YES Live 2020: Sustainable Assemblage Art

• 9.30 - 10.15 am session 
• 10.30 - 11.15 am session (SOLD OUT)
• 11.30 am - 12.15 pm session

Art can be made sustainably and it can share strong environmental messages to audiences! Reuse and repurpose the many materials around you to make artworks and at the same time educate or entertain your audience through your art. Students will be introduced to the sustainable art making practices of 'The Bowerbird Herd' - a local artist and high school Visual Arts teacher Nichola Bryan. 

Questions will be addressed - What is sustainable art? How can we make art from existing materials without buying more new 'stuff' that will eventually end up in landfill? And finally, how can the subject matter and the materials we use in our art making also help to convey an environmental message to our audience?

Teachers will be provided with a PowerPoint document well in advance of this workshop to introduce the artist and workshop content to students, so that they can begin collecting waste items. This early resource will include images of animals on which students might base their works.

Students will very likely need an additional hour to complete their artworks in the days following the workshop. Teachers can then send images of completed artworks to Nichola who will reply with positive constructive feedback.

For this workshop, teachers will need to:

• collect waste items.
• print A3 line art of animals on which some students can work directly as a background (images will be sent to teachers for printing) OR pencil sketch by students of any chosen animal of approx. A3 size completed prior to the workshop for students who do not use the provided line art. Additionally, students should have a colour image of that animal to reference. 
• collect scrap paper or cardboard for artwork backgrounds. Minimum A3 size, preferably closer to A2/poster size, plain on one side. Start saving boxes or repurpose old cardboard poster tasks!
• obtain rigid cardboard, A3 sized minimum.
• have a class camera to photograph completed artworks.
• have craft glue.

The Sustainable Assemblage Art workshop ticket includes access to the afternoon shows.

YES Live Event Information

Tickets are $180 per class for 1 workshop and 2 shows. The shows are at 1.15 pm and 2.15 pm presented by Australian Wildlife Displays and Fizzics Education.

For more information on how to book tickets, please visit the YES Live 2020 FAQ page.

IMPORTANT 

• Cost: $180 per class per workshop.
• A class is considered a group of up to 30 students.
• Each class is only permitted to attend ONE Workshop (and the two afternoon Shows).

Terms and Conditions

Workshop Bookings and Attendance 

• Only pre-booked classes can participate in the Live Virtual Workshops and Shows.
• Zoom links for Workshops and Shows must only be used for the booked class(es) and not sent to other teachers inside or outside of the school or shared on social media.
• Each class is only permitted to attend ONE Workshop (and the 2 afternoon Shows).

Technology and Zoom Use

• Teachers must ensure they have a compatible computer or device for the online platform being used to view the Workshop and Show.
• In order to participate in the virtual workshops and shows, teachers are expected to have performed technical checks on their video conferencing equipment. You can do this at any time at www.zoom.us/test.
• You do not need a Zoom account to participate, but it is suggested to have the Zoom application on the device you are using on the day.
• Once the Workshop begins, please mute the microphone. Only use the microphone if you need to urgently contact the presenter or ask/answer a question. Otherwise, please use the Chat function.
• Teachers are to moderate student questions, passing them onto the presenter when necessary/appropriate. During workshops (delivered via Zoom meetings) this can be done by turning audio on/off. During Shows (delivered via Zoom webinars) this can be done through the Q&A or chat function.

Safety & Security 

• A teacher student ratio of at least 1:30 is required for all Workshop and Show sessions.
• The class teacher has student Duty of Care at all times. Behaviour management is the responsibility of the class teacher.
• Teachers and students must comply with their school’s ‘Acceptable Use of Internet and Network Services Policy’.
• The Workshop Provider has the right to cease the session due to inappropriate behaviour at any time during the Workshop.
• Workshops are not recorded. Students and teachers are not under any circumstances permitted to record the session by any means.
• Sydney Olympic Park Authority will not be storing, collecting or sharing any personal teacher or student information, unless permission is provided by the teacher.
• Sydney Olympic Park Authority will be recording the Show sessions only, and may use them in future promotional or educational material.
• For further information about online safety go to NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian

Connection Issues and Cancellation

• Refunds will not be permitted for technical issues caused by the school endpoint bandwidth or devices.
• If connection issues occur at the Workshop provider endpoint that significantly impact content delivery (over one third of the session), the session will be refunded.
• Workshop presenters will strictly adhere to start and finish times. If connection from teachers is later than the time booked in, the finish time will remain the same and session activities will need to be removed or reduced to accommodate this change.

For further information about the YES Live 2020 event please contact Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Education on youthecosummit@sopa.nsw.gov.au.