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The activities suggested in this resource link with the Australian Curriculum: Arts (Visual Arts) through the strands of Responding and Making, providing opportunities for students to experience and explore the concepts of artists, works of art, world and audience. These can be used as a starting point to consider a range of perspectives within the context of social, cultural and historical viewpoints.

Some of the ways students can learn more about works of art include:

■ Responding by using eyes, ears and imaginations;

■ Discussing how and why works are made (and displayed);

■ Investigating the diversity of contemporary art forms;

■ Exploring techniques and materials;

■ Making by experimenting with new or familiar materials; and

■ Using art to tell their own story.

By viewing works of art in the Gallery and initiating dialogue with students Australian Curriculum outcomes can be met with ease.

In addition, this resource includes activities and questions that refer to the Australian Curriculum: History and Humanities and Social Sciences.

We encourage you to visit the Gallery prior to your visit and use this resource as a prompt for connecting to other works of art on display. We hope that by doing so, you and your students will discover new ways in which you can discuss historical events through a visual arts lens.

The Gallery’s Learning programs are supported by the Department for Education and Child Development. Information and hyperlinks correct at time of print. Art Gallery of South Australia staff Kylie Neagle and Lisa Slade contributed to the development of this resource.

The Art Gallery of South Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Wood Foundation in the development of this resource.

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE

SUGGESTED PRE-VISIT LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

■ Using works of art in the collection create a visual timeline illustrating key moments in Australia’s history.

■ How has the role of women changed since 1950s

■ Introduce students to Australia’s leadership in democracy by visiting the Centre of Democracy located in the Institute Building, corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.

■ The 1960s was a great time of change that included many protests and movements. Research two protests or movements and comment on their impact on Australia and the world.

■ Looking ahead, what policies or laws would you like to see change?

■ What protests have happened in recent times and what have been their impact?

■ How did changes in technology shape the lives, work and culture of Australians during the 1960s?

■ Complete a drawing illustrating the typical suburban home during the 1960s. What do typical suburban homes look like today? Design a suburban home for the year 2050. What features might we need in our homes by 2050 to accommodate our families and suit our lifestyles?

image detail (front cover): Barbara Hanrahan, Australia, 1939–1991, Flora, 1970, London, pencil & coloured inks, clear varnish on cardboard, 66.0 x 53.5 cm (sheet); Shirley Cameron Wilson Bequest Fund 2007, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Courtesy estate of the artist

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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM HISTORY – THE MODERN WORLD AND AUSTRALIA

STAGE 1: MOVEMENTS FOR CHANGE IN THE 20TH CENTURY

■ Women’s movement

■ Recognition and rights of Indigenous peoples

■ The Civil Rights movement in the USA

CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES

■ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

■ Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

■ Sustainability

GENERAL CAPABILITIES

■ Literacy

■ Numeracy

■ ICT Capability

■ Critical and Creative Thinking

■ Personal and Social Capability

■ Ethical Understanding

■ Intercultural Understanding

image: Hossein Valamanesh, Australia, 1949, Homa, 2000, Adelaide, ink jet print on paper, palm leaf, 180.0 x 82.0 cm (overall); Faulding Contemporary Art Fund 2000, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. © Hossein Valamanesh

YEAR 10: HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND HISTORICAL SKILLS

GLOBALISING THE WORLD & POPULAR CULTURE

■ Continuity and change in beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life

■ Changing nature of the music, art, film and television industry in Australia during the post-war period, including the influence of overseas developments

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (1945 – THE PRESENT)

■ Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965.

■ The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations), the Apology

■ Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle

MIGRATION EXPERIENCE

■ The waves of post-World War II migration to Australia, including the influence of significant world events

■ The impact of changing government policies on Australia’s migration patterns, including abolition of the White Australia Policy, ‘Populate or Perish’

■ The impact of at least one world event or development and its significance for Australia, such as the Vietnam War and Indochinese refugees

■ The contribution of migration to Australia’s changing identity as a nation and to its international relationships

HISTORICAL SKILLS

■ Use chronological sequencing to demonstrate the relationship between events and developments in different periods and places

■ Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry

■ Evaluate and enhance these questions

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RESOURCES: AUSTRALIAN ART

BOOKS

Allen, C. Art in Australia from Colonisation to Postmodernism, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1997

Anderson, J. The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2011

Bogle, M. Design in Australia 1880–1970, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1998

Butler, R. (ed) What is Appropriation? Power Publications, Sydney, 1996

Caruana, W. Cubillo, F, Gray. A, Australia, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom, 2014

Caruana, W. Aboriginal Art, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Causey, A. Sculpture Since 1945, Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1998.

Cotton, C. The Photograph as Contemporary Art, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004.

Ennis, H. Photography and Australia, Reaktion Books, London, 2007

French, A. Seeing the Centre: The Art of Albert Namatjira 1902–1959, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2002

Grishin S. Australian Art: A History, The Miegunyah Press, Victoria, Melbourne, 2013

Hodge, S. How to survive Modern Art, Tate Publishing, London, 2009

Hodge, S. How to Look at Art, Tate Publishing, London, 2014

Hopkins, D. After Modern Art, 1945–2000, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2000.

Hughes, R. The Art of Australia, Penguin, Hawthorn, Australia, 1966

Kleinert, S. and Neale, M. Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture, Oxford University Press, Melbourne Australia, 2000

Lindsay, R. Australian Art 1960–1986: Field to Figuration, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1986

McCaughey, P. Strange Country: Why Australian Painting Matters, The Miegunyah Press/Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne, 2014

McFarlane, K. A different temporality: Aspects of Australian Feminist Art Practice 1975–1985, Monash University Museum of Art, 2011

Murray, K. Craft Unbound: Make the Common Precious, Craftsman House, Melbourne, 2004

Newton, G. Shades of Light: Photography and Australia 1839–1988, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 1988

Perkins, H. and Fink, H. Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2000

Perkins, H. & Pinchpeck, C. Tradition Today: Indigenous Art in Australia from the Collection of the New South Wales Art Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2014

Sayers, A. Oxford History of Art: Australian Art, Oxford University Press, New York, 2001

Sear L. & Ewington J. Brought to Light: Contemporary Australian Art 1966–2006 from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 2007

Stockley, M. Art Detective, Nelson Cengage Learning, Victoria, Australia, 2016

Williams, D. In Our Own Image: The Story of Australian Art (Fourth edition), McGraw-Hill Publications, New South Wales, Australia, 2010

WEBSITES

Art Gallery of New South Wales: Australian Art http://bit.ly/2xuaKMh

Australian Government: Australian Stories http://bit.ly/2wpxmAP

Government of South Australia, Public Art: Making it Happen: Commissioning Guidelines for Local Councils, Adelaide, 2006http://bit.ly/2vhuYs2

National Gallery of Australia Collections: Australian Art http://bit.ly/2vq96dd

VIDEOS

Art of Australia presented by Edmund Capon http://ab.co/2g7oSYo

ABC Arts: Art + Soul http://ab.co/2vqX6If

ABC Arts: Hannah Gatsby’s Ozhttp://ab.co/2vhoQQg

ABC Arts: Hannah Gatsby’s Oz + Study Guide http://bit.ly/2w063Mb

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