Gadla Warra (Fire Talk) for Kids

What is Gadla Warra (Fire Talk)?

Gadla Warra means Fire Talk in the Kaurna language of the peoples of Tarndanya, otherwise known as Adelaide. Gadla Warra is modelled on the Critical Response Model developed through the Perpich Centre for Arts Education (United States).

Gadla Warra is a simple and effective process to generate audience feedback through dialogue. It allows for audiences to grow, connect, question, and draw meaningful insight from the artwork they see.

PERCEIVE closely. THINK critically. CREATE meaning.

Gadla Warra has five steps that students will be guided through which are:

• OBSERVING closely what you notice without judgment
• REMINDING of your prior experiences
• Surfacing FEELINGS that you encounter with the experience
• Asking QUESTIONS that arise from the work
• SPECULATING the creator’s intent of the work based on your interpretation (what it’s about)

Simply the tools enable a guided conversation utilizing structured dialogue around the art that students will be viewing. It creates an environment for a conversation to occur – often the kind we are not in the habit of having – to reach beyond personal opinions of the art viewing experience. The dialogue is expanded by the traditional thumbs-up, thumbs-down approach frequently used and as a result new, shared meaning and language can emerge.

Dates and Costs

• 90 minutes
• All materials provided
• $350 per class group, $270 per equity or country class group (class groups of 30), plus GST.
• Recommended for Year 5 - 12

Special Offer

AGSA Education are pleased to offer complimentary sessions for Gadla Warra (Fire Talk) during term 2 in 2025 for Department for Education School (maximum of two classes per school). Places are limited.

Term 2

• Monday 19 May, 12pm
• Tuesday 20 May, Booked Out
• Wednesday 21 May, Booked Out
• Thursday 22 May, Booked Out
• Friday 23 May, Booked Out