Creative Continuous Learning at Goodstart Red Hill Networking Event
Al Ohlsen • June 23, 2021
Eager Early Childhood professionals jumped into an afternoon of exploratory nature-inspired Visual Arts and Media Arts learning.
Art offers countless ways to learn about the world,
about ourselves and about each other.
In an afternoon of experimental making, workshop participants were puzzled, surprised and delighted when their handmade, natural inks yielded some unexpected results. Participants were later mesmerized when we merged processes into the digital realm. These experiences offer rich learning opportunities for young children, as well as the Educators who learn alongside them.
Two Big Ideas underpinned this workshop:
- ‘seeing differently’, and
- extending creative processes in new directions.
Participants viewed their mark making through Duoscopes.
We saw, thought and felt differently when we explored beyond conventional art making materials, learning from the experience and from each other, chatting about the colours, textures and techniques emerging from the inks we created.
Participants evolved their process mark making further; viewing and filming through the Duoscopes to create patterns, movement and unique Media Artworks.
Duoscopes will become available for purchase.
Thank you, @Goodstart Red Hill for inviting CommunARTy to be part of your inspiring event in your equally inspiring centre.
Thank you, @Goodstart Carindale , for your attendance at the workshop and for sharing the inspired ink and mark making works you created with your toddler group.
CommunARTy would love to develop a custom creative workshop
with you in your centre!
Featuring 15 diverse artists working in a wide range of media, we are excited to share with you our third CommunARTy group exhibition. Reflections , the theme of our 2024 exhibition as decided by the artists, gave us all opportunities to reflect; on our art, on our experiences that inspire it and what we gain from creating it. Our exhibition gave our visitors the opportunity to reflect, too.
Experience the artists' work and learn about their 'being and becoming' in art in our documentary video. Video in Auslan and English.
What a year! CommunARTy was so excited to get our unique Professional Development Arts Incursion program for Kindergarten teachers and children off the ground with four wonderful Goodstart Early Learning Centres!
Visitors to Life in Art commented not only on the impressive artworks created by the 10 artists, but also the experiences they themselves had through learning about the artists and their works.
Contributing, collaborating and communicating - Through an extended project focusing on children's rights, the Kindergarten children at Goodstart Early Learning, Flamingo Drive have made valuable, lifelong learning and brought joy to their wider community.
Darlene really 'likes art'. From her more hesitant making a few months ago, it has been wonderful to help Darlene grow in confidence during our Creative Adventures.
The bustling city atmosphere of Goodstart Early Learning , Fortitude Valley inspired the CommunARTy arts Professional Development workshop 'Being artists in the city' .
Patty's exhibition, 'Stories from my Deaf world', was a terrific success. We are all so proud of Patty's achievements and so proud to have been involved in working with Patty towards her first solo show. Through her work Patty wishes to educate the hearing world about the experiences of some members of the Deaf community as well as support the Deaf community. Please enjoy the 'full' video of Patty sharing the stories of some of her works. (Shared with Patty's permission).
CommunARTy is proud to be working with Patty, a talented and inspiring painter, toward her first solo exhibition, Patty: Stories from my Deaf world, at KEPK Gallery, Yerongpilly in September.
