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Take a Walk with a Yamatji Man: An Artist and His Story

Course Details

Course Type Event
Method face-to-face
Start Date 16 March 2021
Time 10.00am - 12.00pm (One-off Event, Tuesday morning)
Presenter Reg Carnamah and the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Team
Location Newman Siena Centre (Clene Lecture Theatre)
Suggested Cost $10

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Description

Event Overview

Reg Carnamah is a proud Badimia Yamatji man from the Geraldton and Yalgoo area. When he took the challenge to use his skills and personal story and struggles to paint the Stations of the Cross during Coronavirus-led restrictions period, the results were not only fourteen paintings, but also acceptance of his past. An accomplished artist with a passion for faith and culture, Reg will share with you his interpretation of the Stations of the Cross and how the challenges that Jesus encountered are reflected in his personal life journey. . CEWA Ongoing Renewal: this course has been approved for Faith Formation

Presenter

Reg Carnamah and the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Team

Reg is a proud Badimia Yamatji man from Yalgoo. His strong Catholic faith and role as a pastoral worker with Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM) has been life-changing. He can connected with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Perth through home and hospital visits, offering the both pastoral and spiritual support. Reg is also an acolyte and special Eucharist minister in the Catholic Church and an accomplished artist. He hopes that his artwork will enable an appreciation of many Aboriginal People. Reg’s dream is to inspire the Aboriginal people, especially younger men, on the positive impact that faith and culture can have on their lives.