The Box Hill Community Arts Centre is pleased to welcome Judy Leong as its Artist In Residence during 2009.
Artist In Residence
Judy will call the ‘The Loft’ area at the Box Hill Community Art Centre her working home for the next 18 months as she focuses on a project based on women’s issues and the building of self worth through the use of art (painting) and craft (patchwork).
Judy will run a series of informal and free textile workshops for International Women residing within the City of Whitehorse. These will explore migration stories so as to document these journeys in a patchwork format, culminating with a public exhibition at the completion of the workshop. Please call the Centre on 9895 8888 to register your interest.
Judy’s main focus in the arts is multimedia - painting, installation and patchwork. She is currently completing her Master of Fine Arts at RMIT University two days a week and has already achieved a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Diploma of Visual Arts and Diploma of Stitch and Studio Textile.
Judy has been involved in group works at galleries, organising Christmas programs, children’s puppetry and has organised a life performance as part of works undertaken for her Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) course.
It is the first time in nine years that the Box Hill Community Arts Centre has offered the Artist In Residence program due to ‘The Loft’ space previously being occupied by a tenant. With the space becoming free at the end of 2008, it was decided to reinstate the Artist in Residence program.
The Box Hill Community Arts Centre is excited to welcome Judy to its vibrant community.
Art without Borders 2009
A textile based project adapted to suit overseas born women residing within the City of Whitehorse proposed by Artist in Resident, Judy Leong, at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill commenced in August 2009 at the Centre. Three artists, Judy, Ruth and Sunny offered their skills to teach in these workshops. These workshops were structured for migrant women to explore in a creative way their personal journey from country of birth to their new home here in Melbourne. Using textiles such as felt, fabric paints and patchwork fabric participated over a period of 10 weeks (during school hours) paint, felt , cut and stitch their way to create an art quilt that showcased their achievement.
Picture Right: 'Art Without Borders' Participants 2009
Art Without Borders 2010
Mondays 9.00am - 12.30pm with Judy Leong - 1st March - 31st May - FREE
Introduction and registration morning - Monday 1st March 9.45am
"Art Without Borders" is a textile based workshop for migrant women (newly arrived, disadvantaged or disconnected) residing in the City of Whitehorse. The project's aim is to encourage these womrn to reconnect with their journey and impressions of their new home, by using mixed textile mediums. As well as meeting others in a similar situation, the workshops will provide skill development and a creative outlet for these women. This is the second "Art Without Borders" workshop run by our Artist in Residence, Judy Leong. Enrolments essential. Not suitable for children. Materials to be advised.
Please contact the Box Hill Community Arts Centre for details and registration on 9895 8888.