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Video Dome by artist David Carson
Viedo Dome by artist David Carson

EDUCATION @ THE GLASSHOUSE - TERM 1

VIDEO DOME: lighting for the frankensteins: a glimpse of creation up north
On view 22  January – 21 March

Video Dome is an innovative new media exhibition comprising  artworks that are collaborations between artists and research scientists referencing astronomical phenomena and contemporary art.  Inspired by ‘the sublime’, the artworks by David Carson and Paul Bourke aim to capture the infinite and indefinable aspects of nature and the universe.

Download: Education Notes

TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Creating Time-lapse Video
Monday 22 February 2010, 4.30 - 7.30pm.

The aim of this workshop is to enable teachers to make a time-lapse sequence of images.  The workshop will focus around photographing natural phenomena, captured at intervals of 1 to 10 seconds and played back at 24 frames per second, creating a speeded up effect.

Download the presentation notes here.

Suitable for: Primary & Secondary teachers
Focus area: Photography, Digital Media, Visual Arts
Location: Ross Family Studio
Cost: $10.00, bookings required

WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS
Meet the Artist
22-25 February (max 25 students per workshop)

Students will meet artist David Carson and be given the opportunity investigate the exhibition and its subject matter.  As they experience the portable planetarium, students will gain an understanding of how the special projection works, including the technology associated with the exhibition.  Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the artist and receive explanations about astronomical phenomena featured in the exhibition.

Suitable for: Stage 2 – stage 6
Curriculm links: Digital Media, Visual Arts, Science, Astronomy, Video, Photography
Workshop duration: Approx 60 mins
Cost: Free, bookings required.
Location: Glasshouse gallery

 

EXTRA CURRICULA

On Exhibition: 2009 Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize
28 January - 4 April 2010