Aboriginal Playgroup Our Kukurra Tawarra

Child health nurse Jasmine is coming today for a chat!
See you all at 11am 😊🖤💛❤️

Just a reminder playgroup will start at 10am as usual. We will have a cuppa and morning tea before heading over to East Kal for their NAIDOC celebrations. 🖤💛❤️

Just a reminder there is no playgroup today as student free day at school due to staff professional development day.

Have a wonderful weekend ❤️

Reminder

It’s Pyjama Day today! Come enjoy a movie and hot chocolate in your Pyjamas!
Morning Tea provided
10am start

Aboriginal Iconography 🖤💛❤️

Delve into the fascinating world of Indigenous Art symbols. Just as with any mode of communication, these symbols vary widely among the First Nations Peoples and are not universally standardized. "Consider these as foundational references currently in use."

For a more in-depth exploration, please visit http://artlandish.com/symbols. We also invite you to browse our Dreamtime Aboriginal Art Knowledge Library, which is brimming with captivating articles. Enjoy your journey: https://artlandish.com/dtl.

Since the Australian Aboriginal People do not have a written language, they have relied on symbols/icons within their artwork to relay their critical cultural narratives across generations.

The act of passing on this information is vital for preserving their culture. "Despite the regional variations, these symbols are widely understood and play an integral role in Australian Indigenous art."

Here at Artlandish, we appreciate the significance of these symbols, which are a critical aspect of contemporary Aboriginal art. Our collection boasts an array of paintings that incorporate both modern and traditional icons.

Aboriginal people have, for millennia, employed artistic designs and symbols to convey culturally significant stories and messages. When these icons are applied to any surface, be it a body or an object, they imbue it with religious or time-honoured meaning.

Reminder:

No playgroup this week as staff are in Perth for training.
Back to normal next week. Thursday 10am and Friday 11am

We look forward to seeing you all there after our break. 😊🎉

Come join us tomorrow for our first day back after our school holiday break

10am start

Activities and morning shared with all

We are excited to start back and see our wonderful families again 🖤💛❤️