Indigenous Art Review
Celebrate Indigenous art from your local area or further afield with our Indigenous Art Review.
Students will research a piece of art such as music, stories, language, painting or symbols. The guided questions help to appreciate the artist and their work.
Use this research task to celebrate and show respect to First Nations Australians as the world’s oldest continuing culture.
Use this guided activity to research a piece of art from your local area.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to identify the ways we observe special events, e.g. birthday, Easter, Ramadan, NAIDOC Week, ANZAC Day and why these events are important.
- We are learning to identify the ways we observe special events, e.g. birthdays, Easter, Ramadan, NAIDOC Week, ANZAC Day and why these events are important.
- We are learning to identify the people in our family, e.g. mother, father, grandparent, where they were born and raised and the relationships between family members.
- We are learning to identify how stories of families and the past can be shared, e.g. photographs, books, toys, medals, jewellery, artwork, stories, museums.
- We are learning to understand the ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place.
- We are learning to recognise the importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who belong to a local area.
- We are learning to recognise the importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who belong to a local area.
- We are learning to understand the celebrations and commemorations in places around the world (for example, Lunar New Year in countries of the Asia region), including those that are observed in Australia (for example, Christmas Day, ANZAC Day, NAIDOC Week, Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan).
- We are learning to understand the days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, Anzac Day and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems, e.g. flags.
Curriculum alignment
AC9HS3K02
9
Significant events, symbols and emblems that are important to Australia’s identity and diversity, and how they are celebrated, commemorated or recognised in Australia, including Australia Day, Anzac Day, NAIDOC Week, National Sorry Day, Easter, Christmas, and other religious and cultural festivals
AC9HSFK02
9
The celebrations and commemorations of significant events shared with their families and others
AC9HSFK01
9
The people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other
AC9AVA6E01
9
Investigate and explain the ways that visual artists represent views, beliefs and opinions for different purposes and in different contexts
AC9HS2K04
9
The interconnections of First Nations Australians to a local Country/Place
AC9HS3K04
9
The ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place
ACHASSK064
8.4
Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, Anzac Day, and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems
ACAVAR117
8.4
Explain how visual arts conventions communicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks
ACAVAR113
8.4
Identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using visual arts terminology to compare artworks, starting with visual artworks in Australia including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ACHASSK012
8.4
How they, their family and friends commemorate past events that are important to them
ACHASSK062
8.4
The importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who belong to a local area
ACHASSK049
8.4
The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place
ACHASSK013
8.4
How the stories of families and the past can be communicated, for example, through photographs, artefacts, books, oral histories, digital media and museums
HTe-1
old
Communicates stories of their own family heritage and the heritage of others
HTe-2
old
Demonstrates developing skills of historical inquiry and communication
GE2-4
old
Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
GE2-2
old
Describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE1-1
old
Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
GE1-2
old
Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places
GE1-3
old
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry
HT2-5
old
Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
HT2-1
old
Identifies celebrations and commemorations of significance in Australia and the world
VCHHK076
Significance of days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia and the importance of symbols and emblems, including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day
VCHHK072
The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area
VCGGK066
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country/Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the ways in which they maintain special connections to particular Country/Place
VCHHK059
Differences in family structures of families and the role of family groups today, and what they have in common and how these have changed or remained the same over time
VCAVAR032
Identify and describe how ideas are expressed in artworks by comparing artworks from different contemporary, historical and cultural contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
VCHHK062
How they, their family, friends and communities commemorate past events that are important to them
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.