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[Wittman, Leonie]

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See below for information about events associated with the current
exhibition of Indonesian textiles at the Art Gallery of NSW.

 

Salam

 

Leonie

 

 

Leonie Wittman

Chief Learning Design Officer

Learning Design and Resource Development

Centre for Learning Innovation

NSW Department of Education and Training

51 Wentworth Road

Strathfield NSW 2135

 

Tel: 02 9715 8263

Fax: 02 9715 8279

leonie.wittman at det.nsw.edu.au

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From: Aaron O'Shannessy [mailto:asiaednet.help at asialink.unimelb.edu.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2006 02:59
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EXHIBITION

SYMBOLS AND CEREMONIES:

Indonesian textile traditions

13 April - 28 May
Asian Galleries
Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Indonesian archipelago has a rich and varied legacy of textiles and
other media related to life cycle ceremonies, religious rituals, gift
exchanges, and demonstrations of status and wealth. This exhibition will
present examples of lavish court textiles from Java, boldly designed
warrior cloths from Sumba, narrative paintings of the Ramayana epic from
Bali, and ship cloths from Sumatra.  Included in the exhibition will be
Indian trade cloths made specifically for the Indonesian market,
including fine examples of the technically skilful silk double ikats
known as patola. A highly prized patola design, and one whose use was
restricted to princely houses, is that of the repeated elephant and
tiger motif. The exhibition will be arranged thematically into groups
relating to the life cycle ceremonies (such as the tooth filing
ceremony), temple rituals, and court occasions, thus providing insights
into the cultures that produced and valued these magnificent textiles,
many of which have been given to the Gallery by Australians who
collected them in Indonesia.

EVENTS
Guided tour
Daily 12noon

Exhibition talk
Chris Reid, Indonesian textile collector
Wednesday 19 April 5.30pm
Thursday 20 April 3pm

Music in the exhibition
Gamelan performances
Wednesdays 7.30-8.15pm
3 and 10 May
Javanese gamelan with  Langen Suka Sydney Gamelan Association

17 and 24 May
Balinese gamelan with Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar

EDUCATION
K-6 Art adventure tour WEAVING MAGIC
Weave your way through Indonesia and unravel the stories and traditions.
Available Tuesdays - Fridays with the Children's Guides
Free. Maximum 30 students per hour. Bookings required.

K-6 Teachers enrichment day
Thursday 11 May 9.30am - 3.30pm
Explore the exquisite detail and craftsmanship and gain an in-depth
understanding of the cultural significance of Indonesian textiles.
Workshop ideas and create K-6 cross-curricular classroom activities.
$70, $35 for tertiary students includes lunch and educational resource
package
Bookings required.

BOOKINGS
Telephone 02 9225 1740
Fax 02 9225 1842
Email pp at ag.nsw.gov.au

 

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The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia 3010
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Website - http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/aef

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