RAP - Reconciliation Action Plan
The Curiosity Staff team have been working on our RAP Actions for 2023 - 2024. One of our goals is to increase our engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within our Living and Learning projects.
We are very grateful to have two families within our community that have been sharing their culture with us. A previous connection with another family has opened up a 'yarn' (conversation) with Tommy Hicks who has agreed to be our consultant as we continue our learning through engaging in conversation where culture and knowledge is shared. Tommy is a Yamatji man who consults with KWY Aboriginal Corporation. Tommy has a love for football and is studying Business Administration and Management at Adelaide Uni.
Tommy has connected us to a young and award winning Aboriginal artist, Temaana who has agreed to walk with us as our Artist in Residence from the remainder of this year.
On Wednesday, four of our children took Tommy and Temaana for a tour of Curiosity and to share in the Blue Teams Project work around 'Murals - How they tell a story
Introduction:
Temaana Yundu Sanderson-Bromley is 19 years old. His language groups are Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges), Narungga (Yorke Peninsula) and Yarluyandi (Simpson Desert). Temaana’s ‘Yura mityi’ (birth order name) is Unanha meaning 3rd born.
Temaana lives in Adelaide on Kaurna Country, but travels regularly to his Yarta (land), particularly the Flinders Ranges with his family and extended family. These trips provide inspiration for his art and his love of nature and land management. Temaana is currently studying Marine & Wildlife Conservation at Adelaide University.
Temaana’s art reflects his culture and stories from Country, primarily Adnyamathanha Country, but also Narungga Country & Yarluyandi country. Stories, language, and culture are learnt from family and elders and Temaana’ s art combines traditional and contemporary themes.
Temaana has explored many art mediums including ceramics, hand painted silks, acrylic and screen prints and digital art. Most recently Temaana has enjoyed working with ‘Wirti’ – wood and has worked with oil printing and creating artworks from wood.
In 2021, Temaana started his own business Mardlaapa Designs and prints his artwork onto clothing. He launched his website recently in 2023.
In 2022 Temaana won the Don Dunstan Foundation Art award, the youngest person to ever win the award.
Temaana has participated in several art exhibitions and has run art workshops with various high school students including a digital art and business workshop with youth through Port Adelaide Enfield Council.
In the coming months, Temaana and Tommy will be coming to share in an extension of the Blue Teams learning inquiry and begin exploring an Aboriginal artists perspective on how symbolism tells a story of community. With an initial planning meeting which involved some of our children from Country, we are excited about the learning that will take place over the remainder of the year with all our teams.
Our hopes are to finish the year with a smoking ceremony and the curation of a piece of artwork that will be displayed in our Community Garden. This will be part of our end of year celebration on Thursday, December 14.