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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine impacts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
   • Discuss historical and contemporary events and issues and their impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
   • Identify factors that continue to impact on urban, regional, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities
   • Analyse how identified factors impact on professional practice issues
2. Develop knowledge of cultural practices and artists’ rights
   • Use sources of information to extend knowledge of cultural protocols related to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
   • Expand knowledge of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts practices and how they relate to culture
   • Evaluate work practices to ensure they are culturally safe and support artists’ rights
   • Identify potential dishonest, misleading or deceptive conduct related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists and their communities
3. Communicate effectively with artists and their communities
   • Recognise potential communication issues related to working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities
   • Plan and document communication strategies that integrate cultural protocols, involving stakeholders internal and external to the community
   • Engage the services of language interpreters, colleagues and/or cultural brokers to ensure fair and ethical work practices
4. Build and maintain partnerships with artists and their communities
   • Identify key issues that influence professional partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities
   • Promote work practices that are based on mutual respect, inclusivity and self-determination
   • Record effective strategies that foster true partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities
5. Represent artists and their communities
   • Seek permission and advice to work with artists and their artwork according to cultural protocols
   • Consult with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities to determine culturally appropriate ways to promote, exhibit and display artwork
   • Address potential barriers to fair and ethical representation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander control of cultural heritage
6. Develop knowledge of cultural practices and artists’ rights
   • Use sources of information to extend knowledge of cultural protocols related to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
   • Expand knowledge of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts practices and how they relate to culture
   • Evaluate work practices to ensure they are culturally safe and support artists’ rights
   • Identify potential dishonest, misleading or deceptive conduct related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists and their communities

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

develop at least two culturally respectful and professional partnerships with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artist and/or community

record organisational strategies to build and maintain partnerships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait artists and their communities.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

summarise the range of historical, cultural and social events and issues (past and present) that impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

differentiate between factors that impact on urban, regional, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities

identify fair and ethical work practices that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities

explain the following terms:

community control

self-determination

cultural safety

describe the role and local availability of language interpreters and cultural brokers

explain effective communication and consultation strategies relevant to working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities

explain the key principles and protocols for using indigenous cultural material, and interacting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities

identify sources of current information relevant to the local, regional, national and global indigenous visual arts industry

discuss the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts practice and its cultural significance

provide examples of dishonest, misleading or deceptive conduct related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities

outline key legislation, codes and/or regulations that affect artists’ rights.

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