OUR FACILITATORS
BRENDAN TERNUS
Brendan Ternus is an educator, artist and writer who has lived and worked all over the world. After growing up moving
to a different country every couple of years, they got an arts degree at Yale and then moved to Beijing where they built an experimental
learning centre called Armada. They've worked as a photography/creative writing teacher in New Orleans and a summer camp designer in Alaska,
France and Japan...before winding up in Naarm / Melbourne. They've created escape rooms with young people at ArtPlay, made four books with
kids at 100 Story Building, and they currently oversee arts programs at Carlton Primary School.
ELIF BRADFIELD
Elif Bradfield is a German/Turkish fibre artist who grew up in Berlin and moved to Australia 8 years ago. She is a
qualified Early Childhood educator and loves using art to help connect young people with their wildest creativity and most confident selves.
Elif's own artistic practice includes everything from large-scale abstract cloth pieces to tiny felt figurines that seem to have a life of
their own! Besides creating art, Elif loves to go bush walking, cooking Turkish food or reading. A new hobby of hers is growing
vegetables and beautiful flowers in her garden.
OLANA JANFA
Olana Janfa was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and emigrated to Norway as a teenager. He arrived in Australia for a
holiday in 2015 and never left. Olana is a self-taught artist who first picked up a brush in 2018 and found his own way. At first, he wanted
to recreate the traditional Ethiopian Orthodox church art he remembered from his childhood. As he continued, he found that art connected him
strongly with his culture and allowed him to communicate his ideas and experiences. Olana mostly works with recycled timber and found
materials, using acrylic, oil and pastel. His practice also involves illustration and large-scale mural works, and teaching kids in schools.
FAQ
> Do parents/carers need to stay and supervise or can kids be dropped off and picked up?
Parents/carers do not need to stay at the gallery during the program. We have amazing art educators who will be with the kids at all times.
Parents, carers, and friends will be invited to celebrate the opening of the 'Brave New Artists’ exhibition on the last day, Saturday
22 April 2023.
> If a family is unable to attend one or two of the scheduled dates, should they still register?
The program is designed so that each day includes specific workshops and guest speakers that build upon each other, leading up to the final
exhibition on Saturday. Therefore, we encourage families to register only if their child can attend all of the sessions.
> Is there a contact phone number that parents can call if they have questions before or after registering?
For any enquires please contact Keir Semenov, Events & Community Engagement Coordinator at events@lindenarts.org or
(03) 9534 0099.