The VADEA executive congratulate Loretta Hack from Mackillop College, Port Macquarie and Steven Lewis from St Dominic’s College, Kingswood in collaboration with Karen King from Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park for their excellent proposals and we look forward to seeing their respective projects unfold in the next few months.
Loretta Hack from Mackillop College, Port Macquarie – ATSI Underwater Basket Weaving Professional Learning Workshop with artist Aly De Groote for Visual Arts Educators Stages 4, 5, 6.
A regional exchange / two-day artist-in-residence program for VA Educators with contemporary fibre artist Aly De Groote http://www.alydegroot.com.au/
Convened by Loretta Hack, Creative Arts Leader of Learning from Mackillop College, Port Macquarie NSW, it is a professional learning opportunity for Visual arts educators to develop and refine new practical skills in traditional indigenous weaving methods using unconventional materials.
The two-day workshop, which will be held at Mackillop College, for Stage 4, 5 and 6 Visual Arts educators. This intensive professional development opportunity aims to provide teachers with the conceptual and technical skills to weave forms, from waste materials and found objects to create 3D forms based on the traditional weaving practices of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, using discarded materials which have a significant environmental impact on marine life.
Scheduled for Term 4, with an expected participation of 20 Visual Arts teachers from regional northern NSW, the VADEA Grant includes travel and accommodation for artist Aly De Groote from Groote Eylandt, Arnhem Land where she works with local indigenous artists at the Anindilyakwa Arts and Cultural Centre.
Steven Lewis from St Dominic’s College, Kingswood in collaboration with Karen King from Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park – HOME: using photography to recognise the multi-faceted landscape that is Penrith
A collaborative project with (Stage 5 Year 9) students from St Dominic’s College and Caroline Chisholm College that aims to provide extension opportunities for students to build creative partnerships. The project HOME explores the current urban growth of Penrith, questioning the impact of change on the identity of the Penrith through photographic and digital media; building on the work of the MCA3 West Project by Campement Urbain (Sylvie Blocher, Francois Duane and Tim Williams).
This exploration is facilitated by the Artist-in-Residence Workshops that will be held at both schools, with Western Sydney contemporary video and digital media artist, Khaled Sabsabi https://www.mca.com.au/artists-works/artists/khaled-sabsabi/ which will enable students to critically reflect on the changes to the local environment and learn ways to represent their ideas through photographic and digital forms. The workshops aim to strengthen student awareness of photographic practice and promote links between the two schools, and exhibition opportunities with Penrith Regional Gallery and Penrith City Council and through collaboration with artists, architects and curators. The project will also provide models for teachers working on curriculum units that engage students in meaningful ways with their local community and visual arts education.
