BlakLight School Holiday Activities

Boorongur Sharyn Egan
Boorongur Sharyn Egan

BlakLight School Holiday Activities

BlakLight invites shared pride in our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and history during this one-month program celebrating the diversity of First Nations culture in Australia.

We invite families to experience all the exhibitions together, sparking conversations about Country, creatures and cultural identities exploring the notion of shared community through visual art, music, workshops and more.

AGWA's April school holidays fall under the BlakLight banner allowing us to extend conversations and First Nations learning with children and young people through inter-generational exchange and family programming.

Join us at AGWA as we continue to foster meaningful cross-cultural and inter-generational knowledge sharing through art, play, imagination, and deep listening.

• Boorongur | 10am-4.30pm, daily (closed Tue)
• Hands-on workshops with Sharyn Egan | 10am-1pm, Wed 13 & 20 Apr
• Yarning Together Across Generations with Trish Hill | 10.30-11.30am, Mon 11 & Thu 14 Apr
• Storytelling by Olman Walley | 2pm, Wed 13 Apr CANCELLED
• Little Doorum Dancers | 1-2pm, Wed 13 Apr CANCELLED
• Doll Making with Geri Hayden | 11.30am-1.30pm, Thu 14 & 21 Apr
• Family Guided Tours | 11-11.30am, Mon 11 & 18 and Wed 13 & 20 Apr

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Various times, Saturday 9 - Monday 25 April 2022

FREE | bookings required (except for Hands-on workshops with Sharyn Egan)

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Boorongur with Sharyn Egan
Hands-on workshops with Sharyn Egan
Join us in Boorongur for an all-ages drop-in workshop led by artist Sharyn Egan. Join Sharyn Egan in her participatory exhibition, Boorongur (Totem), and learn to sculpt small creatures from raffia and coloured wool. Sharyn invites children and families to consider a plant or animal that is meaningful for them and create small tactile sculptures that can represent totems. Boorongur is an all-ages accessible space for families to rest, yarn and create together.
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Yarning Together Across Generations with Trish Hill
Yarning Together Across Generations with Trish Hill
All-ages workshops for children and their grown-ups (Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles welcome). Join educator Trish Hill and grandchild for an interactive storytelling workshop. Share joyful memories, funny anecdotes and happy yarns while learning the art of deep listening. Take time to tell each other stories and remember playful moments. Spend some time with community recognising the importance and power of sharing personal stories across generations.
Reserve your place
On Saturday 27 August, the Gallery is open 10am-3pm only as we prepare for the AGWA Foundation Gala supporting women in the arts. Some exhibition access will be disrupted with two Tracks We Share ground floor galleries closed. AGWA Rooftop bar will be closed, reopening at 2pm Sunday. Details