Invite your students to explore the intersection of art, sustainability, and cultural knowledge through an engaging zine-making experience. This hands-on workshop uses collage, mark-making, frottage, text, and stencil techniques to help students creatively trace their relationship with local lands, waterways—both salt and fresh—and the animals we share them with.

Grounded in the work of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, students will reflect on the significance of Country and how it shapes identity, belonging, and environmental responsibility. Through visual storytelling, they’ll explore how First Nations perspectives deepen our understanding of place and sustainability.

In this workshop, students will create zines inspired by nature and cultural connection, exploring environmental and sustainability themes through art. They’ll respond to First Nations exhibitions and stories of land and water, while experimenting with textures, patterns, and forms found in the natural world. Through layering, repetition, and text, students will build a rich visual language that celebrates Indigenous knowledge and deepens their ecological awareness.