In the Making

Online Education Resource for Arts Students

‘In the Making’ is a resource about creative processes. It is designed to help students and teachers understand how artists approach their work and the processes behind a range of different creative projects.

Links to ‘case-studies’ on the artists are below.

Click on an icon to find information on the artist(s), a short video of the artists talking about the ideas and processes behind a particular work, a downloadable PDF with questions and activities, and related links for further research.  

You can print out the PDF, use it for reference or in your own portfolios.

  • Erth Visual & Physical Inc.

    Erth's production of 'The Dream of the Thylacine' premiered at TMAG as part of the 'Ten Days on the Island Festival' in Hobart, March 2013.
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  • Julie Gough

    'In All of Us is History' - Julie's work explores white accounts of Aboriginal histories, with a particular emphasis on Tasmanian colonial histories and her own Aboriginal heritage.
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  • Mary Scott

    'Out of darkness – on making 'The Seer''. 'The Seer' is the fourth in a series of charcoal drawings titled "Breathing of the Terrestrial Machine".
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  • Mish and Tricky photo

    Mish Meijers and Tricky Walsh

    'Re-inventing the System: On Making 'The Distiller'' - 'The Distiller' was commissioned through the Tasmanian Government’s Art Site Scheme for the TMAG Redevelopment Stage 1 in 2012.
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  • Patrick Hall

    'The things I think… On Making the Museum and Art Carts'. Both carts were commissioned by TMAG and are objects of intrigue and inspiration.
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  • Pip Stafford

    Pip Stafford

    'Invisible Networks: on making Respect'. 'Avatar (Selfie)' is a combined animated digital and analogue artwork created by the 6 young artists who participated in the 2015 "Make Your Mark" TMAG program.
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