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mi amigo internacionalmy international friend

Proyecto de Intercambios Artisticos entre jovenes Australianos y Colombianos

Australian and Colombian Art-Pals Projectpeopleartpeople

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Partnership between Preshil- The Margaret Little Memorial School (Australia) and

the Art and Youth for Peace Social Project from the

Academia de Artes Guerrero (Colombia)

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A creative journey in which young people in Australia explore and exchange with a friend in Colombia their sense of identity, family and world through visual arts shared through the web.

“it is so exciting every time I get the email!” Tess, 16 yrs old

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Prior volunteer work in Colombia

Contact with VCA Centre for Cultural Partnerships = contact with Preshil School

Schools’ interests in promoting social awareness in their students

Program structure: Designed for a year 9 or 10 art class curriculum so it can be delivered with the support of the school and in collaboration with the arts teacher.

Program duration: 20/100-minute sessions to be carried out during term dates

Planning: According to overseas communication and time difference requirements. The sessions in Australia work in chain reaction to the ones in Colombia.

How Mi Amigo Internacional happened?

Storage

Bump-out

Exhibition

Opening event

Bump-in

Artwork preparation(local original artworks, international printed artworks, fichas técnicas, outline of the program

(including Preshil and Art and Youth for Peace), name of the program, hanging materials,photograph of each child involved and names

Exhibition promotion(VIP data base opening night

invitations, press release, mailout)

Hiring venue for exhibition

Session 7 You and Me

Session 6 Our world

Session 5 My country

Session 4 My city

Session 8 Exhibition set up

Friend allocationEmail exchange

Email exchange

Email exchange

Email exchange

Email exchange

Confirmation of interest and participationfrom Preshil and Guerreo Arts Academy

Presentation of program to Preshil andGuerreo Arts Academy

Session 3 My School

Session 2 My family and my home

Session 1 This is me

Friend allocationEmail exchange

Email exchange

Email exchange

Email exchange

Confirmation of interest and participationfrom Preshil and Guerreo Arts Academy

Presentation of program to Preshil andGuerreo Arts Academy

Email data base of children involved

Australian and Colombian groups definition(includes students and coordinators)

Australian children parents permission foremail and photograph exchange

How Mi Amigo Internacional happened?WBS Work Breakdown Structure

beginning

end

We are here

It revolves around the creation of artwork, its communicativeness and the interaction through IT so that the artwork can be delivered to a friend in the other side of the world.

During each session students create and develop artworks related to their identity and culture. Each session includes a creative process, ICT application and reflective sessions with the rest of the group.

Mi amigo internacionalCultural exchange programPrograma de intercambio culturalPreshil School (Australia) and Arte y Juventud por la Paz (Colombia)August/Agosto 2009

Session Place Date Activity/Actividad Task/Tarea Person in charge/Persona a cargo Result/ResultadoAustralia 28/7/09Meeting with Frank Moore Preshil School Confirmation of participation

from PrincipalUchuva (Jorge and Claudia) Letter/Carta de aprobaci—n

Australia/Colombia 5/8/09 Phone meeting with Carlos Guerrero/ Reuni—n telef—nica con Carlos Guerrero

Art and Youth for Peace Program Confirmation of participation from Director/ Conirmaci—n de participaci—n de la AAG

Uchuva (Jorge and Claudia) Letter/Carta de aprobaci—n

Australia 7/8/09 Informative session at Preshil (year10) Kids from Preshil enrolled in the program Uchuva-Preshil List of 8 participantsAustralia 17/8/09 Contact Sue Clark (Centre for Cultural

Partnerships VCA)Support Uchuva (Jorge and Claudia) Letter of support

Australia 18/8/09Contact parents of Preshil group Permission from parents of the Preshil group

Preshil Permission letters

Australia 19/8/09Collect emails from Preshil group Email data base Preshil List of email of participantsColombia 22/8/09 Sesion informativa en AAG/

Informative session at Academia de Artes Guerrero (AAG)

Definir 8 ni–os de AAG para participar en el proyecto/ 8 kids from AAG enrolled in the program, their names and emails

Carlos Guerrero Lista de 8 participantes con sus emails/ List of 8 participants and their emails

1 Australia This is me This is your friend (children play a game by chance to get the name of their Colombian friend). Start making an artwork about themselves

Preshil-Uchuva This is me artwork started

Colombia Asi soy yo Conoce a tu amigo (los ni–os juegan un juego de chance para obtener el nombre y el email de su amigo australiano). Comienzan a hacer una obra sobre ellos

Academia de Artes Guerrero Este soy yo (obra comenzada)

2 Australia This is me 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva This is me artwork finished and sent by email to their Colombian friend

Colombia Asi soy yo 2 Terminar la obra sobre ellos, digitalizarla y enviarla a su amigo Australiano. Guardar la obra en una carpeta. Imprimir la obra enviada por su amigo Australiano y mostrarla a los demas ni–os. Guardar las obras de los ni–os australianos en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra Este soy yo, impresi—n del la obra enviada por su amigo Australiano y sesion de presentacion y discusion con el grupo

3 Australia Sharing Children open their emails, print out their Colombian friend's artwork and present it to the group. Keep this artworks in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva Print out of Colombian art works, presentation and discussion session with the rest of the group

Colombia 12/9/09Esta es mi familia y mi casa Los ni–os desarrollan (o complementan la obra inicial) sobre -mi familia y mi casa-

Academia de Artes Guerrero Mi familia y mi casa (obra comenzada)

4 Australia 15/9/09 This is my family and my home Children start an artwork (or complement the initial one) about their family and their home

Preshil-Uchuva My family and home (artwork started)

Colombia 19/9/09 Esta es mi familia y mi casa 2 Los ni–os digitalizan la obra sobre -mi familia- y la envian al email de su amigo Australiano. Guardan la obra en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra -Mi Familia y mi casa- y envio de obra a su amigo australiano

5 Australia 22/9/09 This is my family and home 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva Artwork -My Family and home- digitalized and sent to Colombian friend

Colombia 26/9/09 Compartir Los ni–os imprimen la obra de su amigo australiano y la presentan al resto del grupo

Academia de Artes Guerrero Impresi—n de la obra -Mi familia y mi casa- y sesi—n de presentaci—n y discusi—n con el grupo

6 Australia 29/9/09 Sharing Children open their emails, print out their Colombian friend's artwork and present it to the group. Keep this artworks in a folder


Colombia 3/10/09 Asi es mi Academia de Artes Los ni–os desarrollan (o complementan la obra inicial) sobre -mi academia de artes-

Academia de Artes Guerrero My academia (obra comenzada)

7 Australia 6/10/09 This is my school Children start an artwork (or complement the initial one) about their school

Preshil-Uchuva Mi school (artwork started)

Colombia 10/10/09 Asi es mi Academia de Artes 2 Los ni–os digitalizan la obra sobre -mi academia- y la envian al email de su amigo Australiano. Guardan la obra en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra - Mi Academia- y envio de obra a su amigo australiano

8 Australia 13/10/09 This is my school 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva Artwork -My School- digitalized and sent to Colombian friend


Academia de Artes Guerrero Impresi—n de la obra -Mi Academia- y sesi—n de presentaci—n y discusi—n con el grupo



Colombia 24/10/09 Asi es mi ciudad Los ni–os desarrollan (o complementan la obra inicial) sobre -mi ciudad-

Academia de Artes Guerrero Mi ciudad (obra comenzada)

10 Australia 27/10/09 This is my city Children start an artwork (or complement the initial one) about their city

Preshil-Uchuva My city (artwork started)

Colombia 31/10/09 Asi es mi ciudad 2 Los ni–os digitalizan la obra sobre -mi ciudad- y la envian al email de su amigo Australiano. Guardan la obra en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra - Mi ciudad- y envio de obra a su amigo australiano

11 Australia 3/11/09 This is my city 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva Artwork -My City- digitalized and sent to Colombian friend


Academia de Artes Guerrero Impresi—n de la obra -Mi Ciudad- y sesi—n de presentaci—n y discusi—n con el grupo



Colombia 14/11/09 Asi es mi pais Los ni–os desarrollan (o complementan la obra inicial) sobre -mi pais-

Academia de Artes Guerrero Mi pais (obra comenzada)

13 Australia 17/11/09 This is my country Children start an artwork (or complement the initial one) about their country

Preshil-Uchuva My country (artwork started)

Colombia 21/11/09 Asi es mi pais 2 Los ni–os digitalizan la obra sobre -mi pais- y la envian al email de su amigo Australiano. Guardan la obra en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra - Mi Pais- y envio de obra a su amigo australiano

14 Australia 24/11/09 This is my country 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder

Preshil-Uchuva Artwork -My Country- digitalized and sent to Colombian friend


Academia de Artes Guerrero Impresi—n de la obra -Mi Pais- y sesi—n de presentaci—n y discusi—n con el grupo



Colombia 5/12/09 Asi es nuestro mundo Los ni–os desarrollan (o complementan la obra inicial) sobre -nuestro mundo-

Academia de Artes Guerrero Nuestro mundo (obra comenzada)

16 Australia 8/12/09 This is our world Children start an artwork (or complement the initial one) about out world

Preshil-Uchuva Our world (artwork started)

Colombia 12/12/09 Asi es nuestro mundo 2 Los ni–os digitalizan la obra sobre -nuestro mundo- y la envian al email de su amigo Australiano. Guardan la obra en una carpeta

Academia de Artes Guerrero Obra - Nuestro mundo- y envio de obra a su amigo australiano

17 Australia 15/12/09 This is our world 2 Children finalize the artwork, digitalize it and send it to their friend's email. Save the original in a folder. Print out their Colombian friend's artwork

Preshil-Uchuva Artwork -Our world- digitalized and sent to Colombian friend

Colombia 19/12/09 Compartir Los ni–os imprimen la obra de su amigo australiano y la presentan al resto del grupo. Preparan exhibicion

Academia de Artes Guerrero Impresi—n de la obra -Nuestro mundo- y sesi—n de presentaci—n y discusi—n con el grupo

18 Australia 18/12/09 Exhibition opening Children exhibit their own work and their international friend's

Preshil-Uchuva Exhibition Mi Amigo Internacional Australia and Colombia

Colombia 21/12/09 Inauguraci—n de exposici—n Los ni–os exponen sus obras y las de su amigo internacional en el Centro de Artes de Bellavista

Academia de Artes Guerrero Exhibici—n Mi Amigo Internacional Australia y Colombia

Created and prepared by: uchuva sociedad de arte (Jorge Leiva 0405802932 and Claudia Escobar 0449163753)

Mi Amigo Internacional Curriculum

•Created according to:

•Age group

•Year level

•VELS Years 9 to 10 Developing pathways

•Concepts of identity, multiculturalism and globalisation

•Narrative

•Visual arts techniques

•Resources available

•Theory

From Australia Bridget shares with Nasly Katherine who lives in Colombia

This is me This is me

This is my home and

family

This is my school

This is my school

This is my home and family

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From Australia Bridget shares with Nasly Katherine who lives in Colombia

This is my city

This is my cityThis is our

world

This is my country

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And Hector from Colombia shares with…

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Hedwig who lives in Australia…

This is me

This is me

This is my home and

family

This is my school

This is my school


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And Hector from Colombia shares with…

Hedwig who lives in Australia…

This is my city

This is my city

This is our world

This is my country

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From Australia Matilda shares with… Jaider in Colombia…


are n eed ed to see th is p ictu re.

This is me

This is my family

These are my friends

This is meThis is my school


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From Australia Matilda shares with… Jaider in Colombia…

This is my city

This is my country

This is my city

This is my country

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From Australia Molly shares with… John who lives in Colombia…


are n eed ed to see t h is p ict u re.

This is me

This is my family

This is my school

This is me

This is my school


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From Australia Molly shares with… John who lives in Colombia…

This is my city

This is my city

This is my country

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OUTCOMES

The students have expanded their perception of the world and the advantages of global connections “It has been interesting to know how people from a whole other place in the world live” Anna 16 yrs

The students have reflected on their identity and cultural and social differences through respect, empathy and tolerance

The students have explored and experimented with techniques such as photomontage, painting, drawing, collage and mixed media

The students have developed interest in the Colombian and Australian culture and language. “It’s great I have started to learn another language” Molly 15 yrs







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OUTCOMES

The students applied different narrative approaches to the work telling stories about their lives and imaginationthrough visual arts

The students have developed responsibility skills due to task demands and schedule“taking initiative to get work done, so you don’t let your friend down” Molly, 16 yrs

Students have practiced and developed deeper knowledge and better skills in ICT.

Teachers have been inspired “It has been great to interact with another teacher, seeing her work has been very inspiring for me as an artist and for me as a teacher” Peta Close, Preshil Art Teacher





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REFLECTIONS

- Since the project’s scope was identity, the age group was accurate for this exploration given that the students are developing their independence, social skills and friendship is very important in their lives.

- The connections between each student’s artworks have generated an understanding of narrative or story telling through images. When discussed with the students, we came up with the term zoom out narrative, which tells a story about a person starting from the micro and building to the macro.

- According to the students, creating an artwork about themselves turned out to be an easy going creative process, while translating their sense of family, home, school and city into artistic images was more challenging.

- The resources available at school and home make a difference in the outcomes. Most Australian students have focused in the use of digital photography and photo-montage software, while all Colombian students have used more traditional techniques.

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REFLECTIONS

-Each teacher had a different methodology and approach to the curriculum. This had an impact on the students’ artworks. In Australia, the students were able to decide when to develop the tasks, the project was another one to be completed during the term. In Colombia the arts class was focused on the development of this project only, so students shared the same time when making their pieces. Australian artworks turned out to be formally more diverse, and Colombian more homogeneous.

-The social differences between the two groups (Colombian students come from a socially disadvantaged background) became a big challenge for my teaching practice. Colombian students expressed feelings of shame when developing works about their house to be sent to students in Australia with higher social status. I wondered how to inspire them to identify aspects to be proud of, economic capacity excepted.

-How, through my practice, can I inspire in students pride and respect for social and cultural differences, while promoting empathy and friendship? As a teacher I think that bringing to schools experiences where students can share with completely different persons or communities, is a fundamental source for educating future world citizens. This type of project builds cultural literacy and social respect and so, social capital in future generations.

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COMMENTS AND IDEAS

-Include a category of friends (can go together with ‘my school’)

-Include a category of music, voice, sounds

-Expand the project to other countries

-Next step: making a work of art together through the Internet, build the relationship

-Website is key for the further development of the project and the relationships between friends

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This art exchange will keep on going, the final result will be a simultaneous exhibition

in Bogota and in Melbourne the first the school term of 2011

If you wish to know more about this project or support it write to

[email protected]@gmail.com

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Education

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