Adorned

UZBEK people, Woman’s coat (Munisak) 20th century, Uzbekistan, silk and cotton (adras), cotton (lining), silk (thread), cotton (padding); warp ikat, loop manipulated braid. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Join Carol Cains, Curator of Asian Art at the NGV, and Anthony Camm, Director of the Ararat Regional Art Gallery, for a viewing of Adorned: Textiles and Jewellery from Central Asia. The exhibition draws on the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria to present a window onto the magnificent sartorial traditions of the vast Central Asian region stretching from China in the east to the Caspian Sea in the west, and between Russia in the north and Pakistan in the south. The exhibition, comprising over sixty works, explores textiles and jewellery from Central Asia through the distinctive traditions of two of the largest cultural groups of the region, the Uzbek and Turkmen peoples.

RSVP: By 10 June to vic.taasa@gmail.com. For further information, contact Boris Kaspiev on 0421 038 491

How to Pay:

1. By EFT (using “your name Ararat” as reference):

The Asian Arts Society of Australia

BSB: 012 003

Account: 2185 28414

2. Via this website.

GETTING THERE

Ararat is around a 3.5 hour drive from Melbourne. If you are planning to drive and are happy to take passengers, please let Boris know. Boris will also have room for 3 passengers in his car. You can also get to Ararat by public transport – train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat, then by bus from Ballarat to Ararat. Timetables are available on https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables.