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Infinite Conversations: Chinese language and art, Yrs 9-10

Photograph of cartoon like faces in black and white with speech bubbles

Kate Beynon, Excuse Me!, 1997, The Rotary Collection of Australian Art, 1998. Kate Beynon represented by Sutton Gallery, Melbourne/ Courtesy Sutton Gallery, Melbourne.

Secondary
Year 9–10
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Expand your language skills while considering the creative exchange between contemporary Chinese and Australian artists.

Overview


Curriculum Connections

Cross-curriculum priority: Asia-Australia Engagement
Learning area: Langauge (Chinese), Visual Arts

Themes

Identity, Social issues, migration, inter-cultural experience

Level Details

Visual Arts students, but also has relevance
for English, Philosophy, and Humanities and
Social Sciences students.

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