Home program – expression of interest form

The 2025 Home program is seeking primary teachers who are looking to:

  • authentically engage with local Aboriginal community
  • strengthen student’s cultural awareness and understanding
  • implement a contemporary Aboriginal visual arts program
  • access high quality PL and teaching and learning resources.
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Expressions of Interest are open for the Home visual arts program in 2025. The program will be based in the following regional art galleries: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Manning Regional Art Gallery and Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery. Schools on Wiradyuri , Kamilaroi/Gomeroi, Gathang (Worimi and Biripi) and Dhurgha and Dharawal Country are invited to apply.

 

About the program

Home connects you to professional Aboriginal artists, local Aboriginal community, regional galleries, The Arts Unit and the Art Gallery of NSW to explore cultural practice, language and artmaking.

The program includes workshops, professional learning, virtual art excursions, supporting digital resources and culminates in an exhibition of student work at the regional art gallery.

Please visit The Home Program for 2025 program dates.

 

Target audience

Students in Stage 3 (We can accommodate small schools with mixed aged classes). The program is generally delivered to a whole class with extensive PL offered for the teacher.

 

Outcomes addressed

Through connecting with Aboriginal artists and Community, students will:

  • explore how Cultural Knowledges, practices and protocols continue to be used in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artworks
  • learn how contemporary Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists maintain Cultural identity and belonging in their artmaking practices
  • explore artmaking techniques and materials to create artworks that represent ideas or perspectives of their world.

Teachers will engage in professional learning that aims to:

  • deepen their knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture and develop confidence in delivering this content to their students through contemporary artworks
  • expand knowledge and skills in teaching visual arts through access to unique resources developed by The Art Gallery of NSW and The  Department of Educations' Arts Unit for this program.

 

Feedback from participating teachers in the program

"The programs offered by Home provides all our students the opportunity learn about Aboriginal artists and their story. The pride our students felt and voiced as they connected with these artists was transferred to their own self confidence and identity. They were so proud to be Aboriginal and share their culture with the whole school community."

"The programs provided in the program are exceptional in exposing teachers to art and artists that they probably wouldn't have looked at with their classes. It offers great lesson ideas and the videos and source material are terrific."

 

For further information please contact the Arts Unit Home team via email - ioulia.terizis@det.nsw.edu.au. 

Students participating in a Home program workshop in an art gallery.

 

Home

Program Visual arts
Years 5 and 6
Connects professional Aboriginal artists, students and teachers with local Aboriginal community, regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW.

 

 

School details

School
Email confirmation of your application will be sent to this address.

Participating students

Year of students participating
For example, a small school with a mixed stage class. or a special needs class etc.

Gallery group

Closest regional gallery to your school.

Support application

This program runs across 3 terms. Quality outcomes for students, teachers and the school more broadly, are more likely where there is there is a strong commitment from the teacher involved and support from the principal to participate in all components of the program.

After discussions with your principal, please briefly explain why your school would like to participate in this program? Include information about your school’s connection to the local AECG and or local Aboriginal Community? 

  • This program requires an ongoing commitment from the teacher involved and more broadly from the whole school. This will include facilitating the participation of the teacher and class involved at several events which occur internally at school and external to the school.

Principal endorsement

If you do not receive an email, we have not received your application.