Culture Connect
Bilang Weaving Workshop with Cassie Fisher-Patterson

Culture Connect
Bilang Weaving Workshop with Cassie Fisher-Patterson

Event status:
coming soon
Program type:
Creative Workshop
Date:
Friday, 6 September 2024
Time:
1:30-5pm
Duration:
210
Location:

KHT
Lev 3
Birrarung Building
Fed Square
Narrm (Melbourne)

Admission:

Free

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Culture Connect<br>Bilang Weaving Workshop with Cassie Fisher-Patterson

Are you a university student new to Australia and Melbourne and looking to learn more about First Peoples art, culture and histories?

Cassie Fisher-Patterson is from the Taungurung/Dja Dja Wurrung people from the Kulin Nation. She is an Indigenous artist, jewellery and fashion designer, master weaver, traditional dancer, bushtukka woman and educator.

 Cassie will introduce you to First Peoples crafts by sharing the art of net weaving to create a Bilang – string bag or dilly bag.  This workshop will teach participants an open style weave that can be used to create a functional bag made of jute.  Listen, learn, share and weave together.  

  • All materials supplied.
  • Light catering provided.
  • This workshop is designed for university students new to Melbourne / Narrm.
  • All levels of English are welcome, and no prior knowledge is required.
  • Sessions are free but bookings are essential.

This event is part of KHT’s collaboration with NGV and Study Melbourne.

About the Artist
Cassie is extremely passionate about teaching her skills to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students of all ages. Her aim is to give participants the opportunity to learn and understand Aboriginal culture and develop knowledge of both historical and contemporary Aboriginal history.

In 2022, Cassie won the 10th Koorie Art Show City of Melbourne Aboriginal Melbourne Award for her work “Wiinj Baanga (fire carrier)” 2022 which she made using clay, ochre, charcoal, river reeds, sinew, wattle sap, emu fat, crushed shells, resin, hair and cumbungi fibres.

This tour is presented in partnership with the NGV.

Culture Connect is supported by Study Melbourne as part of the Study Melbourne Inclusion Program.

We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family, and The Orloff Family Charitable Trust.

Cassie Fisher-Patterson Weaving Workshop. Photo: Joshua San

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