5 – 6.30pm
Join the ACCA team for a special event, celebrating the end of the teaching year and launching ACCA’s 2026 artistic program. We are thrilled to be joined on the night by ACCA’s Artistic Director, Myles Russell-Cook and ACCA Education as we share our upcoming exhibition and learning programs. This informal, celebratory session will be a wonderful opportunity to ask questions about the upcoming program, experience our current exhibition Tschabalala Self: Skin Tight and chat to other educators
We look forward to supporting you and your students learning in 2026. Join us in celebrating the end of the year and the exciting programs ahead. Light refreshments will be provided.
Learning intentions
- Connect curriculum expectations with creative practice in real-world teaching
- Support teachers planning and research by providing insights into the artists and exhibitions to strengthen curriculum links.
- Highlight future programming and how it can be integrated into primary and secondary classroom practice to enrich learning.
- Build confidence in how contemporary art can support student understanding of visual language and conceptual thinking.
- Support teachers to critically reflect on their own practice and student learning.
Where: ACCA
Tickets: Free or by donation
Recommended for Primary and Secondary Visual Art Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers are also welcome.
BIOGRAPHY
Myles Russell-Cook commenced in the role of Artistic Director & CEO of ACCA in 2024 and was formerly Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Myles has a long-standing interest in cultural, gender and sexual diversity within both Australian and International contemporary practice, and has worked across a broad range of exhibitions and projects. For over eight years Myles was one of a team of curators who oversaw major contemporary art exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria, including NGV Triennial, and Melbourne Now.
Born and raised in Naarm/Melbourne, his maternal Aboriginal ancestors come from the lands of the Wotjobaluk people, and throughout his career he has lived and worked in various communities throughout Australia. Recently Russell-Cook’s curatorial work has led him to spend significant periods of time in North-East Arnhem Land, The Kimberley, and throughout the Torres Strait.
A key figure in driving new developments and initiatives in First Nations art both locally and internationally, Russell-Cook reintroduced First Peoples art back to the ground floor of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia with the launch of Wurrdha Marra, and is the curator behind the recently announced exhibition The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art, the largest ever travelling exhibition of First Peoples Art from Australia, set to open in October 2025 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
Recommended for Primary and Secondary Visual Art Teachers and Student Teachers
AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it
(2.1) Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.Standard 6: Engage in professional learning
(6.2) Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.
(6.4) Undertake professional learning programs designed to address identified student learning needs.Standard 6: Professional Engagement
Standard 6: Professional Engagement
(7.4) Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
