25 July 2013

Our Mob: Celebrating Through Art @ BCS

| Barcham
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Snake

The always busy gang over at BCS have yet another exhibition opening up.

A Multimedia exhibition by Participants in the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre ‘Koori Kids’ and Yurwang Bullarn (Strong Women’s) groups

July 30th –August 9th
Official Opening Wednesday July 31st 6pm

gallery@bcs Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen
Open 9am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

This exhibition brings together works from two West Belconnen Child and Family Centre Groups, Koori Kids and Yurwang Bullarn or Strong Women’s Group. Koori Kids is group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 6 to 15 that meets weekly at the centre. This program is a culturally dedicated children’s program with a strong emphasis on mentoring and positive role modeling and delves into creative arts, music, physical education and cultural pride. The Strong Women’s Group is a group for women who are mothers and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that provides the women with a place to pursue therapeutic, educational, artistic and social activities.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is a Tree of Hands with messages of reconciliation from the West Belconnen community

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