Classroom Resources
Current Resources
Yalangbara : Art of the Djang’kawu -
26 November 2011 to 17 June 2012
About the exhibition
Yalangbara:
Art of Djang'kawu is the story of the Djang'kawu, ancestral beings from Burralku who came to Yalangbara, giving birth to the Rirratjingu clan. It is also the story of the Marika family – direct descendants of the Djang'kawu and custodians of the region.
About this education resource:
This resource will help you prepare for a visit to the exhibition. It can also be used in the classroom after your visit. Specifically, it introduces and suggests activities around:
- the 1963 Yirrkala bark petition
- copyright over cultural designs
- creation of the Yalangbara environment and the Dhuwa people
- artists and their work in the exhibition
- PDF of Education Resource (pdf 1.16Mb)
- Transformations for Secondary School Students (pdf 1.2Mb)
- Discovernet - Australian Museums On Line Website
Past Resources
Natural sciences:- Frogs Alive! - Primary School Resource (pdf 1.5Mb)
- Frogs Alive! - Secondary School Resource (pdf 1.6Mb)
South East Asian Art and Material Culture:
- Husi Bei Ala Timor Sira Nia Liman - From the Hands of our Ancestors – Education Resource (pdf 633Kb)
- Speaking with Cloth Website
Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander Art Award:
- 28th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander Art Award - Education Resource (pdf 2.31Mb)
- 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander Art Award - Education Resource (pdf 0.7Mb)
- 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Children's Trail (pdf 2.1Mb)
- 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Primary Education Resource (pdf 763Kb)
- 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Primary Education Resource (pdf 988Kb)
- 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Secondary Education Resource (pdf 2.26Mb)
- 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Education Resource (pdf 1.9Mb)
- NATSIAA Children's Trail (pdf 1Mb)
- NATSIAA 2005 Education Kit (pdf 1.8Mb)
- NATSIAA 2004 Education Kit (pdf 2.3Mb)
- NATSIAA Celebrating 20 years Education Kit (pdf 894Kb)
Visual Arts
- Arafura Craft Exchange Children's Activity Sheet
- Arafura Craft Exchange Education Resources
- Arafura Craft Exchange 2005 Education Kit (pdf 894Kb)
Contemporay Territory:
- Exit Art - Primary School Resource (pdf 651Kb)
- Sound of the Sky Education Kit (pdf 843Kb)
