Hands in Play: Tactile sculpture workshop

Next date: Thursday, 11 June 2026 | 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

Female with multicoloured hair wearing a white skirt, holding several stuffed toys, seated against a backdrop of multiple colourful stuffed toys

Join artist Moon Girle for a gentle, sensory workshop where making becomes a way to connect, explore and regulate through the hands. Using simple found objects and tactile materials, participants are invited to build small sculptural forms through stacking, wrapping, covering and layering.

The session begins with a short visual check-in and calming activity, supporting participants to settle into the space and connect with how they are feeling before beginning to make.

This hands-on process offers a playful, non-verbal way to engage with texture, repetition and transformation. In a calm, supportive, all-abilities space, participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, using simple, satisfying actions to explore creativity without pressure or expectation.

Who will be teaching?

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Moon Girle (Caity Girle) is a Naarm/Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist and production designer who creates tactile, inclusive experiences through colour, texture and play. Guided by ancestral craft traditions, she approaches making as an act of care and connection.

Caity has extensive experience working in disability and community arts, including facilitating creative programs and designing accessible, participant-led workshops for people with intellectual disabilities. Her trauma-aware, neurodivergent-affirming approach prioritises dignity, safety and individual communication styles.

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from RMIT University and has exhibited across Australia and internationally, including as an artist on the touring project Children’s Sensorium at Townsville City Galleries.

This workshop is accessible for all abilities.

We believe in the social model of disability - that is, disability is the result of the interaction between people living with impairments and an environment filled with physical, attitudinal, communication and social barriers. (Sourced from People with Disability Australia)

If you have any access concerns, please contact us to discuss how we can assist.

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