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Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 

You Stir the Pot: Recipes for change

Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 

By Victoria Manganiello

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

A kimono for food: Hikibaku chopsticks for honoured guests

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

By Serendouce Crafts


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Iranian aesthetics: Monarchy, religion and modernism - As part of Reinventing the Wheel, Roohollah Shamsizadeh will present a unique framework for Iranian applied and visual arts. In this lecture, “Iranian Aesthetics” will be examined with a discursive and inter-discursive approach. Aesthetics in Iran is influenced by three discursive domains: monarchy, religion, and modernism, within the classical, modern, and contemporary paradigms. The applied and visual arts have been influenced by these three discursive domains. The lexical system and discursive signs are defined within the three paradigms under these mentioned discourses. The vocabulary used in handicrafts and visual arts is affected by these discourses. In this discussion, the relationships between vocabulary and discourses will be examined Date: Tuesday 24 September 08:00 GMT (your time) Register on Zoom here Time […]
Michele Elliot: A handful of chillies - Lisa Pang reviews an exhibition of textile works that reflect the threads of life.
Contact Zone: A symposium on post-humanism in Iranian material arts - A recent symposium at Aria Gallery, Tehran, brought thinkers together in a discussion about material thinking.
The ivory tower needs a bridge - Universities are becoming an increasingly important space for culture and creativity, but the results need to be tested in the world outside.
Leanne Wicks: A Knitted Bird Told Me - According to Pamela See, Leanne Wicks’ knitted birds have much to tell about the impact of European settlement
Perdita Phillips ✿ Structural grotto - Our August laurel goes to Perdita Phillips for a cardboard grotto that beautifully frames an exhibition of geological finds.

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Current exhibitions

Maedeup, Korean Knots – Korean Cultural Centre AU
Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)
26 July - 27 September 2024
Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Design and the Anthropocene
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Lost in Translation – Melissa Cameron
Atta Gallery (Bangkok)
29 August - 20 October 2024

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