Join Art Education Victoria for the VisualArts360 workshop led by artist Jenna Lee. Designed to support primary school educators, this professional development session will explore meaningful ways to integrate visual arts and Cross-Curricular Priorities (CCP) into the classroom. Guided by Jenna, participants will learn papermaking techniques and explore how students can engage with her practice in ways that are sensitive to her culture and context.
About Jenna Lee
Jenna Lee is a Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman, and KarraJarri Saltwater woman with mixed Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Anglo-Australian (Irish and Scottish) ancestry. Jenna's practice centres on exploring language, materiality, and the transformation of inherited narratives. Deeply intrigued by what is lost in translation, she explores the spaces between words - the felt but unseen - capturing the subtleties that surround language. Her work channels these overlooked nuances into immersive installations, works on paper, sculpture, and multimedia.
What to Expect
In this hands-on papermaking workshop and Q&A session, Jenna will guide participants through the process of making paper from recycled paper and found materials, discussing how this practice can be adapted for the primary school classroom.
This workshop is part of the VisualArts360 Professional Development Program. The cost of the ticket provides full access to the program's resources including:
- Pre-recorded video interviews with artists exploring curriculum-aligned topics
- Live Q&A and workshop sessions hosted by Art Education Victoria
- Downloadable resources, including artist overviews, lesson plans, and classroom activities.
About the VisualArts360 Program
VisualArts360 is a professional development program designed for both generalist primary educators and art teachers. Each module features a Victorian-based contemporary artist, and is aligned with the Foundation to Year 6 Victorian Visual Arts Curriculum and CPP.
Please note: This program does not teach First Nations art-making techniques or specific cultural protocols.
Educators can join Module 2 without having completed Module 1 with Maree Clarke. Please contact learn@aev.vic.edu.au if more than one educator from your school wishes to attend.
Who Can Attend?
✔ Primary school art educators (F–6)
✔ Generalist primary teachers
✔ ArtEdVic primary school members (discounted access)
✔ Educators from low SFOE schools (discounted workshop and free access to online resources)
✔ First Nations educators (free access)
