Enjoy art making, music, performances and tours on the first Sunday of every month.

Come together to celebrate the beginning of NAIDOC week with music, making, stories and sharing in the art and culture of First Nations people this Start. This month we invite final entries for the 2021 Start Art Prize and exhibition, create a colourful graphic drawing for submission!

Capacity restrictions apply. Book into activities on arrival. Registrations open at 10.30am.

10am-5pm

The Studio: Sea of Light by Patch Theatre
Art lovers of all ages are invited to immerse themselves in this Surrealist experience, and ‘draw in light.’
Capacity 15
Duration 30 minutes, sessions every half hour

10.30am-2.30pm - Suspended

Start Discovery Tours
Guided interactive art experiences for toddlers, teens and in-betweens exploring art and ideas.
Meet in the Atrium
Capacity 15
Duration 20 minutes

11am-3pm

Nylon Zoo
Explore Evelyn Roth’s colourful inflatable wonderland.
Courtyard Lawn
Capacity 15
Duration 45 minutes, sessions on the hour

11am-3pm

Start Sounds with DJ Mozzi and DJ EJ on the decks.
Courtyard Marquee

11am-1pm - Suspended

Auslan Interpreted tours

11am-3pm - Suspended

Start Art Workshops – Enter your creations in the 2021 Start Art Prize exhibition
Make mixed media keyring creations with Adnyamathanha Luritja, artist and Ramsay Art Prize finalist Juanella Mckenzie and family.

11am-3pm

Start Art Workshops
Draw your ideas using colour, line and shape to create a graphic work of art for the 2021 Start Art Prize exhibition.
Radford Auditorium and Vestibule North Terrace, capacity 30
Duration 30 minutes, sessions every half hour

11am-3pm

Start Sketch Tours
Explore and draw on a journey through the Gallery with Illustrators Lauren Herraman and Claire Wildish
Meet outside The Studio
Capacity 15
Duration 45 minutes, tours every half hour

11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm - Suspended

Storytelling Performances
Performed by storyteller, Greg Wood
Meet upstairs in Gallery 7, performances in Galleries 5-6
Capacity 25
Duration 45 minutes

11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm

Choreography with the Collection
Workshops with creative choreographer Jessie Mckinlay
Meet at the top of the stairs in Gallery 7
Capacity 15
Duration 45 minutes

11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm - Suspended

Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours
Encounter surreal sounds on an immersive silent disco tour in the exhibition Dušan and Voitre Marek: Surrealists at sea with Disco Diddi and Jo Jo Boogie.
Location: Meet at the Atrium Information Desk (capacity 15)
Duration: 20 minutes

AGSA Store

10% discount for AGSA and Start Art Club Members

Parent/carer supervision is required

On your visit please:

Check in when you arrive by using your Start Art Club Membership.

Book into activities on arrival.

We’ve added extra tours but numbers and capacity restrictions apply. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Remember to social distance, wash your hands, and use hand sanitiser frequently. AGSA has increased cleaning on the premises.

If you’re not well or experiencing flu-like symptoms, please join us online instead of at the Gallery.