ABC's Know It Alls: Visual Art
National Gallery edition
The show that poses the question who would win in a battle of the facts between a kid and a comedian?
Hosts Adelaide, Chenelle and Marianne, take one smart kid and one adequate adult on a fact-finding mission through all things 'art'. Who can cram their way in a 'kid vs adult' quiz to be declared the Know It All?
NATIONAL GALLERY EPISODES
ON AIR 22 Jul Know It Alls: Visual Art - Photography
Comedian Demi Lardner and Ruby go on a photography-finding mission to cram as many facts as they can at the National Gallery. One will snap under pressure and the other will focus on the Know It Alls trophy!
ON AIR 29 Jul Know It Alls Visual Art - Modernism
Aylin and comedian Demi Lardner transport themselves to the ground-breaking world of Modernist art and delve into colour, shapes and composition. Who will paint their way to success at the National Gallery?
ON AIR 5 Aug Know It Alls: Visual Art - Art in landscape
Comedian Cassie Workman and Orlando are learning all about art, and how sculptures can transform the landscape. Who will be the model student at the National Gallery?
ON AIR 12 Aug Know It Alls: Visual Art - Know My Name
Maiya and comedian Cassie Workman learn about some of Australia's best women artists in the Know My Name exhibition at the National Gallery.
ON AIR 19 Aug Know It Alls: Visual Art- Art overall
Comedian Carlo Ritchie goes head to head with Shantini and Janaki at the National Gallery. Are two child-sized-heads cleverer than one adult-sized-head? Has Carlo been set-up to fail?
ON AIR 26 Aug Know It Alls: Visual Art - Skywhales
Comedian Carlo Ritchie and Oscar fly into the sky of knowledge as they learn all about the enormous hot air balloon sculpture, Skywhale. Who will run out of gas and who will be propelled into the winning position?
ON AIR 2 Sept Know It Alls: Visual Art - Sustainability
Ashton and comedian Cassie Workman get digging to learn all about using natural and recycled materials to create works of art.
ON AIR 9 Sept Know It Alls: Visual Art - Blue poles
Comedian Carlo Ritchie and Ruby get to express themselves abstractedly as they weave their way around the National Gallery's abstract art. Only one can pass with flying colours on their way to the Know It Alls trophy!
Premiering now on ABC Me, ABC Education and ABC iView: ‘Know It Alls’ is a brand new Kids Factual-Entertainment show from Production Group, the ABC, NSW Dept of Education and some of Australia’s very best cultural institutions.
EDUCATION RESOURCES
Support your viewing of Know It Alls with an Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) study guide written by Katy Marriner.
The learning activities in this study guide have been written for students in Years 5–8. Connections can be made to the Years 3–4 Visual Arts curriculum. Teachers can adjust activities to meet the demands of their curriculum programs and the literacy levels of their students.
