Wait! Before you ask, “How is Lauren in Australia during a pandemic?”
Answer: She’s not in Australia, physically. But her work is.
Sovereign Hill Living Museum, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia is celebrating Ballarat's rich rare trades and crafts artisans by presenting an evening of traditional trades and crafts of the past.
The museum is presenting a show-and-tell, drink-in-hand special evening of short-form presentations called PechaKucha. PechaKucha’s format shows a presenter’s 20 chosen images, each for 20 seconds. Each artist has 400 seconds to tell his/her/their story. PechaKucha means "chit chat" in Japanese.
While this event will be live, Sovereign Hill Living Museum has permitted Lauren to submit her presentation about the history of silhouettes in Australia - by recording. She developed a special presentation to be shown at this event.
Be inspired and meet the artisans, experts and tradespeople behind keeping this valuable part of Victoria’s heritage alive. This event is presented as part of the City of Ballarat's program for Ballarat Heritage Festival.
TICKETS:
Tickets to this live event are available HERE. Doors open at 5:30pm with the first presenter starting at 6:00pm . All times shown are in the time zone of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sovereign Hill Living Museums will be the new home for
Australian Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades (CRAFT)
CRAFT will draw on the Living Museum’s showcase of rare trades and shine a light on contemporary practices that derive from historic, or artisan trades. Launching in June 2022, the intent is for CRAFT to become a nationally significant facility to teach, learn and experience working with the tools and practices. CRAFT will invite people to build their skill and create a viable practice in artisan crafts, through workshops and residencies. Working with world-leading practitioners and with partnership as key, CRAFT will protect and pass on Australia’s rare trades.
CRAFT draws on the Outdoor Museum’s practice of intangible heritage, showcasing contemporary practices that derive from rare, historic, or artisan trades. CRAFT aims to be a nationally significant facility to teach, learn and experience working with the tools and practices deriving from rare trades.
CRAFT is guided by the knowledge and experience of the founders of Australia’s “Lost Trades Fair”