AMES Footscray cartoons: C

Cartoons from the Australian Migrant Education Services (AMES) youth class at Footscray

The class had two cartoon workshops and they made cartoons about the themes, "Heartlands and Homelands", and "Hopes and Dreams for the Future".

This work will be exhibited at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere in Refugee Week.

 Above: When I was in Africa I thought Australia was hot and on the news I saw the bushfires. The first day I came to Australia, I thought Australia was hot. But it was cold and it was ten degrees. Inside the airport was warm but when I went outside and it was ten degrees I was shocked. I missed my brother and he was around the airport looking for me.   by Abdul Khadir

 Above: "The first time my brother and I went shopping in the city we crossed a traffic light when the light was red and the policeman fined us $150."
by Catin Sung

Above: Sketch for Bus story

Above: By Thuy

 Above: 'Houses in the morning, Houses at Night", by Phuc

I have drawn a house in the morning and at night. This is quite different from my country Vietnam. In the morning its so beautiful I think and lots of people around, but in the evening the people stay at home and it looks so quiet and boring. 

In Vietnam in the evening, the people hang out with each other, they go outside. They go to cafes, play games and walking around the parks and talking, doing exercises. But in Australia they just sit at home and wait for the sunrise.

Above: "I'm Lost", by Tam
The second day in Australia I went to school. When I wanted to come home I had to catch the 216 but when the 219 came, I got on. And then I see around is so different to my home and I thought, "I'm Lost!" I asked the driver. Lucky for me, he was Vietnamese and he helped me to get home.

AMES Footscray: Hopes and dreams for the future

 This artist hopes to do more study and to later work in childcare.

At AMES Footscray we did our first session of learning to draw cartoons.  Some cartoons we made are about our lives this week and others are about our hopes and dreams for the future.
We will eventually be making some  pictures to display at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere.

"In the future I want to study at TAFE."
"I hope I can be a student in TAFE."

Exquisite Me is an arts project that explores the collective experiences, stories and representations of identities of young people in Sunshine and Brimbank. These experiences, stories and representations will be explored during various art and writing workshops run by  community artist Debbie Qadri. The artwork and writing will be displayed as a large collaborative work, in a number of venues in Sunshine, including Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. Some of the artwork and writing will be published in a zine format and also made into an artist’s book for the Sunshine Library. Workshops will be held at schools, community groups and at Council facilities such as the Sunshine Library . 
Thankyou for your support and involvement -  AMES ( Adult Migrant Education Services), Marian College, Ardeer Primary School, Sunshine College, Sunshine Library and  Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. 

The Exquisite Me Project and Gallery Sunshine Everywhere kindly acknowledges the support of the Brimbank City Council Community Grants Program.

AMES FOOTSCRAY: cartoons about me

At AMES Footscray we did our first session of learning to draw cartoons.  Some cartoons we made are about our lives this week and others are about our hopes and dreams for the future.
We will eventually be making some  pictures to display at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere during refugee week.

 In the future I would like to go to TAFE

 I am from Somalia. I lived in Kenya for two years. After that I came to Australia. It was exciting to come to Australia.  I'm feeling good. I believe I have a better life . . .
I'd like to become an accountant and have a family.

 This cartoon is about watching soccer on the weekend.

 In this cartoon the person, went outside his house and suddenly saw a dog there. He was very scared.

 In this cartoon, the artist explores hopes for the future, and what life is like now. He misses his family, who don't live in Australia.

 In this cartoon the artist is expressing his hope to become a soldier in the Australian Army, where soldiers help people, instead of being terrorists.

 It was raining the morning that we made these cartoons and a lot of people got wet, trying to get to school.  Here the artist shows how she got caught in the rain.

 Dreams for the future - 'Its my dream to buy a house in Australia", and "Wow!, now I am an I.T. job holder."

Exquisite Me is an arts project that explores the collective experiences, stories and representations of identities of young people in Sunshine and Brimbank. These experiences, stories and representations will be explored during various art and writing workshops run by  community artist Debbie Qadri. The artwork and writing will be displayed as a large collaborative work, in a number of venues in Sunshine, including Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. Some of the artwork and writing will be published in a zine format and also made into an artist’s book for the Sunshine Library. Workshops will be held at schools, community groups and at Council facilities such as the Sunshine Library . 
Thankyou for your support and involvement -  AMES ( Adult Migrant Education Services), Marian College, Ardeer Primary School, Sunshine College, Sunshine Library and  Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. 

The Exquisite Me Project and Gallery Sunshine Everywhere kindly acknowledges the support of the Brimbank City Council Community Grants Program.

AMES Footscray cartooning: our first cartoons

 In the future I want to help people.

 In the future I would like to have a business that is in many places around the world.

 I the future I would like to be in charge of a company and have a helicopter.

 I would like to go to Victoria University.

 This is a scene of my country, with a waterfall. There are fields where rice is grown and fields of corn.

 My dream is to improve my English.

I am reading a learner permit book, thinking to learn to drive.

At AMES Footscray we did our first session of learning to draw cartoons.  Some cartoons we made are about our lives this week and others are about our hopes and dreams for the future.
We will eventually be making some  pictures to display at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere.
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Exquisite Me is an arts project that explores the collective experiences, stories and representations of identities of young people in Sunshine and Brimbank. These experiences, stories and representations will be explored during various art and writing workshops run by  community artist Debbie Qadri. The artwork and writing will be displayed as a large collaborative work, in a number of venues in Sunshine, including Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. Some of the artwork and writing will be published in a zine format and also made into an artist’s book for the Sunshine Library. Workshops will be held at schools, community groups and at Council facilities such as the Sunshine Library . 
Thankyou for your support and involvement -  AMES ( Adult Migrant Education Services), Marian College, Ardeer Primary School, Sunshine College, Sunshine Library and  Gallery Sunshine Everywhere. 

The Exquisite Me Project and Gallery Sunshine Everywhere kindly acknowledges the support of the Brimbank City Council Community Grants Program.