from the sublime to the farcical, <em>This is not the storm<\/em>, illustrates humanity and the natural world in lively correspondence. Challenging the hubris and fallacy of the human-centric logic and systems that have brought us into the age of the Anthropocene, Bismarck offers new visions of our vital relationship with the world around us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Julius von Bismarck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curated by:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr Shelley McSpedden &amp; Myles Russell-Cook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACCA warmly thanks the Goethe-Institut, Australia, for their support of this exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#about-artist\">About the Artist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks\">Key artworks<\/a>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-0\">Julius von Bismarck, <em><strong><em>Two heads with one stone<\/em><\/strong><\/em>, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">Julius von Bismarck, <\/a><strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\"><em> I must ask you to leave<\/em><\/a> <\/strong><a href=\"#key-artworks-1\">series, 2018-19<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">Julius von Bismarck, <em><strong><em>Geh aus mein Herz! (Go forth, my heart!) Swiss Alps<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"#key-artworks-2\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support-material\">Support Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-teachers\">For Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to use this kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition kit has been developed by ACCA Education to support learning in conjunction with the ACCA exhibition, <em>Julius von Bismarck: This is not the storm<\/em>. Three key artworks from the exhibition have been highlighted, with discussion questions to prompt students\u2019 thinking. Primary and secondary activities, mapped to the Victorian and Australian Curriculum, can be found in the <em>For Teachers <\/em>section. Upon request, VCE students and teachers can view <em>Support Material<\/em> for further reading and teaching notes drawn from ACCA\u2019s VCE Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not the storm, is the first Australian solo exhibition by renowned German artist Julius von Bismarck. Encompassing a major new sculptural commission, alongside a selection of existing works from the past two decades, the exhibition introduces Australian audiences to a practice characterised by a sense of continual experimentation, scientific curiosity and technical virtuosity. 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The Graphic Designer contributes to ACCA\u2019s artistic, engagement and institutional objectives through the development of graphic design across exhibitions, public programs, marketing campaigns, social media channels, digital platforms, annual reports and other strategic documents and special projects. This position supports both structured campaign delivery and responsive ad hoc digital content to maintain agility across ACCA\u2019s communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key responsibilities include shaping and producing clear, consistent and accessible visual communication across print and digital formats for diverse audiences, ensuring alignment with ACCA\u2019s brand, visual identity and voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working in collaboration with heads of departments across curatorial, engagement, visitor experience and education, this role supports the creation of exhibition and program identities and marketing assets that enhance visitor experience and reflect ACCA\u2019s artistic program and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a part-time, FTE 0.6 position, 3 days per week, on a fixed term 24-month contract (renewable by mutual agreement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">$80,000 per annum at a pro rata rate of 0.6 = $48,000 per annum, plus superannuation (currently 12%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>APPLICATIONS<br><br>Applications close: midnight, Wednesday 11 March 2026<br><br>To submit your application: <\/strong>Please email Mark Hislop, Operations Manager, via <a href=\"mailto:mark.hislop@acca.melbourne\">mark.hislop@acca.melbourne<\/a> including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Response to the key selection criteria (three pages maximum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your current curriculum vitae (two pages maximum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A folio graphic design work (five pages maximum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Names and contact details for three referees, including at least two professional referees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ENQUIRIES<\/strong><br><br>Enquiries about the role should be directed to: Sari de Mallory, Head of Development &amp; Engagement email: <a href=\"mailto:sari.demallory@acca.melbourne\">sari.demallory@acca.melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCA is seeking an experienced designer to join our team. The Graphic Designer contributes to ACCA\u2019s artistic, engagement and institutional objectives through the development of graphic design across exhibitions, public programs, marketing campaigns, social media channels, digital platforms, annual reports and other strategic documents and special projects. This position supports both structured campaign delivery and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"resource_type":[],"resource_level":[],"class_list":["post-54173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-23 07:54:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"resource_type","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=54173"},{"taxonomy":"resource_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_level?post=54173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54022,"date":"2026-02-04T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=54022"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:17:33","slug":"r-e-a-c-l-a-i-m-e-d-exhibition-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/r-e-a-c-l-a-i-m-e-d-exhibition-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"r e a : c l a i m e d | Exhibition Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>r e a : c l a i m e d<\/em> continues ACCA\u2019s commitment to presenting solo exhibitions of Australian artists at pivotal moments in their careers, affirming r e a\u2019s place as a changemaker and senior figure in Australia\u2019s contemporary art landscape. Playfully titled <em>r e a : c l a i m e d<\/em>, this thoughtful survey highlights the breadth and impact of r e a\u2019s contemporary practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This presentation includes an exciting new commission alongside a curated selection of works spanning more than three decades, presented across three galleries. With trans rights increasingly under threat internationally, this is a timely exhibition that addresses themes of memory, representation, intersectionality, and positionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">r e a\u2019s work has illuminated the ongoing impacts of colonisation on queer and Indigenous bodies. Their important practice has positioned them as a vital and inspiring presence in the Australian art landscape, making sustained and significant contributions to experimental new media practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">r e a was among the first Indigenous artists to exhibit at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/blakness-blak-city-culture\/\"><em>Blakness: Blak City Culture<\/em><\/a> in 1994. Working across photography, video, sound, performance, and multi-sensory installation, r e a explores their relationship to gender within the context of post-colonial Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archival storytelling is often central to r e a\u2019s practice, which is deeply personal, generous, and provocative. Informed by new media theory, they layer text, image and colour to trace transgenerational histories and interrogate how attitudes toward race are embedded in both language and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition is part of ACCA\u2019s 2025\u20132026 Summer Season highlighting the work of two leading artists: r e a and Tourmaline. These&nbsp;two exhibitions,&nbsp;<em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852743738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wcOWAmP%2BriaGJDrYn2JMVxpKVyUe%2FSk1awILc256T0M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r e a : c l a i m e d<\/a><\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852769865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WBo6Y4xlYb9U4ZRmDy22dJbna5t4pHSKtj9%2FMwcwXHo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/a><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852788909%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v1gQA%2FQbUdd6TQs7aRM8V%2FSSZR8HfZFWON5oZtdx6oQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tourmaline: Transcendent<\/a><\/u><\/em>, while distinct, share an exploration of identity, history, and resilience during a critical moment for trans, Black, and First Nations people globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artist:<\/strong> r e a<br><strong>Curated by:<\/strong>&nbsp;Myles Russell-Cook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advisory note: <\/strong>This exhibition contains material that references traumatic and distressing experiences, including moments in Queer history and the histories and lived experiences of First Nations peoples. The exhibition references Indigenous deaths in custody, forceable removal of children, forced domestic servitude, and youth suicide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#about-artist\">About the Artist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks\">Key artwork<\/a>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-0\">r e a , <em>Native<\/em> 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support-material\">Support Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-teachers\">For Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to use this kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition kit has been developed by ACCA Education to support learning in conjunction with the ACCA exhibition, <em>r e a : c l a i m e d <\/em>. One key artworks from the exhibition has been highlighted, with discussion questions to prompt students\u2019 thinking. A secondary activity, mapped to the Victorian and Australian Curriculum, can be found in the <em>For Teachers <\/em>section. Upon request, VCE students and teachers can view <em>Support Material<\/em> for further reading and teaching notes drawn from ACCA\u2019s VCE Programs. Link to a primary activity via the <em>Tourmaline: Transcendent<\/em> | Education Kit <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/tourmaline-transcendent-exhibition-kit\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/tourmaline-transcendent-exhibition-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>r e a : c l a i m e d continues ACCA\u2019s commitment to presenting solo exhibitions of Australian artists at pivotal moments in their careers, affirming r e a\u2019s place as a changemaker and senior figure in Australia\u2019s contemporary art landscape. Playfully titled r e a : c l a i m e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":53752,"parent":15232,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"resource_type":[1885],"resource_level":[1888,1889],"class_list":["post-54022","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-23 07:54:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"resource_type","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54022\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/53752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=54022"},{"taxonomy":"resource_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_level?post=54022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54017,"date":"2026-02-04T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=54017"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:21:38","slug":"tourmaline-transcendent-exhibition-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/tourmaline-transcendent-exhibition-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourmaline: Transcendent | Exhibition Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Transcendent<\/em> is the first Australian solo exhibition by acclaimed American artist, filmmaker and writer, Tourmaline, who works at the intersection of activism and fine art. Developed in close consultation with the artist, <em>Transcendent<\/em> is an elegant and powerful exhibition that speaks to urgent contemporary issues. Tourmaline has researched celebrated historical figures to create work that strives to make sense of broader issues facing her communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Transcendent<\/em> features new large-scale photographs and the global debut of Tourmaline\u2019s new video work, specially commissioned by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). <em>A Flower That Lives Forever<\/em> 2025 extends her ongoing research into queer histories, including her recently published biography on the life and legacy of revolutionary LGBTIQA+ activist Marsha P. Johnson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tourmaline is sharing a story that feels deeply pertinent to the times. Figures like Johnson have become powerful symbols of the need for queer solidarity with the trans community. Johnson rose to prominence for her role in the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City \u2013 an event often linked to the queer community\u2019s mourning of Judy Garland and their resistance to police raids. With trans rights increasingly under threat globally, this timely exhibition invites reflection on those legacies, while challenging audiences to engage with the political present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Transcendent<\/em> will also include the first Australian presentation of Tourmaline\u2019s iconic film <em>Pollinator<\/em> (2022). This moving single-channel video incorporates archival footage from Marsha P. Johnson\u2019s funeral procession and community celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition is part of ACCA\u2019s 2025\u20132026 Summer Season highlighting the work of two leading artists: r e a and Tourmaline. These\u00a0two exhibitions,\u00a0<em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852743738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wcOWAmP%2BriaGJDrYn2JMVxpKVyUe%2FSk1awILc256T0M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r e a : c l a i m e d<\/a><\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852769865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WBo6Y4xlYb9U4ZRmDy22dJbna5t4pHSKtj9%2FMwcwXHo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/a><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fexhibition%2F%3Futm_source%3DACCA%2BAudience%26utm_campaign%3D2ab31564e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_b569327832-2ab31564e1-%26mc_cid%3D2ab31564e1%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clauren.simmonds%40acca.melbourne%7C5fd2871e8fc14ef3818c08de638fa9ec%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C639057665852788909%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v1gQA%2FQbUdd6TQs7aRM8V%2FSSZR8HfZFWON5oZtdx6oQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tourmaline: Transcendent<\/a><\/u><\/em>, while distinct, share an exploration of identity, history, and resilience during a critical moment for trans, Black, and First Nations people globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Tourmaline<br><strong>Curated by:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sophie Prince<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tourmaline-Transcendent_Curatorial-Essay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curatorial Essay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tourmaline-WallLabels_for-online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Wall Labels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advisory note: <\/strong>This exhibition contains material that references traumatic and distressing experiences, including moments in Queer history. The exhibition references death by suicide, violence against LGBTQIA+ communities, mental health, and sex work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#about-artist\">About the Artist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks\">Key artworks<\/a>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-artworks-0\">Tourmaline, <em>Transcendent Series<\/em> 2022\u20132025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support-material\">Support Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-teachers\">For Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to use this kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibition kit has been developed by ACCA Education to support learning in conjunction with the ACCA exhibition, <em>Tourmaline: Transcendent<\/em>. One key artworks from the exhibition has been highlighted, with discussion questions to prompt students\u2019 thinking. Primary and secondary activities, mapped to the Victorian and Australian Curriculum, can be found in the <em>For Teachers <\/em>section. Upon request, VCE students and teachers can view <em>Support Material<\/em> for further reading and teaching notes drawn from ACCA\u2019s VCE Programs. Link to a secondary activity via the <em>r e a : c l a i m e d<\/em> | Education Kit <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/r-e-a-c-l-a-i-m-e-d-exhibition-kit\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/education\/resources\/r-e-a-c-l-a-i-m-e-d-exhibition-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcendent is the first Australian solo exhibition by acclaimed American artist, filmmaker and writer, Tourmaline, who works at the intersection of activism and fine art. Developed in close consultation with the artist, Transcendent is an elegant and powerful exhibition that speaks to urgent contemporary issues. Tourmaline has researched celebrated historical figures to create work that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":53760,"parent":15232,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"resource_type":[1885],"resource_level":[1888,1889],"class_list":["post-54017","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-23 07:54:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"resource_type","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54017\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/53760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=54017"},{"taxonomy":"resource_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/resource_level?post=54017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":53965,"date":"2026-01-29T15:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?page_id=53965"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:49:56","slug":"teacher-professional-learning-industry-masterclass-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/teacher-professional-learning-industry-masterclass-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Professional Learning | Industry Masterclass Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, ACCA Education is launching our Industry Masterclass Series, featuring learning sessions with senior ACCA staff to deepen teacher knowledge and enrich classroom practice. This series will feature talks with the Artistic Director and CEO Myles Russell-Cook, Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions Dr Shelley McSpedden, Curator Sophie Prince, and Senior Exhibitions Manager &amp; Registrar Samantha Vawdrey.<br><br>Through direct engagement with current gallery practices these sessions provide valuable insights to enrich teacher learning and support students in VCE Art and Visual Communication Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These industry-focused Teacher Professional Learning session are designed for educators teaching VCE Units 1 &amp; 2 and Units 3 &amp; 4, focusing on exhibition design, installation, and preventative conservation within a contemporary gallery context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second session in this series will be facilitated by ACCA\u2019s Senior Exhibitions Manager &amp; Registrar Samantha Vawdrey.<br><br>Dates will be announced throughout the year and align with each exhibition season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-curating-with-dr-shelley-mcspedden\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-1920-x-1080.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Curating with Dr Shelley McSpedden<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Thursday 19 March, 4.30 &#8211; 730pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"mb-8 flex flex-col gap-3 child-shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/teacher-professional-learning-exhibition-design-and-installation-with-samantha-vawdrey-senior-exhibitions-manager-registrar\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"\n    class=\"\"\n    width=\"1920\"\n    height=\"1080\"\n    height=\"\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/content.acca.melbourne\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tennant-Creek-Brio-installation-view-ACCA.jpg\"\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n\/>\n<div>\n    <h2 class=\"font-medium !mt-0 !mb-0 text-balance\">Exhibition Design and Installation with Samantha Vawdrey<\/h2>\n    <h3 class=\"opacity-60 text-balance\">Monday 18 May, 1 &#8211; 4pm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Workshop giveaway for regional teachers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACCA Education is giving away&nbsp;free tickets for regional teachers. These free tickets are for regional teachers from government schools of all disciplines and offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from Senior ACCA staff. <br><br>To secure a limited free ticket please email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:education@acca.melbourne\">education@acca.melbourne<\/a>&nbsp;and tell us a little about yourself and your school community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note: All materials are included. All workshops are single events. Places are limited so get in quick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, ACCA Education is launching our Industry Masterclass Series, featuring learning sessions with senior ACCA staff to deepen teacher knowledge and enrich classroom practice. 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