16 & 17 SEPTEMBER
16 & 17 SEPTEMBER
The Zart Conference is hosted by proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu educator Shelley Ware.
With over 25 years experience as a primary school teacher, reading specialist and art teacher, Shelley works closely with Zart to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Histories, into our professional learning workshops and events.
The Zart Conference days begins with an Acknowledgment of Country. After this, Shelley will introduce the Keynote Speaker. After the presentation and Q&A, participants will take a short break, then join a live practical Workshop Session for the afternoon.
There are five practical workshop sessions to choose from each day, to be selected when booking. Each session comes with a Materials Kit which allows you to participate in real-time with your artist. Also included are downloadable resources written by Mariah Calman – so you can take the Conference back to the Classroom.
Once the workshop session concludes, sit back and listen to the End of Day Speaker to round off your day.
Multidisciplinary contemporary Australian artist Marikit Santiago challenges and reclaims cultural narratives, emphasizing empowerment through identity and diasporic experiences.
Using air dry clay, participants will create their own unique trophy, exploring the fundamentals of hand-building and using several techniques that can be applied to numerous other projects.
Join artist Jenna Lee in an innovative workshop exploring the transformation of language and text through art.
This workshop is to introduce participants to the power of drawing and zinemaking, which in combination create a unique format for individual and collective self-expression.
Develop drawing/painting skills, using ink. Working with this medium in a contemporary context we will cover a range of techniques including washes, layering and choices of brushes and paper.
In this workshop you will look at mark making, colour, print and mixed media as an expression of Empowerment.
What Empowers , motivates and excites you?
The arts are the single most important thing children can engage with for learning and thriving in the world.
Fundamental drawing techniques, observation and composition forming are some of the greater capabilities of the colour pencil that will be harnessed and highlighted.
You Already Know is an experimental textile workshop which includes a series of mindfulness, design, sewing and beading techniques.
Delve into the intersection of art, mental health, and personal identity, focusing specifically on the practice of figurative painting.
Using different artmaking techniques including drawing, embroidery, and sculpture, Harriet will guide you through a workshop that will encourage discussion and collaboration between participants.
Participants will design and create a soft sculpture, as they recognise, reflect and connect with the concept that emotions can be visible and invisible.
Join celebrated artist, author, and podcast host Tai Snaith in this engaging panel discussion with a selection of Australia’s most inspiring visual artists, educators and cultural leaders.
