Overview
| Bendigo Art Gallery, 42 View Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 | |
| |
| $50 – all materials provided |
Layers of Blak showcases the work of 11 Victorian First Nations artists and designers. This exhibition is the creative outcome of the second iteration of the Koorie Heritage Trust's groundbreaking Blak Design program.
Reflecting the spirit of collaboration at the heart of the program, exhibiting artists Lorraine Brigdale and Yasmin Silveira will lead a practical weaving workshop. Exploring traditional techniques, they will share stories and personal reflections on their work in the exhibition and the creative processes they employ in their broader practices, deepening cultural connections through experimenting with new materials and techniques.
Participants will make a bracelet using coil weave techniques. All materials provided.
This workshop is programmed for adults (18 years old and above).
Koorie Heritage Trust‘s Blak Design Program is proudly supported by The lan Potter Foundation, and has been developed in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria, and RMIT University.
Guest speakers
Lorraine Brigdale (Yorta Yorta)
A proud Yorta Yorta woman, Lorraine’s creative journey and discovery of her Aboriginal family are undeniably linked. The years developing her art alongside a growing knowledge of her Aboriginal family have brought her a sense of meaning and belonging.
A current theme in Lorraine’s practice is acknowledging the strength and resilience of Aboriginal people, Ancestors and Elders. Her Dhungaludja (strength) series of shield paintings (all painted during the COVID-19 pandemic era) are made with Lorraine’s handmade watercolour paints. The series is a contemporary acknowledgement of Aboriginal shields created by Aboriginal people throughout time.
In a recent addition to painting and weaving, Lorraine has been practicing jewellery making as a member of Blak Design. Her resulting contemporary jewellery collection titled ‘Remember’ is inspired by the craft of Aboriginal women and depicts silver and wire dilly bags.
Yasmin Silveira (Palawa)
Yasmin is a Palawa and mixed-race artist working and living on Bunurong Country in Naarm (Melbourne). She is a descendant of the Trawlwoolway people, from Tebrakunna Country in North East Tasmania.
Yasmin is experienced in painting, printmaking and digital design, and is now venturing into the three-dimensional world of metalwork and body adornments. Her subject matter ebbs and flows between people and place, often reflecting on the relationship between the two.
Yasmin has an Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts (Fine Arts) and operates Black Wattle Arts Collective, an online platform for sharing and selling ethical arts and crafts. Yasmin currently works for a local council across visual arts, and diversity and inclusion spaces.