Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

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Make Art at Home | Memories

Make Art at Home | Memories

Artists often make art to celebrate and remember past experiences.

Do you have a special memory you would like to hold onto forever?

Watch this fun video and make your own artwork inspired by Hyun-Hee Lee’s artwork Lost Letters II.

Hyun-Hee Lee is an Australian-Korean artist who is interested in how our memories can change over time.

Hyun-Hee’s artwork is part of the Blacktown City Art Collection.


Hyun-Hee Lee, Lost Letters II (detail), 2011.

Lost Letters II  are part of a body of work which explores personal memories of the artist’s home and country, Korea. Hyun-Hee expresses private and public events and rituals in Korean life using a traditional Korean script, written in her own style to write her own stories.

Materials
Cardboard box
Safety Scissors
Glue
Coloured or recycled paper
Coloured pencils or crayons
Blue tack
Any other props or materials that will help recreate your memory.Artwork credit
Hyun-Hee Lee, Lost Letters II, ink on Hanji paper, each 58 x43 cam, 2011.

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