Yhonnie Scarce is an artist known for sculptural installations which span architecturally-scaled public art projects to intimately-scaled assemblages replete with personal and cultural histories. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations full of aesthetic, cultural, and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found…
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Science of Colour Mixing – Art for Adults
In this watercolour workshop for beginners you will complete practical exercises while learning colour theory to improve your art. Colour has such a huge influence on us and selecting the right colours will be so much easier after taking this class. All materials provided. Bookings essential via Eventbrite. Workshop is suitable for those aged 16+.
Rocking the Cradle of Life
Join A/Prof Brendan Burns to hear about how his astrobiology group at UNSW is studying the origin of complex life using the stromatolites, ‘living rocks’, of Shark Bay in Western Australia as a model environment. Discover how the field of astrobiology has relevance for our search for life elsewhere, including one of nearest neighbours, Mars….
Speedcubing at Rosanna Library
Have you always wanted to solve a Rubik’s Cube but thought it was too hard? Kerrie & Myles Jarman will show you the steps you need to learn. Once you master these simple techniques, you will be able to solve the puzzle every single time. Every participant will receive a Rubik’s Cube to keep.
Sphero Robo-racing at Ivanhoe Library
Celebrate National Science Week with us. In this session, we’ll be racing with Sphero robots — who will be the fastest? Sphero is a robot ball that can be programmed for a direction, speed, LED colour and sound! In this workshop you’ll learn some basic block programming techniques to navigate your Sphero to race through…
Bridge Building Challenge at Ivanhoe Library
Take part in National Science Week by joining our bridge building challenge. Using strawbees, string and cardboard, your challenge is to design and build the greatest bridge — let’s see which bridge can hold the most weight. A limited number of people can be booked into each event, please cancel your booking if you can…
Edison Robot Food Fight at Mill Park Library
Celebrate National Science Week with us by joining a robotic food fight using Edison robots. The theme is Food: Different by design. Choose a wholesome food source packed with good vitamins, and compete in a sumo wrestling challenge to see who will be the last one standing in the ring. Ages: 7+. Bookings are essential.
National Science Quiz at Watsonia Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
National Science Quiz at Mill Park Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
Mobile Phones and Health
In celebration of National Science Week, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) will be hosting a free online presentation on ‘Mobile phones and health’ by EME Program Director, Sarah Loughran. In this presentation, Sarah will share some insights on the science behind mobile phone technology, how ARPANSA’s safety standards protect your health,…