Join us for a hands-on, creative adventure where sunlight, plants, and imagination come together! In this playful cyanotype printmaking workshop, children will discover how to make beautiful blue 'sun prints' using leaves, flowers, and natural shapes.
Through guided exploration, kids will learn about plants, light, and simple photographic processes — arranging botanical forms on special paper and watching them transform into vivid blue prints when exposed to the sun. It’s part art, part science, and full of wonder.
Morning Session
This 1-hour workshop will be facilitated in English, designed especially for children aged 8–12 . The session is lively, age-appropriate, and perfect for curious hands and minds.
Afternoon Session
This 1-hour workshop will be facilitated in Arabic for recently arrived families with children, offering a relaxed and welcoming space to create, learn, and spend time together.
Expect learning, laughter, and prints to take home or to exhibit at the Intercultural Centre — a joyful way to connect with nature, art, and each other.
All materials are provided — just bring your curiosity and creativity!
A parent or guardian is required to attend with each child.
Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Times:
Session 1 (facilitated in English): 11am-12pm
Session 2 (facilitated in Arabic): 1-2pm
Location: Darebin Intercultural Centre - 350 High St, Preston 3072
Cost: FREE
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please book a ticket for every person attending, both children and adults.
برنامج العطلة المدرسية في المركز الثقافي
الطباعة الشمسية وسحر النباتات: ورش عمل الطباعة الزرقاء (Cyanotype)
انضموا إلينا في مغامرة عملية إبداعية، حيث يجتمع ضوء الشمس والنباتات والخيال في ورشة عمل الطباعة الزرقاء (بتقنية السيانوتايب).
سيتعرف الأطفال على كيفية صنع مطبوعات زرقاء جميلة مستوحاة من الشمس باستخدام الأوراق والزهور والأشكال الطبيعية.
من خلال الاستكشاف والشرح، سيتعلم الأطفال عن النباتات والضوء وعمليات التصوير الفوتوغرافي البسيطة - ترتيب الأشكال النباتية على ورق خاص ومشاهدتها وهي تتحول إلى مطبوعات زرقاء زاهية عند تعرضها لأشعة الشمس.
إنها تجربة تجمع بين الفن والعلم.
فعالية تمتلئ بالتعلم والمرح، وستكون لديكم مطبوعات تأخذونها إلى المنزل أو تعرضونها في المركز الثقافي – فهي طريقة ممتعة للتواصل مع الطبيعة والفن ومع بعضكم البعض.
جميع المواد متوفرة.
يُشترط حضور أحد الوالدين أو ولي الأمر مع كل طفل.
الأعمار: 8 - 12 سنة
التاريخ: الثلاثاء، 14 أبريل 2026
الجلسات
الجلسة الأولى الإنجليزية: 11 صباحًًا - 12 ظهرًًا
الجلسة الثانية العربية: 1 ظهرًًا - 2 ظهرًًا
المكان: Darebin Intercultural Centre - 350 High Street, Preston
About the facilitator:
Rasha Tayeh is a Palestinian transdisciplinary artist, writer, curator, researcher, herbalist, and the founding director of Beit e’Shai Teahouse. Her practice is land-based, centering on storytelling and the relationships between people, community, and ecology. With over twenty years of experience as an exhibiting artist in Australia and abroad, and a curator since 2017, Rasha has curated and hosted a wide range of exhibitions, workshops, community events, live gigs, listening sessions, tea ceremonies, and poetry nights through her pop-up teahouse since its establishment in 2017.
Her approach as a facilitator is rooted in collaboration, care, and the creation of spaces that nurture connection, learning, and transformation.
Registration and Access
This is a free event however registration is highly recommended.
Please ring doorbell on arrival for access to IC.
There is a quiet reflection room available in the IC.
If you have any access requirements to support your attendance at this event, please get in touch on (03) 8470 8440 or intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au.
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Ticketing
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Acknowledgement of Country
Darebin City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which Darebin stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and future leaders.
Image credit for second image: Cyanotype Print by Rasha Tayeh (Courtesy of the Artist)