- See also the ArtEd Journals
- New Teacher’s Survival Pack for articles on Rottnest and New Norcia as Camp site destinations
- Beyond the Art Room
Camp Locations
This is a list compiled in 2003 by Janet Hummerston, Brooke Hyland and Lisa Young. No doubt there have been changes to these locations and new destinations found. Please contact us re any new facilities or changed contact details.
Rottnest Island Camp
Address Kingston Barracks
Phone 9432 9111
Accomodation Dormitory style/cottages (Governor’s Circle)
Catering Full catering or self catering in cottages
Facilities Hall, Video room
Particular Art Activities: Inspiration from the natural island vistas, museum, guns and tunnels, tourists and holiday makers. Sand sculpture, sand casting, seascape painting & drawing.
Woodman Point
Address Cockburn Road, Munster
Phone n/a
Accomodation Cottages/Dormitories
Catering Fully catered
Facilities Hall
Particular Art Activities: Boatbuilding yards, Quarantine center, Industrial areas, coastal plain.
Ern Halliday
Address Whitfords Ave, Hilarys
Phone n/a
Accomodation Dormitories
Catering Self catered
Facilities Indoor courts area/studio
Particular Art Activities: Beach, bush, micro and macro views, collections etc man-made and natural.
Lake Navarino Forest Resort
Address PO Box Waroona
Phone 9733 2106
Particular Art Activities: Skyscapes, Paper making
Apex Camp Jurien
Address c/- PO Jurien Bay
Phone 9652 1010
Accomodation Dormitories
Particular Art Activities: Beach
Thundelarra Station
Address Situated 80km North West of Paynes Find, 80km South East of Yalgoo
Phone
Accomodation Shearing quarters
Catering Self catered
Facilities Shearing shed as studio space
Particular Art Activities: A scenic tour through vineyards, historic towns and kilometres of wheat belt country. With its variety of wildlife and unique scenery, Thundelarra offers a rare opportunity to appreciate life in the Australian outback; see life as it is on a Murchison sheep station.
New Norcia
Address Benedictine Community of New Norcia
Phone
Accomodation Old Convent (sleeps 43) St Gertrudes and St Ildephonsus
Catering Catering
Facilities Art Gallery and Museum on site, Hall, Art room and Video
Particular Art Activities: Opportunities for the visual inquiry of architecture, landscape, gravestones, churches, on site. Hall, Art Room stain glass windows, paintings and sculptures within the churches. The visual and Video. collaboration, history myths and spiritual elements of New Norcia make it an excellent inspiration.
Wharncliffe Mill
Address Carter’s Rd,
Phone
Accomodation Dormitory
Catering Self Catering
Facilities Large undercover area and kitchen
Particular Art Activities: Close to Art Galleries, Mammoth Caves, Happs Pottery and other inspirational sites.
East Perth Redevelopment precinct as a destination
Address 5 mins from Perth city
Accomodation Any hostel in Perth or its surrounding suburbs.
- Point Walter Campsite, Attadale or
- School of Insolated and Distance Education, Leederville
Particular Art Activities: There is a lot here e.g. Architecture (new apartments etc), under the Windan Bridge, swimming pool, the footbridge in Claisebrook inlet, the inlet itself (reflections etc), the old power station, conference room cafes etc. There is also a public art walk you can do with students which is very good.
The Perth CBD
Address In the central city
Accomodation Any hostel in Perth or its surrounding suburbs.
- Point Walter Campsite, Attadale or
- School of Insolated and Distance Education, Leederville
Catering catered
Distance Attadale 20mins, Leederville 5 mins
Particular Art Activities: The urban environment – the CBD, inside and around the QV I building (lots of great reflections, angles, architecture), construction sites, the bell tower, the Barrack St jetty redevelopment, shop front windows, undercover car parks (the basement level of the one under the Alexander library is often deserted – very surreal).
York
Address ”The Barn” where the Girl Guides stay. Contact Tourist Info Centre for further info.
Phone n/a
Accomodation see above
Catering self catering
Facilities 16 Bunks
Particular Art Activities Great for old buildings.
Eastern States Tour
Address Sydney and Melbourne
Phone n/a
Accomodation Sydney YHA, Richmond Hill Hotel
Catering Cafeteria, Breakfast & Dinner, Local Restaurants
Facilities Conference, Meeting room, Tourist Info
Particular Art Activities: Brett Whiteley Studio, the Rocks, MCA, Mono Rail, Chinese Gardens, Manley Ferry trip, Coogee Beach, Sirus Cove, Opera House, Harbour Bridge, MoMA – Heide. National Gallery of Vic, RMIT, Heidelberg, Box Hill, Mentone, Powerhouse Museum, AGNSW.
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