Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
Frances Ergen has a background in textile design and development in Europe and Japan and has lived in Turkiye for many years, where local textile techniques became a focus. In this talk, Frances will show how the traditional craft of Turkish needlelace has endeavoured to survive, illustrated by her own Oya collection, reference books and other material.
Wayne Crothers, Curator of the major NGV summer exhibition Yayoi Kusama, will take us through selected highlights of this show of nearly 200 works by Yayoi Kusama, renowned globally for her singular and idiosyncratic use of pattern, colour and symbols to create immersive, thought-provoking and intensely personal works of art that transcend language and borders.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
At this year's party, there will be a market selling Chinese and other Asian art and artefacts for you to purchase and cherish. You will also be able to enjoy tea and calligraphy demonstrations, as well as delicious Chinese food.
Gill Green will present a large cloth banner painted with episodes from the Vessantara Jataka. Clearly of some age, its origin was assuredly Burmese because of its figures’ distinctive dress.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
The representation of mythical creatures has influenced the shape and decoration of ceramics in many parts of Asia. Our panel of experts - Jackie Menzies, John Yu, Michaela Russell and Ann Proctor - will help us explore the significance of these mythical motifs.
