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Elements and Performance Criteria

Source and apply information on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts.
- Identify and access relevant sources of information on cultural arts within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities in a culturally appropriate way, including information on:
scope and nature of arts practice within communities
cultural significance
economic significance
marketing and distribution issues
- Conduct arts practice in a manner which takes account of relevant cultural protocols.
Liaise with stakeholders.
Update and maintain knowledge of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts.
- Identify and use relevant opportunities to update knowledge of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts.
- Share updated knowledge with colleagues as appropriate, and incorporate into day-to-day work activities.

Required Skills

Required skills

marketing and distribution mechanisms specific to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artworks including networks and relevant organisations

cultural protocols within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander arts practice

Required knowledge

ways in which cultural arts practice may operate within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities including various community structures and approaches

scope of the different types of cultural art practice found within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities

traditional law ways in which traditional economies operated and their link to contemporary cultural arts

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

knowledge of the context and structure of cultural arts within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities relevant to specific community context

application of knowledge to particular aspects of arts practice in an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander context

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment must provide for

involvement of persons approved of by Elders of the relevant local community in the assessment process

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

project to research arts practice within own community

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of cultural arts within an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander context

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

Assessment of this unit requires access to sources of information on cultural arts within Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities

Range Statement


The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Sources of information on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts may include:	community arts organisations directories or other references funding bodies government agencies land councils local communities practising artists.

Cultural and economic significance of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander arts practice may relate to:	link between the arts and other areas of economic activity, e.g. tourism positive local community impacts role of the arts within community development statistical data.

Scope and nature of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander arts practice may relate to:	significance of cultural arts within a given community types of work ways in which artworks are promoted/distributed.

Marketing and distribution issues may relate to:	copyright issues surrounding promotion of work cultural protocols to be observed different markets for artworks ethical issues typical distribution channels.

Protocols governing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts may relate to:	access to information culturally appropriate forms of promotion moral rights/intellectual property and/or copyright sharing of information.

Opportunities to update knowledge may include:	informal sharing of information multimedia participation in community networks review of references and other written materials seminars using electronic media (TV, radio).