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January 2023
Family Morning at NERAM
Families with children of all ages are invited to NERAM to celebrate a new year and get creative. Join us for one or all of our art activities for the whole family! Storytime and creative play (drop in) at 10.30am in the Mazda Gallery. Ideal for birth – 5 years Postcards (drop-in) Create a postcard to send or give to a friend or family member Badge making (drop-in) Come and construct your own wearable artwork to take home. Decorate with shapes…
Find out more »February 2023
Kids Workshop | Surprise! Monsters! Explore the gallery and let your imagination run wild!
What secret monsters might be lurking in the gallery? In this workshop students will explore the artworks and use them to spark their imagination to create monsters. Your child will explore different mediums such as found objects, paper and paint to create a collaged monster they can take home and enjoy.
Find out more »April 2023
Easter Hunt at NERAM!
Hop into the Museum this Easter and school holidays to take part in an Easter Hunt. From the 1st of April families are invited to take part in a self-guided easter hunt. There will be a worksheet at the Art Cart available to colour in, to then hunt around the museum for easter eggs and animals featured in secret places. Once they are all found, claim your special sticker at the front desk! The hunt will be available until the end…
Find out more »ASTROMETRICS | School Holiday Workshop with UNE Discovery
NERAM is excited to partner with UNE Discovery who are providing an interactive activity grounded in science but limited only by your imagination. Channel your inner Astronomer and investigate the Universe, choose between a morning or an afternoon session these school holidays.
Find out more »OCTOPUS ALIVE | School Holiday Workshop
This school holidays NERAM invites students to explore the wonderfully strange world of the Octopus. Facilitating artist Trish Donald will take children through the touring exhibition Experiment Life Forms. To follow children will create their own octopus using mix media and experiment with creating textures and exploring light and transparency.
Find out more »May 2023
Term 2 2023 | Art Play on Thursdays
Due to popular demand, NERAM is running an extra series of Art Play sessions towards the end of term 2. Sessions will be facilitated by arts educator Neroli Makim and will run over 6 consecutive Thursdays from 25th May - 29th June. NERAM invites families with children aged birth to 6 years to come along to the museum for creative and sensory play with storytime and engagement with the wonderful exhibitions on display.
Find out more »Family Stargazing
To celebrate the exhibition, Experimenta Life Forms, NERAM invites families to bring a picnic dinner and rug-up for an evening under the stars! UNE and Northern Tablelands Society (UNENTAS) will be hosting the event, providing telescopes and answering any questions you may have about astronomy. From 5.30pm families can enjoy their picnic on the grass next to the Six Counties restaurant with stargazing by UNENTAS running from 6pm-7pm.
Find out more »Family Hour at NERAM
NERAM welcomes young families with children of all ages to a creative afternoon of after school activities. This program will be facilitated by local arts educator Neroli Makim in NERAM's Mazda gallery. Each week NERAM invites young families to this free program to engage in a creative activity in a friendly and social environment. This program will take place at NERAM for 5 weeks on the following dates: 30th May, 3.45 – 4.30pm 6th June, 3.45 - 4.30pm 13th June,…
Find out more »July 2023
Family Holiday Sessions
NERAM welcomes families with young children to open creative family sessions during the school holidays. Each session will run for 45 mins, 10.30 - 11.15am and involve creative and sensory activities for children of all ages. This program will be facilitated by local arts educator Neroli Makim in NERAM's Mazda gallery. This program will run on the following dates/times during the school holidays. NERAM welcomes people to drop in to these sessions. Wednesday 5th July, 10.30 - 11.15am Thursday 6th…
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