The ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ, curated by Grace McQuiltan with artistic direction from N'arwee't Carolyn Briggs, is an interactive exhibition featuring light, colour, touch, sound, smell and taste to activate childrenโs curiosity, connect them to local Country, and introduce strategies and techniques that support emotional resilience and wellbeing.
The exhibition is designed for children aged 4 โ 11 and their parents and carers. It includes sense-based installations to create an environment that is fun and engaging. It includes a variety of materials for play and is a space that children can spend time to explore their senses, feelings, thoughts, worries and hopes.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃโ๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐๐ช๐ข ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ ๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
Find out about programs in conjunction with the ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ:
๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ (for the Grown Ups)
https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/events/childrens-sensorium-floor-talk
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ (For the kids)
https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/events/childrens-sensorium-family-fun-day
Image credit:
Hiromi Tango, ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, 2022.
Archives of Feeling, 2022, RMIT Design Hub Gallery.
Image courtesy of the artists and their representatives.
Photo by Tobias Titz.
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