Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Lesson Plan
Learning Resource
Albert Namatjira (Western Arrarnta people), not titled landscape, 1955, gift of Thomas William and Pamela Joyce (Joy) Falconer 1987 © Namatjira Legacy Trust/ Copyright Agency
Lesson Plan designed to support developing students' understanding of the significance of the Aboriginal Memorial and revealing the rich diversity of First Nations arts practice from the National Gallery's collection.
Overview
Curriculum Connections
Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Learning Area: Visual Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Themes
Diversity of Australian First Nations art and culture
Art & Artists
Featured
Hunting story
c. 1969
Women's Dreaming
c. 1973
Jawun [Bicornual basket]
19th - 20th Century
Blackfella whitefella
1999
The Aboriginal Memorial
1987-88
Golbordok (traditional bush honey-collecting bag)
1989
Protest march against First Fleet re-enactment at La Perouse beach, January 1988
1988
Wandjina
1991
Ghost gum
c.1948
ASH on me
2008
We All Share Water
2001
Seven Sisters
2012
