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Inspired by Aboriginal art

News
May 20, 2015

As part of a year two inquiry at Red Hill Public School (ACT) into Aboriginal art and ‘Who we Are’, NOHC Director Kelvin Officer, recently led a workshop with the year two pupils called ‘Inspired by Aboriginal Art’. An outline of the rich heritage of Aboriginal art and its cultural function in communicating identity, was presented to an enthusiastic audience. Each class then created a group painting in which elements of their own identity and life values were entrusted to paper. A highlight of the year for NOHC.

We acknowledge Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their many diverse communities across our nation and their rich culture. We pay respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s first peoples and as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and water across the Australian landscape and seascape. We recognise and value the ongoing contribution of Aboriginal people to Australian life and how their contribution continues to enrich our society.