Our Place in the Suburbs Enrichment Program

Thu 6 August 2026 09:00 am - 02:30 pm

Students will take part in a guided tour exploring Nicci Bedson’s nostalgic paintings of suburban life in Ballad of the Burbs, alongside Transience Atlas by Rob Howe and the Edge City Collection exhibition. The tour will conclude with a short Q&A session with Nicci Bedson.

In a hands-on workshop, students will design their own house-inspired artwork using colour, pattern, and texture, drawing on Bedson’s style. The day will finish with a personal painting activity, where students create a canvas artwork of their own bedroom, celebrating the beauty of everyday spaces.

Program Highlights

Guided exhibition tour plus Q&A session
Creative workshop using colour, pattern and texture
Hands-on house design activity
Canvas painting of students’ own bedroom

Program details

Suitable for	Year 3 & 4 students
Learning outcomes	CA2-VIS-01 makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks.
Maximum bookings per school	5 students
Total maximum group size	15 students
Cost per student	$50 per student
Bookings close	Thu 30 July 2026

Bookings

Please contact us to make a booking. You will need to provide the following information:

Your school name
Contact teacher's name, phone and email
Number of students attending, and list of student names.

Visit our Primary Enrichment Programs page for more information about payment methods, risk assessments and the day of your visit.

Image: Nicci Bedson, Long shadows, long days (Port Kembla) (detail), 2025, acrylic on board, 49.2 x 64.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist.