On the 7th of May Shaun Tan and I ran the second set of comic-drawing workshops with year 6 students from St Albans Primary School. The workshops were held in the theaterette at the Immigration Museum and students participated in a live reading of Shaun Tan’s story “Eric” and discussed themes of belonging, difference and identity.
Students then participated in both a comic discovery trail through the Museum and a cultural walk along Sandridge Bridge followed by comic-drawing workshops, where they drew their own stories.
Workshop introduction
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Workshop introduction
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Workshop introduction
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Workshop introduction
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Workshop introduction
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Workshop introduction
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Dave introducing the Immigration Museum Galleries
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St Albans student doing the Comic Hunt
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St Albans student doing the Comic Hunt
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St Albans students doing the Comic Hunt
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St Albans student doing the Comic Hunt
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St Albans student doing the Comic Hunt
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Shaun demonstrating cartooning
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Shaun demonstrating cartooning
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Shaun demonstrating cartooning
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Shaun with a St Albans student
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St Albans student and teacher
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St Albans student and teacher
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Sarah Firth with a St Albans student
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Shaun demonstrating cartooning for St Albans students
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Shaun discussing cartooning with St Albans students
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Sarah with St Albans students
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Sarah Firth with a St Albans students
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St Albans students
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St Albans students
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Shaun with a St Albans student
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