ArtLab BLEACH Festival Edition – Psychedelic Kaleidoscopes

Saturday 10 October 2026 | 10:30 AM

Surfers Paradise
ArtLab workshops respond to HOTA Gallery exhibitions, providing kids with the opportunity to explore ideas, materials and techniques and create unique artworks of their own.

ArtLab workshops respond to HOTA Gallery exhibitions, providing kids with the opportunity to explore ideas, materials and techniques and create unique artworks of their own.

To celebrate BLEACH Festival at HOTA, ArtLabbers will meet on Level 5 in the immersive installation, Kaleidoscope Skies, by Claudio Kirac and Better Days Projects. We’ll discover the way coloured light impacts our experience of space, before customising and decorating our very own kaleidoscopes to take home.

We’ll experiment with different combinations of coloured objects in the kaleidoscope, testing how they interact with light and movement. Once we’ve made our selection, we’ll decorate the kaleidoscope tube to match!

Recommended for ages 6–12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult or carer and cannot be left unsupervised at any time. Thank you for your understanding.

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