Inclusive programs

The Gallery’s inclusive programs provide specialised arts programs that engage diverse audiences with Gallery exhibitions, events and the collection.

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Deaf and hard of hearing visitors

FREE: Culture with Auslan in Murwillumbah - for Deaf & hard of hearing visitors. 

Make a day of it and join free Auslan-interpreted tours for deaf and hard of hearing visitors at both the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre and Tweed Regional Museum.  

Experience highlights of exhibitions at each cultural institution with Gallery and Museum staff and interpreters from Auslan Stage Left. 

Time spent at each venue will be approximately one hour.  

Saturday 24th August 2024 (Winter)  

10:30 am – 11:30 am Tweed Regional Museum  

Auslan guided tour of: Land / Life / Culture

Break and Travel 11.30 am – 12.30 pm  

12:30 – 1:30pm Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art

Auslan guided tour of:  Know My Name & A Dictionary for Painting: Margaret Olley, Keith Burt, Robert Malherbe.Access: Parking available at each venue.

Access at the Gallery: Accessible Parking, lift access from ground level carpark to entrance, wheelchair available on request. Email tweedart@tweed.nsw.edu.au

Access at the Museum: Limited accessible parking. The Museum is fully wheelchair accessible into and inside the building, a wheelchair is available on request. Further Details on accessibility visit: museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/visit or email trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au

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AUSLAN ONLINE: The Yellow Room | Margaret Olley Art Centre

MOAC Curator Ingrid Hedgcock invites you inside the Yellow Room.

A special look inside Olley’s "sanctuary"

 

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Art and dementia care

Upcoming: Art & Dementia Program 

Participants will explore exhibitions and create artworks using sight, touch and smell in a dementia care program designed to stimulate connection and discussion.

Upcoming Sessions: 22 May, 14 August & 23 October.

To register your interest in the program or to ask any questions please email GalleryEducation@tweed.nsw.gov.au or call the Education & Audience Development Officer on 02 6670 2712.

Memoryscape: Dementia friendly learning resource

This self-guided exhibition tour sheet is available for visitors to use when exploring the exhibition: A Delicate Terrain: Tweed Regional Gallery Collection. 

Download Memoryscape.  For educational purposes only - not for publication or distribution. All images © the artists.

Printed copies of Memoryscape are available to collect from the Gallery front desk. 

 

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Margaret Olley Art Centre digital puzzle

Boost your brain activity with the Margaret Olley Art Centre digital puzzle courtesy of the Tweed Tourism Company's #LoveTheTweed initiative.