Zart Book Week 2026 Gippsland

Zart brings Book Week to life with an onsite extravaganza of ideas, making and classroom-ready takeaways. Join colleagues and like-minded teachers for a high-energy day of demonstrations, practical creative responses and curriculum-aligned strategies you can implement straight away.

Explore materials and processes, strengthen your confidence with visual conventions, and leave with adaptable activity formats, differentiation ideas and assessment-friendly outcomes.

It’s a joyful celebration of books and creativity—designed to refill your planning toolkit, spark fresh approaches, and make Book Week (and beyond) feel purposeful and inspiring.

Yours to take home and keep

• Downloadable PDFs & printables
• Invite to Live online events with Kirli Saunders and Briony Stewart
• Podcast series with authors and illustrators
• Zart materials starter box

Key Course Takeaways

• Practical Book Week ideas aligned to Australian Curriculum: Visual Arts and English
• Creative ways to respond to texts through purposeful artmaking
• Adaptable activities for Early Childhood, Picture Books, Older Readers and Eve Pownall texts
• Strong focus on visual conventions, including line, colour, shape, texture and composition
• Assessment-friendly outcomes, reflection prompts and display-ready artworks
• Inclusive strategies and differentiation for diverse classrooms
• Take-home resources, starter materials, podcasts and live event access

Art Skills in Focus

• Visual storytelling and illustration techniques
• Drawing, collage, printmaking and mixed media processes
• Exploring materials to communicate mood, theme and meaning
• Making and responding as both artist and audience

Onsite at Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale.

Hands-On, Immersive Workshops

• Experience our live workshops.
• Learn directly from expert educators and contemporary Australian artists.
• Engage in artmaking, live demonstrations, and curriculum-linked applications you can take straight into your classroom.

All materials are provided and catering is included in this workshop.
Please advise any dietary requirements when booking.