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Only when we discover itfor ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone. (Wendell Berry, American man of letters, activist, academic, cultural and economic critic and farmer, b.1934-)  \nA more rewarding approach to painting, in my opinion the only valid one, is to regard it as a deeply personal and private activity and to remember that even when the painter works directlyfor the public – when there is sufficient common ground to allow him to do so – the real merit of the work will depend on the personal vision of the artist and the work will only be truly understood if it is approached by each in the same spirit as the painter painted it… This demands the precise honestyfrom the spectator as was requiredfrom the artist in making the painting. It is their common ground, the area within which communication can occur. [Patrick Swift, artist, b.1927-d.1983]  \nHeld to coincide with the opening of the Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education (ACIKE) and the Indigenous Knowledges in a Changing World Symposium at Charles Darwin University (CDU), Common Ground presents a collaborative, collections-focused exhibition comprising more than 100 works of art, drawn from the permanent holdings of Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and CDU.  \nA joint initiative of CDU and Batchelor Institute, ACIKE is “a nationally significant educational and research centre”, its principal objective being to“empower and inspire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to realise their full potential through access to high quality tertiary education, delivered by two institutions with long experience in this field.”1 Providing “pathways to build the social, human, economic and identity capital of Indigenous people across Australia” through “transformative and innovative teaching and learning programs, excellence in research and a core commitment to community engagement”, ACIKE harnesses the “complementary strengths of its founding institutions.”2 Notably, it embraces a “both ways” educational model for“developing intercultural communication, decision making, governance and ways of  \ndoing business.”3  \nAs a cornerstone concept,“both ways” education is when “Aboriginal and Western traditions of knowledge come together, interact and inform both  \nstaff and students”, offering more than “a single cultural standpoint” in line with principles of Indigenous self-determination, sharing skills and stories, and reconciliation.4 The significant role that contemporary Indigenous art has played and continues to play as a form of cultural expression and intercultural communication enshrines the essential principles of “both ways” education, both within the context of tertiary institutions of learning and in the wider world. In this spirit, recognising the value of art to both the cultural life and livelihood of Northern Australian Indigenous artists, this exhibition connects two of the Northern Territory’s important collections of art in the CDU Art Gallery, where they meet together, for the first time, on “common ground”.  \nThe Batchelor Institute Art Collection grew “organically” from humble beginnings in the 1980s, when staff and supporters of the then Batchelor College assembled works of art and artefacts (weavings, boomerangs, clap-sticks and student art work, acquired chiefly by donation) for display in offices and teaching areas.5 Two murals by students, in paint and ceramic tiles, also adorned the College walls. Examples of Indigenous art personally acquired by staff anddisplayed in their offices also prompted general consideration of how art could play a “place-making role” in the College – aesthetically enhancing public spaces and teaching areas, acting as cultural markers of Indigenous identity for its student constituency, and fostering an “Indigenous envi","cbCaibXl9Q5OCdOT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibXl9Q5OCdOT","pdf",2036630,"English","# Common Ground\n## Purpose and context of the exhibition\n## The “both ways” education model\n## The Batchelor Institute art collection origins","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the Common Ground exhibition?\",\"answer\":\"It is a collaborative exhibition centered on art collections, featuring more than 100 works from the permanent holdings of Batchelor Institute and Charles Darwin University.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the exhibition emphasize the “both ways” educational model?\",\"answer\":\"It uses “both ways” education, where Aboriginal and Western knowledge traditions interact, to frame intercultural communication, decision-making, governance, and reconciliation.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the Batchelor Institute Art Collection begin to develop?\",\"answer\":\"It grew organically from the 1980s, when staff and supporters assembled artworks and artefacts for display, and it later gained clearer direction in the early 1990s.\"}]","Common Ground - Batchelor Institute & Charles Darwin University Art Collections | PDF",1789454105]