Marikit Santiago’s Keynote was the highlight for me on day 1. Her energy and the way she incorporates her role as a mother into that of being an artist rather than having those as separate. We have a larger number of Philipino students who I think would relate well with Marikit’s art and her cultural perspectives.
I enjoyed Fiona McMonagle’s portrait workshop, mostly just using the different types of watercolour papers and just allowing ourselves to play. The ZART conference is a fabulous collaborative experience and a good excuse to get Territory Art Educators together and sharing practice.
Bush Dyed Block 3
Artist: jemima saunders
Mediums: Bush Dyed Milkymerino Wool
Dimension: 29cm x 23cm x 3.5cm
Price: $ 120.00
Artist Statement:
Milkymerino wool naturally dyed and printed with Eucalyptus leaves.
Bush Dyed Block 2
Artist: Jemima Saunders
Mediums: Bush Dyed Milkymerino Wool
Dimension: 29cm x 23cm x 3.5cm
Price: $ 120.00
Artist Statement:
Milkymerino wool naturally dyed and printed with Eucalyptus leaves.
Bush Dyed Block 1
Artist: jemima saunders
Mediums: Bush Dyed Merino Wool Gauze
Dimension: 29cm x 23cm x 3.5cm
Price: $ 120.00
Artist Statement:
Merino wool naturally dyed and printed with Eucalyptus leaves.
Ink Birds in Ombre
Artist: Jemima Saunders
Mediums: Etching and Monoprint on handmade paper
Dimension: 38cm x 30cm x 3cm
Price: $ 150.00
Artist Statement:
The Ink Birds series is an exploration in movement, colour and texture.
Ink Birds in Red
Artist: Jemima Saunders
Mediums: Etching and Monoprint
Dimension: 38cm x 30cm x 3cm
Price: $ 150.00
Artist Statement:
An exploration in movement, colour and texture.
Ink birds in red
Artist: jemima saunders
Mediums: Etching and Monoprint
Dimension: 38cm x 30cm x 3cm
Price: $ 150.00
Artist Statement:
The Ink Birds series explores movement, colour and texture.
The Best Things In Life
Artist: jemima saunders
Mediums: Acrylic paint on canvas
Dimension: 100cm x 100cm x 4cm
Price: $ 200.00
Artist Statement:
The soundtrack to our current economic climate. The result of a privileged few serving themselves at the cost of the masses. These are the songs I hear in my head, at the supermarket checkout, when I look at the interest payments on my mortgage, and when I think about the future for my children in a world of such turmoil.
Full of Possibilities from NVAEC 2024
NVAEC 2024 overflowed with joy and possibilities. It was so wonderful to connect with Art Educators from across Australia and abroad. It was an excellent opportunity to foster relationships with Art Educator Associations from other states and discuss our unique contexts, and also the common threads we all have.
As a workshop presenter at the conference it was a chance to share some of the research and development that I have been doing in the NT regarding the teaching of idea generation with educators from a variety of different locations and contexts. The experience resonated with the participants and was validating for me, and has inspired me to keep following this path in 2024. I am excited to develop this as a workshop for AENT members later in the year. Tony Albert’s keynote was a stand out for me, the generous advocate nature of his practice was very impactful. I caught up with an ex student who was working in the curatorial team at NGA and now a lecturer at ANU. It is so lovely as a teacher to see the heights our students can reach, and just a further reminder the importance of what we do as Art Educators.
Rethinking Starting Points
I attended day 2 of the conference and was impressed with the change of venue allowing more space for collaborative conversation and room to create art. The keynote by Henry Ward was a highlight for me, as a senior Visual Arts teacher this open conversation about fostering authentic creativity and original concepts for their artwork was inspiring. We participated in the Julia Gutman Collage Portrait workshop, which was a lot of fun.
With another colleague who also attended the conference we have created a new resource for the start of idea generation as a result of Ward’s robust examples.