Museum of Printing Kit

We unlock the historic treasures in the Museum of Printing and make original artefacts available to bring into schools and centers to investigate and create art with.

This outreach program is offered to children and students of all ages where in which an arts educator brings a Museum of Printing kit to a school or center making these objects available to both use in an art making activity and investigate historically.

Each venue will tailor their Museum of Printing Kit to their own needs. Alongside the museum objects will be an education kit with worksheets for students to follow on with after the workshop. Each session will run for 1.5 hours involving an informative investigation into the artefacts and an artmaking activity to follow. Please discuss with our education officer if your venue wishes to loan the items for a longer period of time.

About Museum Of Printing at NERAM:

Museum of Printing houses a historically significant collection of printing machinery and equipment which comprise the FT Wimble & Co. Collection. The collection includes printing presses, a Linotype machine, guillotines, book binding equipment, wooden and metal type and a history of printing in Australia from 1850 to the early 1900s. The Museum of Printing is now the home of the Black Gully Printmakers, a community of artists and print enthusiasts. Click here for more information.

Description of Program:

NERAM is offering an original outreach program of activities that takes place within the school or center environment. Upon request teachers are able to tailor the program equipment to their needs.

Some art making activities may include: Four colour process relief printing with original comic book wood blocks, stamp printing, using a typewriter to involve poetry or text in artwork.

Available equipment includes:

• Type
• Stamps
• Ink
• Rollers
• Typewriter
• Comic book making blocks
• Lino tools and blocks (additional cost for equipment)

Dates: Available throughout year, depending on availability
Venue: To be held in the school or center environment
Cost: Member schools receive 2 free outreach programs annually, non-member schools are offered this outreach program beginning at $25 per session.

BOOKING REQUEST

Suitable for all ages

This program is made in association with the Black Gully Printers, for more information on this group see website here