Deadly Artists Series - Garry Purchase
Deadly Aboriginal Artists Interview with Garry Purchase Q: How old were you when you started painting? I first picked up a paintbrush in 2013 when was 35. I’d walked through... Read More
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ANZAC Day and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Did you know that over 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diggers served in the First World War? And around 3,000 in WWII? Some even served in the Boer War!... Read More
Free the Flag
In 1971, Harold Thomas, a Luritja man of Central Australia, the first Aboriginal person to graduate from an art school in Australia, designed the Australian flag. In 2019 Aboriginal people...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Black Santa Claus!
Did you know that NSW had its very own Black Santa for over 30 years? Aboriginal children who lived in the western part of NSW in places like Wellington, Dubbo,... Read More
The dark side of well intentioned Aboriginal ‘art’
In recent years with the rise of social media as the inspiration for ‘art’ in early childhood, some of this sophistication has been clouded by quick and easy crafty ideas...
What do you really know about dot painting?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art always needs to be sensitively treated by educators. It should always be attributed to the artists, and accompanied by Indigenous voices to explain it,... Read More
Educator Yarns Season 2 Episode 15: Interview with Rhiannon and Kelly
Today Jessica speaks with Kelly and Rhi, about their work in embedding Aboriginal pedagogy within their practice with children who have additional learning needs Drawing upon their own lives, family... Read More
Koori Curriculum Club 2022 Waitlist
The Koori Curriculum Club is an online community for educators to build their cultural capacity and confidence. Each month will bring new content across a range of topics that will inspire... Read More
NAIDOC 2021 Free PDF Resource
The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is “Heal Country”. Here is a snippet from the NAIDOC Week website sharing more about the significance of the theme. “Heal Country, heal... Read More
Educator Yarns Season 2 Episode 14: Interview with Eliza Lee
On Educator Yarns today Jessica speaks with Eliza, an educator working with under threes on Wurundjeri country in the Yarra Valley Eliza speaks specifically about how she began her journey... Read More
