Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) is Australia’s leading public art museum devoted to the collection and exhibition of photography. Analog Art Club @ MAPh invites you to connect with art, creativity and community in a relaxed and friendly environment. Each month we’ll engage in some hands-on making inspired by MAPh’s collection and exhibitions.
When: On the last Thursday of every month (except October and December), 6pm-7pm
Thursday 31 July 2025
Photo paper
Taking inspiration from some impressive artists and amazing artworks, in this session we’ll construct an original monochromatic response in paper.
Thursday 28 August 2025
Transference
Using transfer papers and collage in this session we’ll experiment with transferring photographic images to wood, paper, fabric or acrylic.
Thursday 25 September 2025
House
A house can represent home, comfort, family or another kind of psychological space. In this session we’ll construct a little house and use it to tell a story of identity and place.
Thursday 23 October 2025
Photobook
In this session we’ll make a unique little artist’s book that unfolds, like life, in unexpected ways.
Thursday 27 November 2025
Lumen prints
Lumen prints are made by exposing photosensitive paper to the light. In this session we’ll explore lumen printing using found objects and natural treasures.
Thursday 18 December 2025
Embossing
Embossing involves creating raised or relief images in a material. In this session we’ll create a little block to emboss an image or symbol into paper.
Thursday 22 January 2026
Cyanotypes
A cyanotype is a cameraless photographic printing process that involves exposing paper coated in a light sensitive solution to ultraviolet light to produce a characteristic blue image. In this session we’ll experiment with creating our own beautiful cyanotypes. All materials provided.
Thursday 26 February 2026
Dada art play
Dada was a 20th C art movement that rejected reason, logic and traditional art styles to embrace chaos, nonsense and the absurd. In this session we’ll explore some dada games and techniques to create our own visual and verbal nonsense.
Thursday 26 March 2026
Sketchy
In this session we’ll draw from the works on display in the current exhibition, exploring exercises with line, tone, positive and negative space and form.
Thursday 23 April 2026
Haiku
Haiku is a short form of poetry consisting of just seventeen syllables in three lines, capturing what haiku poet Matsuo Basho described as “Simply what is happening in this place at this moment.” Mark international haiku day (a bit late) and be in the moment with a heartful dose of haiku.
Thursday 21 May 2026
Big things small things Big
From the silly to the sublime; in this session we will take a big thing (or idea) and render it small or take a small thing and render it very large.
Thursday 18 June 2026
Connect 4
In this session we’ll forge creative connections, linking four of the works on display using story, drawing or performance in response to a surprise prompt.
All materials provided
Cost $10 per session/ MAPh members: free
Bookings: https://maph.org.au/events/974/
ABOUT ANALOG ART CLUB Analog Art Club is a statewide initiative that invites Victorians to slow down, switch off their screens and connect in real life — through art. Hosted by galleries across Victoria, these phone-free events offer a welcoming space to reflect, discuss and experience art together, making creativity social, accessible and refreshingly analog.
This program encourages deeper connection with both art and community by fostering genuine, screen-free engagement in a relaxed and inclusive environment.
Analog Art Club is a joint initiative of Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) and ArtsHub.
Image credit: Isobel KNOWLES & Van SOWERWINE, Packing the things we left behind, 2021, from the series Can’t do without you, pigment ink-jet print, 27.9 x 35.5 cm. Museum of Australian Photography, City of Monash Collection, acquired 2022. MAPh 2022.09. Courtesy of the artists.
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