Craft-Re-Work
Tom of Holland (UK), Sharyn Egan (WA) & Bernard Kerr (WA)
Hear about the global movement in mending, repairing, and reusing materials. And the positive energy derived from reaching out across cultures in shared craft sensibilities.
3pm, Saturday 4 August
Camelot Indoor Theatre
$15.00 (+GST +fees)
Re-work Re-pair Re-love
Reflect on the renewed interest in renovating your clothes in a demonstrative manner with visible mending and reconstruction, with special guest Tom of Holland from the UK.
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Come to the Talks and stay on for the remarkable stories told in Screening 2 of Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival. The bar will be open from 5pm and Camelot’s pizza ovens will be hot, ready for your orders.
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Tom will talk about the history of textiles, repair techniques and specialisms, inspirations and his experience of the current textile mending movement.
Tom of Holland is a textile artist with a keen interest in using traditional sewing techniques to perform contemporary repairs, with the aim to add value to everyday textiles. Concerned about the impact of fast fashion, he’ll discuss motivations for the disruptive practice of repair, touch on the socio-historical background of needlework in the Western world, and explore how these repair traditions inform his work.
When craft meets public art
We are delighted to welcome Sharyn Egan to talk about “when craft meets public art”.
The themes of Sharyn’s work are informed by the experiences of her life as a Nyoongar woman. She works in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture and woven forms using traditional and contemporary fibres. Sharyn has recently completed a large scale collaborative work in Blacktown as part of the C3West Program of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Blacktown Council’s Blacktown Arts. Ngara – Ngurangwa Byallara (Listen, hear, think – The Place Speaks) is an arts project of national significance set to honour and acknowledge a symbolic Aboriginal site in Sydney’s western suburbs.
Horsing around
Local ceramic artist Bernard Kerr will describe the expected and unexpected rewards and challenges of the creative and intercultural exchange that took place last year for ‘Habits of Horses’ in Mundaring. Kasirajan Subbaiah is an expert in the tradition of making terracotta horses, which has been handed down through his family for over 300 years. Coming from Tamil Nardu in Southern India to work with the Midland and Mundaring community was, and continues to be, an interesting journey for all involved.
Bernard will also show a short film about the project.
Craft Conversations: following the talks the presenters will be available for questions.
Concludes at ~5pm.
There will be a break before Screening Two of Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival. Please join us. Bar open from 5pm.
In July 2017, Maker & Smith was founded by Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe. Their primary objective was to fulfil their strong desire to elevate the professional craft industry in Western Australia. Maker & Smith operates on a volunteer basis and aims for self-sustainability without compromising standards. We rely on partnerships and pay fair fees to skilled artisans and designer-makers who participate in our programs.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Maker & Smith respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, including the Whadjuk, Pibelman, and Minang peoples of the Noongar nation. We recognise the importance of their culture and the ongoing contribution they make to the life of this region. We also recognise the significance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for constitutional recognition and the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.
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