Join us at a special event for teachers and school leaders at the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia to launch our 2024 learning programs. Discover what’s on offer for students and teachers of all levels and subjects at the NGV in the coming year, including exhibition highlights, excursions, incursions, practical workshops and professional learning opportunities.
The evening includes an exclusive after-hours viewing of Wurrdha Marra, with an introduction by Edwina Green, Curator, First Nations Art, and pop-up talks by artists Amrita Hepi and Cassie Fisher-Patterson. Wurrdha Marra means ‘many mobs’ and is the name newly bestowed by the Wurundjeri Council upon a dedicated permanent gallery space at NGV Australia that invites visitors to delve into the rich cultural heritage and artistic expressions of First Nations peoples.
This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and gain ideas and inspiration for learning with the NGV in the year ahead.
Light refreshments are provided. The event is free, but bookings are essential.
Amrita Hepi
Amrita Hepi (b. 1989, Townsville of Bundjulung/Ngapuhi territories) is an award-winning artist. Her current practice is concerned with dance as a social function performed within galleries, performance spaces, video art and digital technologies. She engages in forms of historical fiction and hybridity —especially those that arise under empire— to investigate the body’s relationship to personal histories and archives. Amrita is represented by Anna Schwartz Gallery.
Cassie Fisher-Patterson
Cassie Fisher-Patterson (formerly Leatham) is a multidisciplinary artist, cultural educator, master weaver, designer and jeweller. The Taungurung / Dja Dja Wurrung artist draws inspiration from the cultural practices of her ancestors, researching and transforming techniques perfected by First Nations people from South East Australia. Through her weaving, textiles, ceramics and jewellery work, Leatham preserves cultural knowledge while connecting with ancestors and Country.