Home Program - gindaymilanha: laugh whilst walking along

Nov 5, 2022 to Jan 29, 2023

Image: Gugaa from workshop onsite at the gallery with Wiradjuri Elder Aunty Lorraine Tye and Brae Tye Wiradjuri.

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The Home Program is a series of workshops, virtual excursions and embedded framework within primary schools culminating in this exhibition gindaymilanha: laugh whilst walking along. The Home Program is a partnership between Wiradjuri community, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW Department of Education and the Art Gallery of NSW and connects schools to First Nations artists, community, language and culture. Participating schools for 2022 were Forest Hill, Brungle, Red Hill, Ashmont,  Gundagai South and Mt Austin Public Schools. Artists Elder Lorraine Tye (Wiradjuri) and Brae Tye (Wiradjuri) with Language and culture with Uncle Pat Connelly (Wiradjuri).

The Home Program connects schools to local First Nations artists, community, language and culture. The Teacher’s Day outlines to the participating schools the skills, knowledge and understanding required to implement the program within the school environment. Artists from the region and from the AGNSW Home Kit are utilised as a catalyst for the embedded schools program.

This program brought together schools from across Wiradjuri Country to engage with the collections of The Art Gallery of New South Wales and Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and included opportunities for students and teachers to make connections with local Wiradjuri artists, artworks and language.

The Home Program is a partnership between Wiradjuri community, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW Department of Education and the Art Gallery of NSW and connects schools to local Aboriginal artists, community, language and culture.