Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Mixed Media and Environmental Art
Levels 2 – 5
Date: Tuesday 22 April 2008
Time: 9.30am – 3.00pm
Venue: Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
Address: Corner of Ballarto Rd and Botanic Dr Cranbourne
Consultant: Tania Di Berardino
Cost: $110
Catering: A light lunch included
Includes: Entry, morning tea and lunch
Assemble at the Visitors Centre by 9.15 am.

The Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, celebrates the beauty and diversity of Australian flora, landscapes, art and architecture. Explore this innovative setting through creative visual art activities using a combination of natural and man made tools and media. From drawing with found objects to creating 2 and 3 dimensional sculptures, participants will gain inspiration from the gardens and other environmental artists for their artworks . Participants are asked to bring their own digital camera, wear sensible clothing and foot wear for working outdoors, sunscreen and sun hat.

Kimono: Osaka’s Golden Age
Levels: 3 – 5
Date: Saturday 24 May 2008
Time: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Venue: Immigration Museum
Address: 400 Flinders St, Melbourne
Consultant: Tania Di Berardino
Cost: $80.00
Catering: A light lunch will be included

Discover breathtakingly beautiful kimonos and accessories from the glory days of Japan. This extraordinary exhibition, highlighting the wealth and prosperity of the Edo and Meiji periods (1850-1900), is showing exclusively at the Immigration Museum. Direct from the Osaka Museum of History, the stunning collection celebrates the Immigration Museum’s 10th birthday and 30 years of the Melbourne-Osaka sister-city relationship. A tour of this amazing and inspiring exhibition Kimono: Osaka’s Golden Age will be the beginning of a morning of enlightenment and fun. Join Tania in her enthusiasm for textile art and discover what possibilities there are in simple techniques. Collage a decorative kimono or obi with a multitude of papers, overlaying, and pen work. Translate this collage to fabric using sun dyes and gutta on silk to create beautiful fabric designs.

Exhibition: Osaka’s Golden Age 15 May - 14 Sep 2008

For more workshops in your area see also...Zart Art, Bookweek, & Beijing Olympics, workshops

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