School Holidays | Rachel Burke inspired Pla Pla!

Next date: Saturday, 20 September 2025 | 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM

LET'S PLA PLA!

Rockglampton, the school holidays are looking tinsel-ific at RMOA this September! We're inviting you to come and be inspired by Rachel Burke's Pla Pla prompts and create with crafty, un-fancy materials. Pipe cleaners? Yes! Googly eyes? Of course. Stickers, bling and string? Yes, yes and yes! 

 

Inspired by Rachel Burke, come and explore the artist's new work in our current exhibition, State of the Art: Reimagining Queensland, and be inspired to make your very own pom poms, pipe cleaner critters and more! An excellent way to connect with friends at RMOA this school holidays! 

• Open daily 9.30am - 12.30pm 
• Adults must supervise the children in their care at all time

OSHC and groups must submit a booking request form in advance as fees may apply.

Accessibility

• Level 1 is accessible via stairs and lift and has all-gender accessible bathrooms 
• Parent and family room with microwave available on Ground Floor 
• Virtual tour of the building
• Previous school holiday activities

 

 

Meet Rachel Burke |

Rachel Burke is a practising multidisciplinary artist, designer, and author based in Brisbane, Australia. Known for her vibrant, tactile wearable artworks and iconic tinsel creations, her work is inspired by a love of naive craft materials and transforming the mundane into the magical. Burke has exhibited her work in many galleries across Australia including Side Gallery, The Museum of Brisbane, Walker Street Gallery, Saint Cloche Gallery, and The Australian Centre of the Moving Image. She has also published six books: Make It Up (March, 2025), Fancy Long Legs (2024), Craft Roach (2023), Pla Pla: Gather, Make, Play. (2023), Be Dazzling (2018), and Daphne & Daisy (2017).

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