Ever wanted to tap into your inner chemist? Here's your chance! In this activity, students will don lab coats and mix unknown substances into bubbling concoctions and colour changing creations.

Students will investigate the outcomes of different chemical reactions, and how they relate to our every-day lives. Using their understanding of chemistry built within the lesson, participants will seek to identify unknown substances, and experiment to explore chemical and physical interactions. They will then create colourful explosions to examine different chemical properties from pH to phase changes, thermal interactions of substances, gas production and precipitation, and use an investigative approach to predict, observe and explain what we behold.

Following this, participants will get a short tour of the art gallery, focussing on Angus Nivison's Unfamiliar Territory exhibition. Then, we'll be creating a mini abstract artwork inspired by the paintings of Angus Nivison, which children can take home with them. Two workshops for the price of one!

Session 1 will be run for children in years K-6, while session 2 is run for teens in years 7-10.

Please ensure you are selecting the correct session time for your child's age group.

Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Session 1 (K-6): 10:30am – 11:45am
Session 2 (7-10): 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location: New England Regional Art Museum
Cost: $15

Note: Drop off will be at Packsaddle Studio beneath the gallery and pick-up will be in the NERAM foyer.

Terms and Conditions

· All bookings for events, art classes and workshops require payment in full at the time of booking

· A minimum number of 10 students required for workshop to proceed

· Please be aware that once bookings close, we are unable to offer a refund

· If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount

· NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential

· Student contact details may be passed on to facilitators for communication purposes

Contact the host of UNE Discovery: Creative Chemistry