Thursday, February 16, 2006

Slide talk coming up

Rafoogars at the Ballarat Fine Art GalleryA Craft Victoria residency program
 
Capturing the Past - A Slide Talk by Wendy Lugg & Priya Ravish Mehra.
Wed 22 Feb at 12.30pm
 
For the past 10 days the Rafoogars, Zakir Hussain, Intekhab Ahmed and Western Australian artist Wendy Lugg have been working in Ballarat Fine Art Gallery on the Common Goods project organised by Craft Victoria as part of the cultural program for the Commonwealth Games
Wendy and Priya have prepared a slide show titled Capturing the Past where they will talk about aspects of the Common Goods project. Wendy will talk about traditions of making do and mending in Australia and Asia. Priya will discuss the fascinating art of the Rafoogars who repair exquisite Kasmiri shawls made for special occasions.
Entry to the talk is free.

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