School Holiday Workshop: My Clay Tiles with Joshua Searle

M﻿ornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is a leading regional gallery. MPRG has a changing exhibition program featuring contemporary artists and many of Australia's most well known artists. The gallery is renowned for its special holdings of works on paper and also holds important historical works that capture the Mornington Peninsula region.M﻿PRG hosts a range of speical events and workshops for young creatives right through to adults. The Young at Art program introduces toddlers to the world of art. The gallery also hosts school holiday workshops and education programs. MPRG is proud to have artist workshops where attendees can learn new specialist skills such as painting, printmaking, drawing and pottery, exhibition tours, studio visits and artist talks.Sign up to their newsletter via their website to find out about new workshops and events at the gallery:mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Learn to make clay tile artworks with exhibiting artist Joshua Searle, and be inspired by his current exhibition Bienvenido, at MPRG.

MPRG

Ages: 8-12Join us for a clay workshop with local artist Joshua Searle this School Holidays!Learn to make clay tile artworks with exhibiting artist Joshua Searle, and be inspired by his current exhibition Bienvenido, at MPRG. Working with air drying clay young artists will learn practical skills, and experiment with creating textures, shapes and patterns with different objects.Please bring a smock or apron and 1-3 small objects from home that form special memories, and can be used to stamp into the clay.Children 12 or under must be accompanied by an adult/co-creator.All art materials provided.About Joshua Searle:Joshua Searle is an emerging Mornington Peninsula-based artist with an increasing national and commercial profile. His work examines socio-cultural issues and his own diasporic identity. Searle has been a finalist in the Sir John Sulman Prize (AGNSW) (2025, 2023), Fremantle Print Art Award (2025) and a finalist in MPRG’s National Works on Paper (2024).Main Image: Joshua at Stoker StudioOther Image: Artwork detail Joshua Searle, El sudor del sol (The sweat of the sun) 2025, Courtesy of Kinfolk Imagery.