Artstart - West Darling Arts
Overview
Areas Covered: Broken Hill, Central Darling and Wentworth.
Our Approach
Our program offers a range of workshops including costume design, oral history story-telling, writing, piano tuition and projects for Indigenous youth. There are six projects involving around 115 young people.
Key ArtStart Projects for 2007
Project Organisation:
Coomealla High School
Location:
Coomealla
Facilitators and Artists:
Narelle Furlong
About this Project?
We aim to provide the opporunity for a mixed age group of aboriginal students in a writing experience. To provide and encouraging and inspirational experience for young aboriginal people.
Contact email: narelle.furlong@education.nsw.gov.au
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Project Organisation:
Wilcannia Central School
Location:
Wilcannia
Facilitators and Artists:
Barbara Kemp-Vernon
About this Project?
Taking secondary students to Mutawintji National Park for 2 day camp. The aim is to develop the students artistic skills and produce artworks based on inspiration from the area. This in turn to highlight what young people can acheive and to stimulate ongoing youth arts and skills.
Contact email: Barabara.Kemp@det.nsw.edu.au
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Project Organisation:
Wilcannia Central School
Location:
Wilcannia
Facilitators and Artists:
Barbara Kemp-Vernon
About this Project?
Provide opportunties for young people become involved in a broad range of arts and cultural activities. Estabish structures and stimulate ongoing youth arts and encourage skill development in music and piano by resourcing local level expertises and encourage the development of pathways to further education.
Contact email: Barbara.Kemp@det.nsw.edu.au
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Project Organisation:
Broken Hill City Library
Location:
Broken Hill
Facilitators and Artists:
Marvis Sofield
About this Project?
This project will highlight the literacy and artistic achievements of young Barkindji participants. It is a intercultural exercise that will provide opportunities for local indigenous youth to gain real skills in creating oral history, art and song writing.
Contact email: admin@bhlibrary.org.au
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