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Abstract
How can regional art galleries support the development of cultural understanding in their communities? The 2019 collaborative project Aratoi: Our Journeys to Aotearoa between Nelson, New Zealand’s Suter Art Gallery te Aratoi o Whakatū and eight local schools explored this question. Students’ artworks were hung alongside the gallery’s collection, enriching dialogue within the exhibition through the provision of voices otherwise absent. Building on the gallery’s collection and history, this project demonstrated the evolution of the gallery’s colonial roots into a broader discussion of culture. Participating teachers believed the project allowed public recognition of students’ abilities and ideas; expression of a school community’s special character; cross-curricular learning; cohesive whole school learning; bicultural learning; and pre-service teacher development. It also enabled meaningful exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories.
Highlights
Background to AratoiAratoi: Our Journeys to Aotearoa was a collaborative project between eight Nelson primary schools, in more than thirty classes, and their local public art gallery, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, in 2019
Esther Helen McNaughton n ABSTRACT: How can regional art galleries support the development of cultural understanding in their communities? The 2019 collaborative project Aratoi: Our Journeys to Aotearoa between Nelson, New Zealand’s Suter Art Gallery te Aratoi o Whakatū and eight local schools explored this question
Likewise the classroom teachers’ surveys of their students’ attitudes after the experience demonstrated this: “I felt it was really exciting that our art got to go up in The Suter Art Gallery;” “I felt proud making the art and seeing it on The Suter Gallery wall;” “It was really exciting to go and see the art at The Suter and it was my class’s art!” “I think it was cool that we got to show our art so people can see what we do/are in this school.”
Summary
Esther Helen McNaughton n ABSTRACT: How can regional art galleries support the development of cultural understanding in their communities? The 2019 collaborative project Aratoi: Our Journeys to Aotearoa between Nelson, New Zealand’s Suter Art Gallery te Aratoi o Whakatū and eight local schools explored this question. Participating teachers believed the project allowed public recognition of students’ abilities and ideas; expression of a school community’s special character; cross-curricular learning; cohesive whole school learning; bicultural learning; and pre-service teacher development. It enabled meaningful exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories. This article presents an example of art gallery learning, putting forward this document as an opportunity to harness this period of revitalization for growth at a meaningful level It gives the background, and describes the community project Aratoi: Our Journeys to Aotearoa, before discussing its value for community building and its relationship to the ANZ histories curriculum document. Students’ contributions to this exhibition are shown to enrich its dialogue by increasing the possible themes and perspectives provided through the gallery’s collection
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