We have been fortunate to work with Walangari Karntawarra as a mentor this year. Walangari is an Aboriginal elder and an award winning contemporary artist from the Western Desert. Walangari exhibits works in acrylics as well as creating magnificent sand sculptures. His work has been exhibited extensively both in Australia and internationally.
Walangari joined us for our Year One Astronomy Night adding a fabulous element of indigenous stories relating to what we see in the sky. The teachers have spent time with him learning about indigenous art and culture.
All the students will be participating in producing a sand sculpture with Walangari, that will become the centre of our exhibition, and learn about indigenous cultural beliefs and the cyclic elements of nature and the spirituality of the Dreamtime.
Follow these links to learn more about Walangari Karntawarra
http://www.walangari.com.au/
http://www.aboriginalartdirectory.com/shop/artist/walangari-karntawarra.php
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