Warakurna: All the stories got into our minds and eyes

Explore stunning artworks from the Western Desert community of Warakurna, with classroom activities for students from Foundation to Year 10 students.

Linked to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures version 9 cross-curriculum priority. Includes a teacher guide to support respectful and culturally appropriate classroom delivery.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing groups of people and four vehicles, against a multi-coloured dot infill background.

Activities & curriculum All activities link to the cross-curriculum priorities in the Australian Curriculum – Country/Place, Culture and People.

Warakurna artworks The Warakurna artworks depict scenes of everyday life and people, historic and contemporary stories.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing people standing and seated around a white vehicle with a trailer. The background is made up of multi-coloured dot infill.

Videos The videos give an insight into the Warakurna community, its history and its people.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing two people flying in a helicopter, against a red background.

Warakurna flip book The Warakurna digital flip book is the first point of knowledge sharing.

Warakurna artists Meet the artists whose works feature in the Warakurna resources.

A multi-coloured dot painting with three motor vehicles painted in white in the centre and another two in yellow dots on the right hand side. 'Warakurna Artists/ Ngaanyatjarra Lands / Keeping Culture Strong / Our / Art Centre' is written in the central section.

About Warakurna The National Museum created this rich digital resource for our communities to enjoy.

Logos of the Warakurna Artists, National Museum of Australia, and Visions of Australia