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School Holiday Program
Winter School Holiday Program
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Stay entertained these winter school holidays with a range of fun and affordable activities! 

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Exhibitions
Annemieke Mein
Annemieke Mein: Nature Revealed Exhibition
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11 July - 30 August

This is a rare opportunity to view the art of Annemieke Mein in metropolitan Melbourne and experience first-hand an international phenomenon. 

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Workshops
Annemieke Mein
Annemieke Mein: Nature Revealed Workshops & Events
Program & Events
July - August

To celebrate our Annemieke Mein: Nature Revealed exhibition, we are hosting an exciting line-up of activities and events across multiple locations. There's something for all ages!

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Term Program
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Term 3 Program Release
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Enjoy getting creative, spending time with like-minded people and learning something new with our Term 3 and Winter programs at Box Hill Community Arts Centre and Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct.

All ages
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Sustainable savings series
Eco-Friendly Living
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Sustainable Savings Series
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Discover smart ways to save money and protect the planet in our new series of hands-on workshops.

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healthAbility Repair Cafe
Join us for the healthAbility Repair Café. Do you have broken items sitting around your house that could be given a new lease on life?
  • Family
  • Sustainability
Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
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Patterns of Light & Colour - A Mosaic Exhibition
Box Hill Community Arts Centre is proud to present a joint mosaic exhibition featuring works by the Black Box Mosaic
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  • Art Exhibition
Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Habitat: Local flora and fauna
In this exhibition local artists from the Alcove Art Group create works inspired by rich diversity of plants and animals that call Whitehorse home.
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  • Annemieke Mein
  • Art Exhibition
  • Free
Artspace
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Make a fairy house inspired by Schwerkolt Cottage
Visit the enchanting Schwerkolt Cottage, explore the gardens, then make your own fairy house inside the Museum. Kids can forage the extensive grounds to find twigs, leaves and petals to add to their fairy house.
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  • Children
  • Free
  • Heritage
Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complex
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Wheely Wild Wheel Work (9 years +)
Learn to make pottery pieces on the ceramic wheel. Kids will embark on a journey of creativity as they learn the fascinating techniques of wheel throwing, under the expert guidance of our ceramic tutors.
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  • Children
  • School Holidays
Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Family Clay - Make a Fruit Bowl
Join our family clay workshop. Together, sculpt a personalised fruit bowl for your home. Suitable for families with children 6 years and over.
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  • Children
  • Family
  • School Holidays
Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Kids Mosaic - Garden Paver
Join us for a fun mosaic workshop taking place over two days. Kids will design and create their own vibrant mosaic paver using tiles, glass and imagination, perfect for adding sparkle to any garden!
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  • Children
  • School Holidays
Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
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Batik Fabric Printing Workshop
Unleash your child’s creativity in this fun and hands-on workshop where traditional batik meets a modern, kid-friendly twist! Instead of hot wax, young artists will use safe, non-toxic PVA glue to create beautiful batik-style designs on fabric.
  • Children
  • School Holidays
Box Hill Community Arts Centre

Venues & Festivals across Creative Whitehorse

The City of Whitehorse is one of the most dynamic art and cultural hubs in metropolitan Melbourne. There’s something for everyone – exhibitions, music, theatre, heritage, and art and craft.

Creative Whitehorse: connecting you to a creative community. 

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Artspace
A gallery hosting curated exhibitions on contemporary subjects, with invited artists and works from its fine collection.
Art Class in studio
Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Our well-loved community arts centre, with excellent, accessible term/holiday programs and topical exhibitions.
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Box Hill Town Hall
A historic building hosting events of all sizes: with a stage, catering facilities, hireable spaces and amenities.
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Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex
Historic cottage and museum complex surrounded by hectares of bushland, open weekends and available for school tours.
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Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
A heritage building and vast green space, host to classes, events and sustainability-focussed programs for all ages.
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Whitehorse Festivals Season
Festivals are one of the most loved programs in the City of Whitehorse, with over 45,000 people attending annually.