FREE
Friday 17 October, 10am-12pm

Playing at Mugshots

This creative art and interpretation workshop will focus on one of the objects in The 30 Objects exhibition - the mugshots. The group will be asked to interpret the mugshot by looking at the craze for Mugshot Playing Cards of the rich and famous under arrest in the early 2000’s. We will recontextualise the historical by creating our own mugshot playing card with a negative and a positive front or face, rather than two identical fronts or faces, so participants can understand that even if someone is incarcerated socially or emotionally, they can incrementally begin to choose to claim freedom. Participants can use their photographs if they want to make their own mugshot playing card, they can use photocopies of mugshots, or draw a fabricated image. 

About Our Make It Yours Sessions

You’re invited to drop into our Creative Courtyard and make something inspired by the museum collection.

Our creative sessions are free and open to all. Join us to make and create together and contribute to our growing museum! The sessions will be led by artists, makers, and writers, all influenced by this unique museum. Register using the link below.