Workshops/Facilitation

Workshops are tailored to suit your community or organisational needs. Please reach out for a yarn so Arkeria can work towards designing the best option for you.

Creative Workshops

Creative Workshops are created for all participants with some workshops being solely for First Nations people.

Arkeria can discuss a range of creative practices to see what works best for your group. Each workshop takes people on a journey to explore visual storytelling and self-expression through a cultural lens.

Examples workshops:

Storytelling through burning stories on Kangaroo Hides.
Sharing identity through painting on Emu Eggs.
Weaving vessels that connect us to Country.
Explore your own identities and stories through painting on recycled items.

Cultural Connection Workshops

All Cultural Connection Workshops are created for all participants with some workshops being solely for First Nations people.

Cultural identity and how we connect with each other is a fundamental part of First Nations culture. Arkeria creates a space for participants to come together to unpack what is our individual identity and what is ours as a collective through the process of storytelling. Each workshop deeply explores First Nations connections to culture, community, Country and kin.

Examples of past workshops:

Guided visualisation and deep breathing to explore First Nations stories.
Exploring identity and stories through creatives practices that best suit the group.
Sharing in a yarning circle to explore connection through deep listening and storytelling.

School Workshops

All School Workshops are created for all students.

Cultural storytelling and yarning are processes that allow students to understand different First Nations practices. Arkeria creates a space for students to come together to work on their own piece of artwork. While in creative practice, Arkeria will share knowledge about First Nations art, symbolism and story.

Examples of past workshops:

•Weaving bracelets while yarning about First Nations history.

•Creating adornments using materials gathered from Country and exploring different ways of making.

•Explore identity and stories through creatives practices that best suit the age group.

Cultural Humility Workshops

Cultural Humility Workshops are created for all organisations and workforces who want to explore cultural safety.

Arkeria has spent the past 6 years facilitating and reflecting on the cultural safety space through the guidance of her mother. Storytelling is a generational skill that has been passed to her which she shares through cultural practice.

The approach that she takes to unpacking cultural humility has been deeply influenced by her personal relationships with close friends and her partner Chris who is of Filipino heritage.

Workshops are tailored to each organisation based on type of workforce and what the organisation shares about their journey.

Workshops include:

Acknowledgement of Country
Grounding Practice
Building and strengthening relationships
Exploring First Nations ways of Knowing, Being and Doing.
Content exploring what is Cultural Humility is in the space of Cultural Safety
Closing Reflections

All materials are included as well as items to nurture a culturally informed space.

Testimonials

“I found the session deeply moving, there was a sense of comfort in the delivery and a deep deep commitment to the work they are doing which I found empowering. I came away feeling almost awakened to learn more, connect more and listen more. I already have deep respect for our aboriginal culture, traditions and history but it actually really motivated me to go deeper. I was particularly intrigued by the work with holistic wellness and would love to connect more on this.”