Stitch and Resist – Parliament x AGSA Tours

Part 1: 90 mins | Parliament House 

Students begin their visit at Parliament House where they explore the building and recreate passing the 1894 law that saw women get the right to vote and the right to run for Parliament. Students reflect on the arguments used at the time, and how they can use their voice and have a say in 2025.

Part 2: 90min | Art Gallery of South Australia 

Explore the exhibition Radical Textiles through a civics and citizenship lens where students will see works of art such as Women’s Suffrage Centenary Tapestries, union banners and the pink shorts worn by South Australian Premier Don Dunstan. Alongside these works are textiles made by contemporary artists that respond to ideas of protest, resistance and equality.  Students will also have an opportunity to do some hands-on making in The Studio and take home a collaborative making activity to do back in the classroom post visit.

Available dates:

• Friday 31 Jan, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 3 Feb, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 7 Feb, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 10 Feb, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 14 Feb, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 17 Feb, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 21 Feb, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 24 Feb – Booked Out
• Friday 28 Feb – Booked Out
• Monday 3 Mar, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 7 Mar, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 10 Mar – PUBLIC HOLIDAY
• Friday 14 Mar, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 17 Mar, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 21 Mar, 10am – 1.45pm
• Monday 24 Mar, 9.45am – 1.30pm
• Friday 28 Mar, 10am – 1.45pm

Please note:

• Times for this joint experience cannot be modified due to Parliament sitting times.
• Gallery Guides at AGSA are volunteers and can not always be guaranteed. In the event that you will need to self guide, we will suggest resources to support your visit. We advise that teachers are always prepared to self-guide in the event that Guides are unwell at short notice.