Anangu Backyard: stories for children

Note: Anangu Backyard is also offered to ASSITEJ Delegates

Throughout the vast red sandy lands and cultured landscape of South Australia’s ‘backyard’, the Anangu people use image, song and narrative to tell their children stories about creation, family and food supplies. In an intimate and personal environment, participating children will sit alongside Indigenous artists as they draw and re-tell their stories.

 

This workshop is accompanied by the exhibition Anangu Backyard featuring paintings for, and by, Anangu children. With vibrant colour, rhythmic patterns and symbols, children and can learn about Anangu culture, just as the Anangu children do.

 

Artworks from 6 Anangu art centres are for sale. This exhibition supports Aboriginal community artists to live and work in their own country in far northwest South Australia.

 

These workshops are specifically timed to coincide with Headhunter, The Voyage, Vula, and Mr McGee and the Biting Flea.

 

Each workshop lasts approximately 30-45min (depending on time) and to between 25-30 participants.

 

Read the Teachers Resource notes

Where: Adelaide Festival Centre Artspace

Thursday 8th and Friday 9th May

9.15am-9.45am

10.00-10.45am

11.00am-11.45pm

12.00-12.45pm

 

Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th May

9.30am-10.15am

11.15am-12.00pm

12.15-1.00pm

 

Thursday 15th and Friday 16th May

9.30am-10.15am,

11.00am-11.45pm,

12.00-12.45pm

 

Cost: $3.00 per child

Note: Limited to thirty students per workshop

Tel: 8271 1422

Fax: 8271 9905