The KURU ALALA Eyes Open exhibition provides an opportunity for students and teachers to view contemporary sculptural and installation work produced by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists as a response to their experiences of the Ngaanyatjara and Pitjantjatjarra Lands of Central Australia. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue that contains critical essays, artists’ statements and full colour images.
This KURU ALALA Eyes Open Education Kit is designed to engage students with the key themes of the exhibition through suggested activities for both the gallery and the classroom. The activities are aimed at both junior and senior levels and may be adapted or sequenced to suit the needs of specific classroom programming. The Education Kit includes:
Teachers Notes:
• About the Exhibition/ About the Artists. Click here to download PDF’s:
KURU ALALA Education Resource Artworks Information
Student Activities:
• Pre-Visit Activities to prepare students for visiting the exhibition. Click here to download PDF: – Kuru Alala PRE-VISIT ACTIVITIES
• Looking & Discussing Activity Sheets to focus students engagement with each individual work suitable for use whether in the gallery or in the classroom. Click here to download PDF: Kuru Alala Activity sheets
• Gallery Activities to focus the students’ experience across works in the exhibition and to generate material that can be utilised for further discussion and activities back in the classroom. Click here to download PDF: - Kuru Alala IN GALLERY ACTIVITIES
• Classroom Activities to build on the experience of viewing the exhibition. Click here to download PDF: - Kuru Alala POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES
Included in the teaching resources:
• Map of NPY Lands
• Anangu (Aboriginal) language wordlist
• Recommended references
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