I managed The power of things project with the Flinders University Art Museum. We drew from the unique collection of over 8,000 objects to explore object-based learning (OBL) as an adaptive skills-based strategy in partnership with educators to prepare graduates for employment success. Objects offer myriad starting points to deepen engagement with discipline-specific knowledge as well as opportunities to enhance observational, cross cultural as well as … Continue reading The Power of Things, 2016

I learnt so much researching and coordinating this workshop at Stansbury Institute as part of South Australia’s History Festival 2019. First setting the scene with a slideshow of images and Narungga words compiled by the Narungga  Aboriginal Progress Association. Then I presented about Europeans’ (bindirra) relationships with Narungga people, the Point Pearce mission (Burgiyana) and Narungga culture today. My collaborator Richard Maerschel covered pastoral, mining, … Continue reading Making history on the central and southern Yorke Peninsula (Guuranda), 5 May 2019

Feast 21: then to now exhibition marking Adelaide’s Feast Festival coming of age working with artists, staff, volunteers and community members to tell a story honoring the Festival’s past and to inspire future participation. Venue: Raj House, Adelaide. ‘Feast 21-then to now’ exhibition panels_by Jackie Wurm_2017 ‘Feast 21-then to now’ Roomsheet ‘Feast 21-then to now’ labels Feast Festival set to celebrate diversity of queer culture … Continue reading Feast 21: then to now, 10–25 November 2017

Adelaide meets the Bush presented interpretations of People, Country and Water from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, Maralinga Tjarutja and far west coast of South Australia through artworks by 48 artists, photography and video. Working with the Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resource Management Board team based in the SA Department of Environment and partners providing curatorial support for this Adelaide Fringe Festival exhibition. Venue: Tandanya National … Continue reading Adelaide meets the Bush, 9 March-28 April 2018

Weaving Histories was a small exhibition I curated of cultural items of significance reflecting past and ongoing connections of Kaurna and other Aboriginal people to Kertaweeta, the area now known as Unley. The items were gifted to the Flinders University Art Museum and were lent back to the City of Unley Museum. The exhibition was part of the South Australian History Festival as well as Reconciliation Week and … Continue reading Weaving Histories, 1 May–20 July 2017

In the Saddle – On the Wall was an initiative by 13 Kimberley Indigenous artists and cultural leaders who played significant roles in the cattle industry. They wanted to pass on their stories to younger generations who are living ‘off country’, as well as the wider Australian community through artwork and video stories. It highlighted how the Indigenous contribution to our cultural heritage and economy is important … Continue reading Audio Tour – In the Saddle On the Wall, 17 June 2017