School Visits to the Gallery
The Gallery offers a range of excursions and programs for early learning, primary, secondary, tertiary and home school groups.
Visit an Exhibition
SELF-GUIDED EXHIBITION VISIT
Suitable for Preschool – Year 12 and Tertiary Students
Explore our current exhibitions at your own pace with a free 15-minute introduction provided by a Gallery staff member or volunteer.
Price
Free, bookings essential
GUIDED EXHIBITION TOUR
Suitable for Preschool – Year 12
Enjoy a tour and discussion of our current exhibitions and activities tailored to your students, led by our Gallery educators.
Price
$10 per student
GUIDED EXHIBITION TOUR AND ARTMAKING IN THE STUDIO
Suitable for Preschool – Year 12
Take your Guided Exhibition Tour to the next level by adding a 60-minute artmaking workshop in our creative art studio. The workshop will be aligned to the themes of the exhibition.
Price
$15 per student
Explore our collection
SCULPTURE IN THE GARDEN
Suitable for Kindergarten – Year 6
Discover the highlights of our heritage site from the home and garden of Margo and Gerald Lewers to our Collection of outdoor sculptures. Students will also have the opportunity to create their own three-dimensional artworks in the studio.
This program can be tailored to connect with visual arts and/or history topics.
Price
$15 per student
COLLECTION UP CLOSE
Suitable for Year 7 – 12 and Tertiary Students
Experience the Gallery’s rich collection of artworks from Modernist paintings and sculptures to works by contemporary Indigenous artists in a behind-the-scenes tour of our Collection store.
This program can be tailored to showcase artworks relevant to a study area of your choice and is the perfect springboard for conversations about collection management and careers in museums and galleries.
Price
$10 per student
Professional Development for Teachers
The Gallery offers tailored workshops for early childhood, primary and secondary educators focused around our exhibitions and collection. These sessions incorporate activities to build visual literacy and artmaking skills with students, and can be offered at the Gallery or your school.
To find out more about these programs, contact our Learning Coordinator gallery.learn@penrith.city or fill out the booking form below.
How to book
PLAN AND BOOK YOUR EXCURSION
Getting Here
Click here for information about our venue and getting here.
Risk Assessment
Click here to download The Gallery’s 2024 Risk Assessment.
Booking Form
Please complete a booking form below.
Booking Conditions
All Early Learning, Primary, Secondary and Home School groups require a booking when visiting the Gallery. This includes paid and free events.
School bookings must be made a minimum of four weeks ahead of the exhibition.
After submitting your online booking, our Learning Coordinator will call or email you at their earliest convenience to discuss the details of your booking. A confirmation of your booking will be emailed to you within seven working days of the Learning Coordinator initially contacting you.
Changes to numbers, dates and times can be made (subject to availability) up to seven working days prior to your booking and must be submitted in writing to gallery.learn@penrith.city.
If you have booked a paid program, an invoice will be emailed to your school the day prior to your excursion. All paid events will incur a $5 booking fee as stipulated on the online booking form.
In the event you wish to cancel your booking, seven working days’ notice is required, otherwise the cost of your excursion will be charged in full.
Please contact the Gallery on 02 4735 1100 if you are having difficulty organising payment by the due date.
Please contact us if you need any assistance with your booking
Learning Coordinator: Gemma Mckenzie-Booth (Tue – Fri)
E gallery.learn@penrith.city
P 02 4732 8019
