Home: Aboriginal art from NSW

Primary visual arts
With Karla Dickens, Jonathan Jones and Elaine Russell
Creative Resource Visual arts

The Home program is a series of workshops, virtual excursions and a teaching and learning program for primary students culminating in an exhibition at a regional art gallery.

This resource is a collection of creative classes and virtual artmaking lessons inspired by the art practices of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones and Kamilaroi artist Elaine Russell, developed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in collaboration with The Arts Unit.

This resource is password-protected. Please email digital.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au for the password.

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The Home team
The Arts Unit
ioulia.terizis@det.nsw.edu.au
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Creative Classes

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Karla Dickens

Creative Class Visual arts
Year 5 and 6 visual arts
Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens.

Michael Riley

Creative Class Visual arts
Year 5 and 6 visual arts
Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Michael Riley.

Elaine Russell

Creative Class Visual arts
Year 5 and 6 visual arts
Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Kamilaroi artist Elaine Russell.

Mervyn Bishop

Creative Class Visual arts
Year 5 and 6 visual arts
Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Aboriginal artist Mervyn Bishop.

Jonathan Jones – Imprinted memory

Creative Class Visual arts
Years 3 to 6 visual arts
Explore connection to place through printmaking.
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Home 2020 - virtual artmaking lesson with Karla Dickens

Duration: 56:05

Students participating in the Home program developed by The Arts Unit and The Art Gallery of NSW were joined by artist Karla Dickens as she guided students through making an artwork as well as talking about her exhibited works 'A Dickensian Circus' and 'A Dickensian Country Show'.

Home 2020 - virtual excursion to the Art Gallery of NSW

Duration: 47:45

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork with the Art Gallery of NSW virtual excursion delivered live on 22 October via Zoom webinar

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Programs

Visual arts

Program Visual arts
Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers
Supports and extends visual arts education in NSW.

Home

Program Visual arts
Years 5 and 6
The Home program connects professional Aboriginal artists, students and teachers with local Aboriginal community, regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW to explore cultural practice, language and artmaking.
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