Art workshops at the Akay Koo’oila Women’s Art Centre in Aurukun encouraged women artists from all clan groups to come together in a safe environment and create artwork.
Workshops focused on:
The artists inspired each other with stories of their childhood and growing up on their homelands. These discussions invigorated their works both on canvas and in wood carving.
The workshop culminated in an exhibition, Ngan Wanch Aurukunam Aak Puul Nganttam Yumpanan (We are Aurukun women making the stories of our Country) at KickArts Contemporary Arts in Cairns during the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 2017.
2016-17
Aurukun and Cairns
$15,000
The project was supported by the Indigenous Regional Arts Development Fund (IRADF), a partnership between Arts Queensland and the Aurukun Shire Council.
The Akay Koo’oila Women’s Art Centre had the following tips:
Plan well
Coordinate all material prior to the workshops to ensure participants maintain enthusiasm and activity
Workshops at the Women’s Centre will continue in 2018 to further develop local artists’ skills. There are also plans for another exhibition in 2018.
Robin Maxwell, Art Centre Manager
Wik & Kugu Art Centre, Aurukun
Email: arts@aurukun.qld.gov.au
Website: http://www.aurukun.qld.gov.au/art-culture/wik-kugu-arts-craft-centre/wkacc/
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