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May
2011

Art Forum: Kate Rohde

Art forum

Art & the Bestiary Kate Rohde’s recent sculptures and installations utilise an extensive range of craft and hardware materials, including silicone, expanding foam, fake fur, various resins and rice paper. With these she creates collections of zoological, botanical and geological specimens,…

02
May
2011

Truth, Compassion, Tolerance

Project Space

Stories of 12 Falun Gong practitioners that have been prohibited and vilified by the Chinese Government.  The artists portray basic human dignity that is jeopardised in China.  These works come from the silent, imprisoned and those who live by the precept of Falun Gong: Truth, Compassion…

28
Apr
2011

Fringe Forum: Adrian Potter

Art forum

Fringe Forum: Adrian Potter

27
Apr
2011

Art Forum: Art & the Bestiary

Art forum

Throughout Semester 2 Art Forum will focus on ‘Art & the Bestiary’, a series of talks by artists whose work engages with animals: be it fantastical, philosophical or observational.Speakers include: Yvette Watt, Kate Rohde, Judith Schaechter, Rona Green, Raquel Ormella, Amanda Stuart and Steven…

27
Apr
2011

Art Forum: Yvette Watt

Art forum

Art & the Bestiary Tasmanian-based artist Yvette Watt has been actively involved in animal advocacy since the mid 1980s. Her artwork is heavily informed by her activism and her interest in the changing nature of human-animal relations. Her research also reflects an interest in the…

19
Apr
2011

Curious Wonder

Project Space

Works by Martine Peters   The digital single thread control (TC1) handloom provides the unique opportunity for combining a refined digital design with material flexibility. This modern-day version of the ancient draw loom and 19th century punch-card loom controls each warp thread…

08
Apr
2011

City of design talkfest

Event

A Designing a Capital: Crafting a City event Session 1 (1.00pm - 3.30pm):Innovators and creative thinkers will speak on the role of craft and design in Canberra in building creative capital and ways forward for the 21st Century. Invited speakers will give insights into their developing high-level…