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Sessions are designed for dropping in, please feel free to join for multiple sessions or just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be three sessions to align with <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/new26\/\"><em>NEW26<\/em><\/a>.<br><br><br><strong>Session 3: Curatorial Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday 17 November, 6-7:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the third and final session of the season, hear from ACCA&#8217;s Senior Curator &amp; Head of Exhibitions, Dr Shelley McSpedden and ACCA Curator Sophie Prince about their pathways and approaches to the curatorial process, including artist selection, themes, artwork placement, exhibition design, collaborative practices and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Dr Shelley McSpedden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shelley McSpedden is Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). Prior to joining ACCA, she was Senior Curator and Acting Artistic Director at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Shelley has also held curatorial roles at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) and National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS), as well as academic appointments at Monash University and RMIT. Shelley holds a PhD from the Art History and Theory program at Monash University.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophie Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophie Prince is Curator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). Sophie is a curator, writer, editor, and arts manager with over ten years experience working across exhibitions, publishing, and arts organisations. 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NEW Collective provides an opportunity for emerging practitioners to meet informally with other creatives at a similar career stage and to hear from ACCA artists and arts workers. It&#8217;s a chance to share ideas, pool resources and create connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this program is free, registration is required and spots are limited. Sessions are designed for dropping in, please feel free to join for multiple sessions or just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be three sessions to align with <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/new26\/\"><em>NEW26<\/em><\/a>.<br><br><br><strong>Session 2: Expanding Artistic Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday 27 October, 6-7:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this session, hear directly from ACCA exhibiting artists Caesar Florence-Howard and Diego Ram\u00edrez about their creative journeys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Caesar Florence-Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caesar Florence-Howard makes paintings and drawings that explore accumulation, transformation, and the instability of images. Florence-Howard has exhibited widely in Naarm\/Melbourne. In 2021 he was awarded the NGVWA prize, the Valerie Albiston award in 2021, and the Irene Sutton award in 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), and is co-founder with Grace Anderson of Strawberry, an artist-run gallery in Brunswick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diego Ram\u00edrez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diego Ram\u00edrez is an artist with dreams, a writer with hopes, and a facilitator with beliefs. Ram\u00edrez has shown locally and internationally, and has curated projects at Gertrude Contemporary, Seventh Gallery and Dogmilk Films. Ram\u00edrez has completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT University and a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree with Honours at Monash University. 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NEW Collective provides an opportunity for emerging practitioners to meet informally with other creatives at a similar career stage and to hear from ACCA artists and arts workers. It&#8217;s a chance to share ideas, pool resources and create connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this program is free, registration is required and spots are limited. Sessions are designed for dropping in, please feel free to join for multiple sessions or just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be three sessions to align with <a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/new26\/\"><em>NEW26<\/em><\/a>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Session 1: Artist as Arts Worker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday 29 September, 6-7:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first session in this new series, hear from ACCA&#8217;s Education and Creative Engagement Coordinator, Freya Alexander, as she reflects on the opportunities and challenges involved in being both an artist and arts worker. This first session will also serve as an introduction to ACCA, the NEW Collective series, and <em>NEW26<\/em>, with a brief exhibition tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Freya Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freya Alexander works in Education and manages Public Programs at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). She is also co-founder of Gems, a collective that produces zines and exhibitions with work by women and non-binary people. Freya graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) in 2014 and received a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Melbourne in 2016. She has exhibited work in group and solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCA is pleased to present NEW Collective, a series of free monthly sessions for emerging artists and curators. 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Humour and kindness run as undercurrents throughout his work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers will explore how Indigenised materials and conceptual thinking affect art practices and the interpretation of contemporary art today. Indigenous pedagogy spans a kaleidoscopic range of thinking in relation to contemporary art,&nbsp;there&#8217;s&nbsp;no single fixed approach, but a rich variety of perspectives. In Currie&#8217;s practice, material and conceptual frameworks are closely interlinked: the materials the artist uses carry meaning just as much as the ideas behind them. In this workshop, we invite participants to expand their thinking around how this connection might shape and inform their own choices with materials and art making. Together, through hands-on exercises with collage and assemblage and open discussion, teachers&nbsp;have the opportunity to&nbsp;play and explore these ideas with the artist.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>This professional learning session equips teachers with adaptable classroom activities and curriculum-aligned approaches that foster experimentation, material inquiry and creative thinking across the Victorian Curriculum F\u201310, VCE Art Making and Exhibiting, VCE Art Creative Practice study designs and Visual Art Studio. Pre-Service Teachers are also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By participating in this workshop, teachers will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore how Indigenous perspectives, materials,\u00a0symbolism\u00a0and conceptual thinking can inform contemporary visual arts practice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop an understanding of how artists communicate ideas, meaning and cultural perspectives through materials, processes,\u00a0symbolism\u00a0and visual language.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiment with collage and assemblage to explore how materials, found objects, layering,\u00a0symbolism\u00a0and composition can be used to communicate ideas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect on their own art-making practices, considering how material choices and processes can influence meaning and interpretation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore Indigenous pedagogies and consider how ways of knowing,\u00a0learning\u00a0and communicating can inform approaches to contemporary art education.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse and discuss artworks through the perspectives of artist,\u00a0artwork\u00a0and audience, considering how cultural and social contexts influence interpretation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop strategies for incorporating culturally responsive and respectful approaches to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within visual arts teaching.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply ideas from the workshop to classroom practice, developing\u00a0opportunities for students to make, respond to and discuss visual artworks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;ACCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student Teacher $20 + GST<br>Teacher $25 + GST<br>Free for regional teachers<br><br>Recommended for Primary and Secondary Visual Art. Pre-Service Teachers are also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional teachers:&nbsp;we\u2019re pleased to be offering a limited number of free spots!&nbsp;To secure a limited free ticket please email&nbsp;ACCA Education,&nbsp;and tell us a little about yourself and your school community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ARTIST BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholas Currie is an artist and curator. As an artist his practice spans painting,\u00a0sculpture\u00a0and performance. Currently based in\u00a0Narrm\/Melbourne, he is from the\u00a0Mununjali\u00a0clan of the\u00a0Yugambeh\u00a0language group, with connection to Kuku Yalanji. Humour and kindness are undercurrents to the major themes addressed in his works: contemporary Indigenous perspectives, hauntology and exploration of identity within current Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<br><br>Currie has exhibited widely in\u00a0Narrm\/Melbourne, including at Daine Singer, Connors\u00a0Connors, Sullivan + Strumpf, Futures, Kings Artist Run Space, Blak Dot Gallery, Koorie Heritage Trust, Craft, Incinerator Gallery, Ordinance Gallery, and the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery (formerly the Margaret Lawrence Gallery), as well as at Outer Space in Meanjin\/Brisbane. In 2025 he presented\u00a0<em>Stars, Scars, Sagas<\/em>\u00a0together with Amelia Griffin-Toovey through the Public Art Melbourne Test Site program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work is held in collections including Monash University, Nillumbik Council, and ANZ. Currie has published two artist books with Stray Pages:&nbsp;<em>I can laugh with you<\/em>&nbsp;(2025) and&nbsp;<em>OBSERVATION NOITAVRESBO&nbsp;<\/em>(2025). He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholas Currie is represented by Daine Singer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><a id=\"_msocom_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:<\/strong><br>Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it\u00a0<br>(2.1) Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area\u00a0<br>Standard 6: Engage in professional learning\u00a0<br>(6.2) Engage in professional learning and improve practice\u00a0<br>Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents\/carers and the community\u00a0<br>(7.4) Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 &#8211; 4pm Join artist and curator Nicholas Currie (Mununjali&nbsp;clan of the&nbsp;Yugambeh&nbsp;language group, with connection to Kuku Yalanji) in this workshop, which explores the material and conceptual frameworks interlinked within his practice spanning painting,&nbsp;sculpture&nbsp;and performance. 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This series will push the boundaries of drawing, allowing you to explore new skills and styles whilst refining your technique. Each workshop is inspired by the exhibition and supported by a different artist facilitator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed to drop in, join us for one session or all four. Perfect for educators and life long learners alike. No prior experience needed. This workshop series is open to the general public and teachers. The session will also feature an introduction to the exhibition and light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All material provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own personal materials (e.g. visual diaries, pencils, etc.) if preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACCA is pleased to announce the fourth Drawing Club for 2026 with ACCA alum&nbsp;Mira Gojak (<em>NEW05).<\/em>&nbsp;Join this dynamic workshop to explore how a line on a blank page can trace both continuous movement&nbsp;and its discontinuity through various forms of interruption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with\u00a0colour and\u00a0a range\u00a0of\u00a0drawing processes, including pencil, charcoal and\u00a0Texta,\u00a0the workshop will investigate the\u00a0tension between continuity and disruption\u00a0as a line moves across the\u00a0page.\u00a0These ideas will be explored in response to the works in\u00a0<em>NEW26<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This workshop is open to the general public and teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All material provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own personal materials (e.g. visual diaries, pencils, etc.) if preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TICKETS<\/strong><br>General Public: $30 + GST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discounted tickets for teachers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teacher $20 + GST<br>Student Teacher $15 + GST<br>Free for regional teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional teachers:&nbsp;we\u2019re pleased to be offering a limited number of free spots!&nbsp;To secure a limited free ticket please email <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:education@acca.melbourne\">education@acca.melbourne<\/a> and tell us a little about yourself and your school community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mira Gojak lives and works in Melbourne. She studied science,&nbsp;psychology&nbsp;and zoology before completing a fine arts degree. Her exploratory practice is informed by these disciplines,&nbsp;perhaps enabling&nbsp;her to move freely between abstraction and figuration, gesture and structure across her drawings,&nbsp;sculptures&nbsp;and installations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gojak\u2019s works often begin by extending a line drawing into space. Through a process of entanglement or accumulation, these lines materialise as works where the distinction between internal and external forces becomes unclear, embodying a tension between movement and stillness,&nbsp;continuity&nbsp;and cuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here the idea of a threshold allows opposing actions and their repetitions to play out in and through time. Repetition is performed&nbsp;almost as&nbsp;a ritual, as though bound to the strange logic of a fable, where each return may become a passage towards transformation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gojak has&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in exhibitions at public institutions, commercial galleries and artist-run project spaces in Victoria and interstate. Her work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, Buxton Contemporary,&nbsp;Heide&nbsp;<s>&nbsp;<\/s>Museum&nbsp;of Modern Art, McClelland Gallery, Monash University Collection, National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria, as well as in various private collections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5:30-8:30pm Welcome to ACCA&#8217;s Drawing Club! This series will push the boundaries of drawing, allowing you to explore new skills and styles whilst refining your technique. 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This exhibition celebrates&nbsp;the&nbsp;most compelling emerging&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;artists through bold and ambitious new commissions.&nbsp;Spanning painting, moving image, ceramics, sound, installation,&nbsp;writing&nbsp;and architectural intervention.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>All participants will create their own artwork and contribute to a large-scale collaborative work inspired by the themes of\u202fexperimentation and&nbsp;technology&nbsp;in this exhibition.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>exhibition is&nbsp;an opportunity to immerse&nbsp;your young ones&nbsp;in new ways of thinking,&nbsp;experimenting&nbsp;and learning about contemporary art practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Free drop-in workshop, suitable for ages 3\u201310.\u00a0<br>All children are to be accompanied by an adult at all times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Registrations required. All bookings <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/family-art-day-new26\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/family-art-day-new26\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/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>10am-1pm Join us for a free art-making program designed for families with young children inspired by our current exhibition\u202fNEW26. 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SESSION 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55325,"template":"","artist":[],"event_type":[],"product_category":[],"series":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-55283","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/program\/55283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/55325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=55283"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=55283"},{"taxonomy":"product_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/product_category?post=55283"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/series?post=55283"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=55283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":55161,"date":"2026-07-23T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?post_type=event&#038;p=55161"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:22:09","slug":"art-in-focus-for-seniors-are-you-lonely-tonight-im-so-lonesome-i-could-cry","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/art-in-focus-for-seniors-are-you-lonely-tonight-im-so-lonesome-i-could-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"Art in Focus for Seniors | Are you lonely tonight? I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3-3:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a special Art in Focus tour for Seniors. Our knowledgeable Visitor Experience team will provide insights into ACCA&#8217;s\u00a0exhibition <em><a href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/exhibition\/are-you-lonely-tonight-im-so-lonesome-i-could-cry\/\">Are you lonely tonight? I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry.<\/a><\/em> Light refreshments will be provided after the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Access:<br><\/strong>ACCA is fully wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair accessible bathroom, and a wheelchair available for use in the gallery on request at the front desk. Assistance dogs are welcome at ACCA. Read more about accessibility at ACCA&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facca.melbourne%2Fvisit%2Faccess%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Calice.fairweather%40acca.melbourne%7Ca9cdc5f01f3e4d20ad0208ddc42181c9%7C44e538a4428b4c399613760039eee477%7C0%7C0%7C638882370373180894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fPhJIMh8vAhAqrGFYjdZtbHhGGKa4cemPcUtNn8C9sk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enquiries:<br><\/strong>Please direct all enquiries via:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:info@acca.melbourne\">info@acca.melbourne<\/a>&nbsp;or call (03) 9697 9999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3-3:30pm Join us for a special Art in Focus tour for Seniors. Our knowledgeable Visitor Experience team will provide insights into ACCA&#8217;s\u00a0exhibition Are you lonely tonight? I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry. Light refreshments will be provided after the tour. 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Through discussion and shared experience, the panellists will consider how creative expression can provide valuable tools for understanding ourselves and others, creating greater connection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Drawing Club workshop will explore the therapeutic potential of drawing in response to the artworks in the exhibition. Led by panellist and art therapy facilitator Mary Utter.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>PANELLISTS<\/strong><br>Trisnasari Fraser (Community Psychologist)<br>Flick Chafer-Smith (The Torch, First Peoples Arts Mentor)<br>Mary Utter (Secondary Teacher and Art Therapist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS<\/strong><br>5:30pm: Arrive to view exhibition and mingle ready for a 6pm start<br>6 \u2013 7pm: Panel conversation followed by Q&amp;A<br>7 \u2013 8.30pm: Drawing in the gallery with Mary Utter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be opportunities for Q&amp;A and light refreshments.<br><br><strong>WHERE: Held at ACCA<\/strong><br><br><strong>TICKETS\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>This event is open to the general public, teachers and educators at all levels.<br>\u202f<br>General Public: $10 + GST&nbsp;<br><br>Discounted tickets&nbsp;for teachers:&nbsp;<br>Student Teacher\/Concession&nbsp;$5&nbsp;+ GST\u202f&nbsp;<br>Teacher $8+ GST\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional teachers,\u202fwe\u2019re\u202fpleased to be offering a limited number of free spots!\u202fTo secure a limited free ticket please email\u202f<a href=\"mailto:education@acca.melbourne?subject=Teacher%20Professional%20Learning%3A%20Giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACCA Education here<\/a>,\u202fand tell us a little about yourself and your school community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>BIOGRAPHIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TRISNASARI&nbsp;FRASER<\/strong><br>Trisnasari&nbsp;Fraser&nbsp;is an Australian registered psychologist, researcher, and community leader based in Melbourne. Her work focuses on&nbsp;community psychology<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>social cohesion<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;creative wellbeing. As a psychologist with a Community Psychology endorsement, she focuses on wellbeing in social and cultural contexts. She is a vocal advocate for the mental health and wellbeing of culturally diverse artists and creative practitioners, designing evidence-based alternatives to traditional&nbsp;goal-setting.&nbsp;She has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow and convenor of the Creativity and Wellbeing Research Initiative (CAWRI, Uni&nbsp;Melb), investigating the intersections of creativity and wellbeing.&nbsp;Fraser&nbsp;currently serves as the Welcoming Universities Coordinator for&nbsp;<em>Welcoming Australia<\/em>, an organization dedicated to fostering inclusive communities and building social capital.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FLICK CHAFER-SMITH<\/strong><br>Flick Chafer-Smith is a proud and loud Ngarrindjeri woman from South Australia. She is also an artist who enjoys sharing personal memories of growing up with her family and cultural stories though her acrylic paintings on canvas. Flick was first introduced to The Torch during a term of imprisonment at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. Upon release and reintegration, Flick began working as the Accounts and Operations Assistant with The Torch, then moving on to a new role as a First Peoples Arts Mentor. Flick is The Torch\u2019s first female participant to become a First Peoples Arts Mentor and works with all the women in The Torch\u2019s in-prison &amp; in-community program. Flick is passionate about the power of healing through story-telling and creating, and supporting those on their journey to heal their spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>MARY UTTER<\/strong><br>Mary&nbsp;Utter&nbsp;is an Art, Design and Technology Teacher at Collingwood College, bringing&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in art therapy and trauma-informed care to educational settings. 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I&#8217;m so lonesome I could cry."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 &#8211; 3pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for an inspiring workshop designed for teens and their families (or carers) to spark meaningful conversations through contemporary art and creativity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by ACCA Education, this one-off session explores the exhibition&nbsp;<em>Are You Lonely Tonight?&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;So Lonesome I Could Cry<\/em>, the first exhibition in the&nbsp;<em>Art and Emotion<\/em>&nbsp;series. 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Together,&nbsp;you&#8217;ll&nbsp;discover how art can open new conversations, build empathy, and help us make sense of the emotions we all experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come curious and leave inspired, with new artworks, fresh perspectives, and meaningful conversations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No artistic experience is&nbsp;required,&nbsp;just curiosity and a willingness to create together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For ages 11 \u2013 18 years. 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