LIVE ONLINE | Aboriginal Art: Protocols and Symbols

About this Workshop

Ever felt worried or unsure about teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in your school?

This workshop is designed to give you the confidence to do so!

Join Shelley Ware looking at correct protocol, different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art techniques, art appreciation and how you can teach Aboriginal art in your art room.

Explore hands-on art making ideas using air-drying clay and discover how brilliantly children can tell their own stories through the influences of Aboriginal art.

Leave feeling confident, comfortable and excited to explore Aboriginal art with your students!

About the Presenter:
Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne and is well known as part of the groundbreaking SBS football program Marngrook, as well as a member of the Outersanctum Podcast and Broad Radio.

For the past decade or so, Shelley has worked in the media as a radio and television presenter on both local and national AFL football news shows. During that time, particularly as a member of NITV’s Marngrook Footy Show team, Shelley has become one of the most respected and recognised female presenters of AFL football in the country. Shelley’s role on The Marngrook Footy Show has her, discussing and analysing AFL games. She hosts the webshow Colour Of Your Jumper, where she leads discussions about topics of the week throughout the AFL. She also writes a fortnightly AFL column for the Koori Mail.

Shelley has 25 years experience as a primary school teacher as a reading specialist, art teacher and a classroom teacher. Now she works part-time as an Aboriginal Education Officer at Parade College in Bundoora and Preston. She is an education consultant, who is passionate about embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and History into our national curriculum.

What’s Included:

• Art-Making Materials Kit* Valued over $50
• Live Online Workshop Session with Shelley Ware

*standard freight charges apply

A Message from Zart

The responsibility to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures into everyday learning environments is shared by all educators – and works of art are the perfect vehicle to start the conversation.

At Zart, to support this we work closely with First Nations artists, educators and cultural knowledge holders to deliver our programs and workshops. We engage local elders on protocols and have been encouraged by them to support teachers to celebrate the beauty of First Nations cultural practices.

Finally, Zart always recommends teachers and schools connect with their local First Nations community first. This way, they will build strong, authentic relationships within their communities so their students, staff, and school can share in the beauty of First Nations culture and history.