Luminous Creatures
Event description
Luminous Creatures for Enlighten 2024
The Dinosaurs are back in Civic Square for Enlighten 2024 and we're getting amongst the fun again!
Join us at Craft + Design Canberra and have fun creating an imaginary glowing creature with Canberra sculptor and installation artist Michelle Day. Participants will take inspiration from the bizarre and wonderful bioluminescent creatures of the ocean, experimenting with recycled plastics, paper and textiles to create unique creatures, to take home, which will be lit from within using battery powered lights.
Suitable for adults and children (recommended for children 6 - 12 years of age)
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About Michelle
Michelle Day uses light and illumination as a key material throughout her art practice and sees it as a representation of warmth, hope and life.
Michelle has extensive experience in design and delivery of children’s art education and creative play experiences in national galleries, schools, communities and through art residencies focused on building children’s agency, such as Kids-X-Art Art Residency at Ainslie & Gorman Arts Centres.
Through art making Michelle aims to nurture children’s unique imaginations and foster child-led learning through play and tactile making experiences.
In her workshops she offers the opportunity to experiment freely, which she believes enriches children’s ability to problem solve, be self-directed and think creatively in all aspects of their life as both children and adults.
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Support Artists and Learn from the Best
Craft + Design Canberra Anytime workshops provide an opportunity for audiences to learn from the unique skillsets of our members: individuals who are highly regarded in their fields as artists, designers, and craftspeople.
Craft + Design Canberra prides itself on paying fair rates of pay to our artists as recommended by NAVA (the National Association for the Visual Artists). Our artists are the best in their fields and deserve fair renumeration. Audiences attending our activities learn from the best.
Craft + Design Canberra is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation supporting artists, craft practitioners, designers and makers at every stage of their careers. Craft + Design Canberra Anytime workshops are designed to create opportunities for our members to showcase their skills, engage with community, and earn incomes.
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Image | Supplied by Michelle Day