Thu 6 Jul, 9.30 am- 4pm
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Cost: $150
Take a deep dive into Melbourne Now and find new ways to incorporate contemporary art into your teaching and learning. Teacher Masterclasses offer an opportunity for educators to explore the creative perspectives and processes of artists and designers in current exhibitions and to learn practical skills through an artist-led workshop.
This program begins with an NGV Educator-led tour of Melbourne Now to discover works of art and design that address themes related to cross-cultural art practice and art making.
Then, join artist-in-residence Jenna Lee, as she shares insights into her creative practice and the making of her work Balarr (To become light) 2023, including her collaboration with Kojima Shōten and the messages and themes represented in the work.
Find further inspiration for the classroom in a 2.5-hour hands-on workshop with Jenna Lee and Shinya Takeda of Kojima Shōten. Joining us from Japan for Melbourne Now, learn lantern-making skills and techniques with Shinya Takeda, alongside weaving techniques with Jenna Lee. A unique opportunity not to be missed!
About the Artists
Jenna Lee is a Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and Karajarri Saltwater woman with Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and Anglo-Australian ancestry. Working across sculpture, installation and body adornment, Lee uses her art practice to explore these overlapping identities. Her work in Melbourne Now is a cross-cultural collaboration that sees traditional Gulumerridjin dilly bags and Kyoto-style paper lanterns coalesce in a series of illuminated lanterns. Lee’s practice builds on the foundation of her father’s teachings of culture and her mother’s teachings of papercraft. Represented by MARS Gallery in Melbourne, she has exhibited in Australia and internationally, including at the Pitt Rivers Museum in the United Kingdom, the Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, and Institute of Modern Art, QUT Art Gallery and Griffith University Art Gallery in Brisbane. Lee has been the recipient of the Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards and the Australia Council’s Dreaming Award.
Shinya Takeda is the coordinator of international projects for Kojima Shōten, who have been making traditional paper lanterns in Kyoto since the Edo period (1603–1868). Known for their strength and durability, Kojima Shōten lanterns are made by hand from paper and bamboo. While their traditional lanterns have adorned temples and shrines in Japan for more than two centuries, they have also collaborated with contemporary brands like Supreme, nendo, Four Seasons, Uniqlo and Tokyo23.