Heading into winter Australian Design Centre presents a series of workshops designed to make space for healing through making. A fast paced world with a relentless news cycle can feel overwhelming. Making may be the antidote you need to change pace. In this workshop participants will learn new skills for slow making by hand.

A fun food air-dry clay workshop to create fortune cookies and favourite foods in colourful clay. Family and friends are invited to meditatively make together with ceramic artist Jayanto Tan. This workshop requires no prior skills and all materials are supplied. Please bring a container or box to take home your creation.

Note: One child (8-12 years) can attend with an adult ticket purchase.

About Jayanto Tan
Jayanto Tan is a visual artist who was born and raised in a small village in North Sumatra. An immigrant artist living in between the Gadigal and Wangal Country in Sydney, Australia and North Sumatra and Bali in Indonesia, his practice blends Eastern and Western mythologies with the reality of current events. Jayanto draws on the identity politics of his diaspora to express personal experiences of ‘otherness’ through ceramic sculptures, found objects, authentic recipes, performances and workshops.

Jayanto Tan in the studio. Photo: Clear View Imaging

Australian Design Centre is delighted that this series of events is supported by MakeShift. MakeShift’s new book Creative First Aid: the science and joy of creativity for mental health will be able to purchase during July from Object Shop with a discount available for workshop participants.

Image top: Jayanto Tan, Air-Dry Clay Workshop. Photo: Courtesy of Maitland Regional Art Gallery

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note: This event will be documented with photography and/or video and the images/footage may be shared online. By attending the event you understand that you may be photographed/videoed and you give permission for the images/footage to be shared online for promotional purposes.

ACCESSIBILITY
There is a ramp at the side entrance of ADC (Palmer St) and wheelchair-accessible toilet on the lower gallery level. Access to the lower level is through the main entrance off William St. Please ask our friendly staff for assistance. A full gallery Access statement is available to download from the ADC website.