Celebrate the change in the seasons, the joy of art and coming together as a community in the warmth of the National Portrait Gallery!
Warm up with a Welcome to Country and cleansing ceremony, energetic dance performances and artistic aerobics, or by making woolly neurons for our giant art installation.
Chilling out more your style? Come crafting and transform your wardrobe rags into riches, slow down with mindful drawing, or experience a fun workout for your body and brain with some gentle movement.
Welcome to Country and Cleansing Ceremony
With Ngunawal man Tyronne Bell of Thunderstone.
10:00 – 10:30am
Kulture Break
Get energised and learn some smooth moves from the spectacular Kulture Break dance crew.
11:00 – 11:45am
Aerobicide: Feel Better - Lite!
Still more fuel in your tank? Get moving with 80’s arty aerobics, presented by Lifestyle and Microwave Cooking Guru Amelia de Frost, Coach Dragon, and motivational mascot Koji the Dog (no experience or lycra required!).
12:00 – 1:00pm
Neural knitwork installation
Or, why not set your brain firing? Connect with your community, art, and science when you make some no-knit neurones to add to our giant art installation. All materials provided.
10:00am – 2:00pm
Chill out craft
Relax, re-use and restore by getting creative with your old clothes. As the season changes, raid your wardrobe and we’ll help you transform your rags into riches. Some materials provided but please bring along an old but loveable shirt, t-shirt, trousers, leggings or tights you don’t mind cutting up. 10:00am – 2:00pm
Gentle grooves
Add some gentle joy to your day with music and movement to nourish your body and brain. Philip Piggin welcomes every-body with dance for wellbeing.
11:30am – 12:30pm and 1:00 – 2:00pm
Mindful drawing
Take home some inner calm and quiet with your very own mindful portraits. Join Antipodigital aka Bobby Graham as we see, create and draw fun faces in ink blots. This is truly art for all! All materials provided.
10:30 – 11:30am and 12:30 – 1:30pm
