Weaving workshop with Cassie Leatham
Event status:
Join Taungurung and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Cassie Leatham for a hands-on workshop exploring medicinal plants and weaving techniques
- Date:
- Saturday 04 March 2023 11:00 am until Saturday 04 March 2023 01:00 pm (Add to calendar)
- Contact:
- Amelia Wallin
a.wallin@latrobe.edu.au - Presented by:
- La Trobe Art Institute, Cassie Leatham
- Type of Event:
- Seminar/Workshop/Training
- Cost:
- Free
In this talk, Cassie Leatham will discuss her residency at La Trobe Art Institute, her artistic practice and her research into Indigenous plant knowledge, sustainable food and agriculture.
Cassie is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, master weaver, fashion and jewellery designer, cultural educator, author and illustrator and bushtukka woman.
This event concludes Cassie’s two-week residency as part of an ongoing, yearly program of residencies for First Nations participants in Bendigo developed in partnership with Agency [external].
This project is further supported by the City of Greater Bendigo and Regional Arts Victoria, and is part of Agency AiR, a new residency initiative for First Nations artists, promoting Indigenous art practices and cross-cultural exchange.
Image: Cassie Leatham, ‘Mon Mungan (healing weave)’ (detail), 2020, native grass (Lomandra) and emu feathers, 1 m diameter. Town Hall Gallery Collection. Photo: Christian Capurro
La Trobe Art Institute
121 View St, Bendigo Vic 3550
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