Weaving Workshop for First Nations community

Name: Weaving Workshop for First Nations community
Start: 2024-11-05T10:30:00+11:00
End: 2024-11-05T12:30:00+11:00
Location: Shop 3, 128-143 Crown St, 2500

Schedule

Tue Nov 05 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Shop 3, 128-143 Crown St, 2500 | Wollongong, NS

❤️💛🖤 First Nations community are invited to join a FREE Weavng & Yarning workshop with muruwari artist, Dr Virginia Keft.
Connect with others while you learn about weaving techniques, design and textiles.
No prior experience is necessary; whether this is your first time joining a weaving class or you are a practising artist, all First Nations peoples are welcome. Materials will be provided. Places are limited, booking is essential to reserve your spot.
📆Date: Tues 5th Nov, 2024
📍Keftwork Studios & Cinnamon Twist - 3/ 128-134 Crown St Wollongong
⏰Time: 10.30-12.30pm
👏🏽Cost: FREE
A waitlist will be made available once tickets have sold out.
Please note: this workshop is a closed space for participants who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Maori, and Pacifica communities.
Accessibility:
This is an all-ages, all-ability and all-gender workshop. People living with a disability are welcome to attend, please bring your carer/support person with you if you require assistance to participate in the workshop.
About the artist
Dr. Virginia Keft is a proud Muruwari woman, living and working on Dharawal Country and Gadigal Country. She is a multi-disciplinary award-winning artist and curator, First Nations producer, and researcher. Her practice includes painting, drawing, weaving, sculpture and installation and printmaking. Virginia brings an open and positive approach to her Arts and cultural practice; promoting warm and encouraging spaces that support cultural connection and build understanding through collaborative art making.
Instagram: @virginia_keft
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaKeftArtist/
This project is supported by Wollongong City Council @cityofwollongong