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Na Ngara Collection![]() IntroductionNa Ngara is a school-based teaching and learning, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection comprising forty artworks. The gallery was officially launched on 29 May 2017 by the Secretary of Education, Mr Mark Scott. The works are on permanent display and will be accompanied by education kits for teachers and students. Teachers are invited to bring small groups of students to visit Na Ngara and professional development opportunities for teachers are being considered. This collection of Australian Indigenous art is entitled Na Ngara, which means "listen, think and learn" in the Darug language. As a way of learning and teaching about Indigenous life -- that which is truly unique about Australia -- the art displayed here offers a remarkable opportunity. For each work is a door to an epic struggle of people and culture in our midst. Congratulations to my old school for this enlightened initiative. It is, of course, just the beginning of listening, thinking and learning. — John Pilger, 2017 The Na Ngara team comprises Geoff Andrews (SHS Foundation), Christine Godden (Indigenous Consultant), Simon Chan (Gallery Consultant), Claire Reemst, Jennifer May, Lynnea Stewart and Eliana Apostilides (SBHS). Further research, educational materials and consultancy has been provided by Tess Allas, Vivien Johnson, Dennis Golding and Jessica Leffley. Gallery CollectionSalutatory EssayDr Vivien Johnson FAHA is writer and sociologist who has been researching Aboriginal art, especially Western Desert art, since the late 1970s. She has curated several exhibitions, and during the 1990s she became involved in the copyright and cultural integrity issues arising from Aboriginal art's phenomenal critical and commercial success. Dr Johnson produced the introductory essay to the collection: Credits![]() |