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MASTERCLASS THE RETURN OF THE HAND: FROM STUDIO TO STREET TO GALLERY SPACE UQ ART MUSEUM, THURSDAY 12 MAY An exciting opportunity to bring a group of senior students to the Space invaders exhibition and meet the curator and exhibiting artists Miso and Ghostpatrol. Students and teachers will participate in an interactive two hour workshop and learn about contemporary curatorship and the practice of street artists Miso and Ghostpatrol. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS Jaklyn Babington is Assistant Curator of International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books at the National Gallery of Australia and Curator of the Space invaders exhibition. Jaklyn has researched and developed the Australian street art collection since the original group of street stencils was acquired in 2007 and was a co-ordinating curator for the 2004 youth festival Suburban, working with street artists to construct a large-scale street stencil and paste-up installation. Miso lives and works in Melbourne. Her practice sways between pasting hand drawn portraits in city streets, to intricate drawings and installations in gallery spaces. With Ghostpatrol, she recently contributed to the publication Street/ Studio:Urban Art in Melbourne. http://cityofreubens.com/ Ghostpatrol is a self taught artist, who was born in Hobart and now lives and works in Melbourne. David has moved from the field of stencil art to exhibit his drawing based creations worldwide. His current practice focuses on ambitious installation and painting projects. http://ghostpatrol.net/ REGISTRATION & ENQUIRIES FREE. Registrations close Monday 9 May Morning and afternoon sessions are available: either 10.00am-12.00pm or 1.00pm-3.00pm. N.B. Limit of 10 students per school for this masterclass. Please bring A3 board, drawing paper and pencils. Registrations to Graham Nash Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA) [email protected] 0411 296 270 Enquiries to Gillian Ridsdale Curator Public Programs, UQ Art Museum [email protected] (07) 3346 7793 Ghostpatrol Hexen 2010, drawn paste-up, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Acquired with the support of Calypso Mary Efkarpidis, 2010 © Ghostpatrol Miso Untitled 2009, cut paper paste-up, Melbourne Courtesy of the artist © miso A NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA EXHIBITION This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments. SPECIAL MEDIA PARTNER The University of Queensland Art Museum University Drive, St Lucia QLD 4072 www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au CRICOS Provider Number 00025B UQ ART MUSEUM CULTURAL PARTNERS

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Page 1: The University of Queensland, Australia - Masterclassasset.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/docs/SpaceInvadersMasterclass.pdf · 2011. 8. 16. · of Australia and Curator of the Space invaders

Masterclassthe return of the hand: froM studio to street to gallery spaceuQ art MuseuM, thursday 12 MayAn exciting opportunity to bring a group of senior students to the Space invaders exhibition and meet the curator and exhibiting artists Miso and Ghostpatrol. Students and teachers will participate in an interactive two hour workshop and learn about contemporary curatorship and the practice of street artists Miso and Ghostpatrol.

aBout the presentersJaklyn Babington is Assistant Curator of International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books at the National Gallery of Australia and Curator of the Space invaders exhibition. Jaklyn has researched and developed the Australian street art collection since the original group of street stencils was acquired in 2007 and was a co-ordinating curator for the 2004 youth festival Suburban, working with street artists to construct a large-scale street stencil and paste-up installation.

Miso lives and works in Melbourne. Her practice sways between pasting hand drawn portraits in city streets, to intricate drawings and installations in gallery spaces. With Ghostpatrol, she recently contributed to the publication Street/Studio:Urban Art in Melbourne. http://cityofreubens.com/

Ghostpatrol is a self taught artist, who was born in Hobart and now lives and works in Melbourne. David has moved from the field of stencil art to exhibit his drawing based creations worldwide. His current practice focuses on ambitious installation and painting projects. http://ghostpatrol.net/

registration & enQuiriesFREE. Registrations close Monday 9 May Morning and afternoon sessions are available: either 10.00am-12.00pm or 1.00pm-3.00pm. N.B. Limit of 10 students per school for this masterclass. Please bring A3 board, drawing paper and pencils.

Registrations to Graham Nash Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA) [email protected] 0411 296 270

Enquiries to Gillian Ridsdale Curator Public Programs, UQ Art [email protected] (07) 3346 7793

GhostpatrolHexen 2010, drawn paste-up, National Gallery of Australia, CanberraAcquired with the support of Calypso Mary Efkarpidis, 2010© Ghostpatrol

MisoUntitled 2009, cut paper paste-up, MelbourneCourtesy of the artist© miso

A NATIoNAL GALLEry of AUsTrALIA ExHIBITIoN

This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through

Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual

Arts and Craft strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state

and territory governments.

sPECIAL MEDIA PArTNEr

The University of Queensland Art MuseumUniversity Drive, st Lucia QLD 4072www.artmuseum.uq.edu.auCrICos Provider Number 00025B

UQArt MUseUM

CULTUrAL PArTNErs