Students from the Felltimber campus Art Club have been getting ‘hands-on’ with their Koori culture. Last Tuesday, they learnt how to make rope the traditional way using stringy bark and raffia. The rope was so strong it could hold up a bucket of water.
Students from the Felltimber campus Art Club have been getting ‘hands-on’ with their Koori culture.
Last Tuesday, they learnt how to make rope the traditional way using stringy bark and raffia. The rope was so strong it could hold up a bucket of water.
The group regularly work with Brendon from Gateway Health as part of the Burraja program where they learn about aboriginal culture and about the cultural significance of our region. The Burraja program aims to educate the students about respecting all cultures, not just your own, and to build an increased awareness of aboriginal culture.
Each week the art club students take part in classes creating paintings using traditional techniques and themes. These paintings are exhibited at a professional gallery and made into calendars. The students also participate in other activities during the year where they make digging sticks, emu callers and other traditional objects.
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