Exhibition9 Nov 2020 – 12 Mar 2021
Skilled Hands, Shared Culture
Skilled Hands, Shared Culture explores the important role art, craft and design practices play in sustaining culture and community in Australia and…
Skilled Hands, Shared Culture: Launch Event
RMIT Gallery is hosting its first cross-continental online exhibition in celebration of the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design (VFCD). In partnership with Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Art Studies (VICAS) and VIETCRAFT, RMIT Gallery’s new online exhibition Skilled Hands,Shared Culture (9 November – 12 March 2021) highlights Vietnamese and Australian designers, artists and crafts people whose work contributes to supporting vibrant, sustainable communities:
(Vietnam) Le Giang, Nguyễn Tấn Phát, Nguyễn Thị Dũng, Nguyễn Văn Lợi, Phạm Thị Ngọc Trâm, Thư Kim Vũ , Văn Ngô Trọng and (Australia) Claire Tracey, Grace Lillian Lee, Lindy de Wijn, Michelle Hamer, Muhubo Salieman, Slow Art Collective (Dylan Martorell & Chaco Kato), Vermin (Lia Tabrah & Perina Drummond), Vicki Couzens, Vipoo Srivilasa, Yu Fang Chi, Kieren Karritpul.
Join artists Thư Kim Vũ and Vicki Couzens, and speakers from Vietnam and Australia at the Skilled Hands, Shared Culture launch event.
Speakers:
Moderator: Paula Toal, Head of Cultural and Public Engagement, RMIT Culture, with –
- Professor Julia Gaimster, RMIT University/ VFCD 2020 Organizer
- Professor Kit Wise, RMIT University
- Mr. Le Ba Ngoc, Vice President and Secretary General, VIETCRAFT
- Mr. Bui Hoai Son, Director, VICAS
Artist interviews: Monica Do, Curational Intern, RMIT Culture, with –
- Thư Kim Vũ, Artist (Vietnam)
- Vicki Couzens, Artist (Australia)
NO BOOKING? CLICK ONTO THIS LINK AT 3 PM MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER TO JOIN THE CELEBRATION
Image: Thư Kim Vũ, ‘Daily Conversation’ / ‘Hội thoại hàng ngày’ (2019), Mino Washi paper, Vietnamese Do paper, ink, wire, LED light, wooden frame, 2.97 m x 2. 97m x 1.2 m
RMIT & Industry Partners:
- RMIT Vietnam – School of Communication & Design and School of Science & Technology
- Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Art Studies (VICAS)
- Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (VIETCRAFT)
- Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2020
- RMIT Australia – School of Art – International and Arts Management
- RMIT Contemporary Art and Social Transformation (CAST)
- RMIT Social Innovation Hub
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