Primary
In this video, students are invited to respond to a sculptural work created by an artist named Rona Panangka Rubuntja, who is part of a community of fellow artists known as the Hermannsburg Potters. Students are invited to consider stories and meanings expressed by the artist in I’m black (Nicky Winmar), covered vase, 2015. Through this resource, students are also encouraged to reflect on their own experiences and preferences and discover ways to communicate these through visual storytelling.
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The accompanying PDF below offers support for teachers and parents who are empowering young people to actively engage with Rubuntja’s I’m black (Nicky Winmar), covered vase, explore ideas and establish connections to their own lives and to each other.
Learning Objectives
- Explore difference and diversity.
- Understand and identify focal points in artworks.
- Make meaning from the stories found within artworks.
- Use artmaking to express their own message or story.
Links to the Victorian Curriculum
Visual Arts
- Identify and discuss how ideas are expressed in artworks from a range of places, times and cultures, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR028)
Personal and Social Capability
- Define and recognise examples of stereotypes, discrimination and prejudice and discuss how they impact on the individual (VCPSCSO030)