'READY TO GO' TOURS

Visit APT5 and engage your students in a fun and exciting tour!

The below tours link with the themes presented in the APT5 Education Resource Kit.

Each tour includes a brochure and teacher notes, which outline curriculum points and discussion questions for your visit. Teachers can make multiple copies of the tour brochure for their students and bring these along on the day.

Arranging a visit

Once you have selected an APT5 school tour, contact the Gallery to arrange a visit. Bookings are essential for all groups of 10 students or more.

THE APT ‘PAST AND PRESENT’ TOUR

Subject Areas: SOSE; English
APT is the only major series of exhibitions in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia. This tour will focus on a number of works in APT5 as well as selected works from the Gallery’s Collection that have featured in previous APT exhibitions.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (768 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (516 Kb)

ORGANISING THE WORLD APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: SOSE; Science; Modern History
This tour will consider the ways artists can encourage viewers to think about some of the major issues that affect us, such as history and the environment.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (832 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (568 Kb)

THE CHANGING ART MUSEUM APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: Political Studies; English; Modern History
This tour will focus on the ‘New Nasubi Gallery’ developed by Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Ozawa for APT5. The Nasubi Galleries created by more than 25 APT artists encourage students to think about issues related to the presentation of contemporary art, and provide a means for exploring the artists’ other works in APT5.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (704 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (400 Kb)

TALKING ABOUT HISTORY APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: Modern History; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; Political Studies
Many APT5 artists remind us that there are numerous versions of history and ways to understand the relationships between the people, places and events that have shaped the contemporary world. This tour will explore artists’ use of traditional stories to demonstrate strong and enduring connections with place and people, past and present.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (832 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (612 Kb)

LOCAL TRADTIONS, CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: SOSE; English; Modern History
This tour will examine how APT5 artists have adapted their heritage, traditions and cultural practices in contemporary ways. Their use of new technologies to make observations about the relationships between past and present will be investigated.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (736 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (480 Kb)

MOVING IMAGE APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: The Arts – Media, Drama & Music; English; Film, Television and New Media
This tour encourages students to think about the way film and video are displayed within an exhibition context The tour will prompt students to think about the relationship between moving image and other visual arts of the Asia–Pacific region.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (608 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (388 Kb)

QUESTIONING PERFORMANCE APT5 TOUR

Subject Areas: SOSE; The Arts – Dance & Music; Film, Television and New Media
Performative practices play a major role in many cultures. This tour will examine ideas relating to performance, such as the performer, site, audience, and processes involved.

Requires Acrobat Reader Brochure (672 Kb)

Requires Acrobat Reader Teacher notes (920 Kb)

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