Painting Workshop with Yolŋu Artists at the Asia Society

Sat Sep 21, 2024
1:00pm to 2:30pm ET
Age: 3 and up
Price: $5/Children; $10/Adults
Location:
Asia Society
212-288-6400
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10021
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An interactive painting program for the whole familyfeatures a hands-on workshop and artist demonstration that explores the materiality of bark painting from Yirrkala. This workshop gives participants an opportunity to delve into the process of ochre painting on bark.

Visiting Yolŋu artists demonstrate how they make paint brushes of human hair and grind ochres to create natural pigments. Participants gain perspective on this unique approach to painting that’s been passed on through generations of leading artists.

Participants also learn about the importance of these contemporary artists becoming custodians of the patterns and designs displayed in works on view in Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.

Space is limited. Register online in advance.

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