In the Kimberley region rock art was made by First Nations People. Many different groups created many different styles of rock art. Some of art has been dated to be over 40 000 years old. Some art is still being refreshed, and new art is being created. There are thousands of rock art sites. Kimberley rock art is mostly painted with different kinds of ochre that bond incredibly well with the sandstone. The art was usually painted in rock shelters where people lived and conducted ceremonies.

The students who attend Visual Arts, viewed Kimberley Rock Art and how the ochre paint was made. Using oil pastels in the colours of ochre they drew a turtle or a fish on brown paper. The paper was the crumpled up. After carefully opening it up dye was added. The paper was then pasted onto black card. It is bulging off the card to look like a rock wall.

Helen Sweet

Art Specialist Teacher