ArtPlay | Birrarung Marr

ArtPlay is designed for children aged between 5 and 12 years with programs for school groups on weekdays as well as weekend and holiday workshops.

Incorporating indoor and outdoor play, exhibition and performance spaces, ArtPlay offers a range of creative workshops where children can work alongside professional artists in a unique environment encouraging play, creativity and collaboration.

Let your imagination out to play!

Creativity & Play

An inspiring studio space for children to explore their creativity, experiment with different media and develop new ways of thinking.

A playground and surrounding open space that offers children the freedom to play, laugh and have fun.

Access for all

A program and space designed for children of all abilities with special features for children who have physical disabilities.

Collaboration

Children working together and alongside professional artists to create shared outcomes, developing empathy and team spirit along the way.

Common Ground

A new meeting place in Birrarung Marr for children and families to come together on the site of traditional common ground.

Identity & Connection

An everyday celebration of Melbourne’s diversity: children are encouraged to explore and share their individual and cultural identity by making art.

An arts centre dedicated to involving children in the city’s cultural life through program partnerships with Melbourne’s communities and festivals.

ArtPlay is easy to find in Birrarung Marr, the park directly behind Federation Square along the Yarra River. Catch a train or tram to Flinders Street Station or drive and park in Federation Square carpark. If traveling by bus, parking is available nearby on St Kilda Road and drop of points are available in Russell Place.

Web Link: ArtPlay | Birrarung Marr