Araluen Arts Centre: 
Workshop with Aretha Brown
Join Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown for a playful, hands-on beading workshop that invites participants to explore colour, pattern and creative expression.
Open to people of all ages and backgrounds, the workshop celebrates the often-unseen labour of beading, recognising the time, patience and care that goes into each piece.
Through repetitive, meditative making, participants are encouraged to slow down, connect with one another and create patterns that resonate with them through the reclamation of beading as a feminine activity.
Blending sculpture, feminine Blak joy, and intentional making, this workshop celebrates how small, tangible acts of creativity can bring people together, fostering connection, accessibility and a shared sense of community.
This is a free workshop, but bookings are essential.
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ABOUT ARETHA BROWN
Aretha Brown is a young, queer, Blak artist. Her multidisciplinary practice is grounded in truth-telling and celebrates First Nations history, knowledge and empowerment. In 2019, Brown founded the **Kiss My Art Collective that champions young women and non-binary artists to create large-scale public murals. To date, **Kiss My Art Collective has completed more than 65 murals throughout Australia and internationally.
Image: Aretha Brown, Gumbaynggirr people.
The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by the Australian Government through Visions of Australia, and National Gallery First Nations Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts.
Dates
Times
1pm - 3pm
Duration
2 hours
Prices
Free, bookings essential
Genre
Location
Whitchetty's Function Room
Extra information
Accessibility
