Tea: The Global Infusion
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Acknowledgements
This exhibition would not have been possible without the many people who came on this journey with us and shared our passion for tea. We would like to acknowledge and warmly thank the following people who contributed their time, advice and access to their wonderful treasures.
Exhibition Opening
- Mr Shisei Kaku, Consul-General of Japan in Melbourne - opening speech
- Professor David Holm, Professor of Chinese, University of Melbourne
- Kirsten Shearer, T2
Symposium Speakers
- Antonia Finnane, Associate Professor and Reader, Department of History, University of Melbourne
- Adele Outteridge, book artist, printmaker and sculptor, Brisbane
- Frances Salenga, Head of Department (Administration), Ito En Australia Pty Ltd (Pdf 6 Mb)
Japanese Tea Ceremony by the Urasenke Foundation, Melbourne
- Scott Rogers
- Mrs Yuko Jensen (host)
- Mrs Kazuko Furuhashi (assistant)
- Mrs Nobby Bayne (assistant)
- Stacey Steele
Curators of University of Melbourne Collections Represented in the Exhibition
- Astrid Krautschneider, Grainger Museum
- Helen Arnoldi and Sarah Thomas, Prints Collection
- Pam Pryde and Tracey Caulfield, Special Collections
- Jay Miller, Ian Potter Museum of Art
- Helen McLaughlin, Trevor Hart and Tony Millar, University of Melbourne Archives
- Ann Brothers, Medical History Museum
- Meredith Turnbull and Vicki McInnes, VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery
- Bick-har Yeung, East Asian Collection
- Michelle Hall, Japanese Studies Collection
Thanks also to those who have lent items from their private collections:
Lynn Craig, Mary Stone, Pam Pryde, Tracey Caulfield, Wendy Walters, Stephanie Jaehrling.
University of Melbourne Staff Who Worked Behind the Scenes to Support the Exhibition
- Michael Piggott, Manager, Cultural Collections and University Archivist
- Brian Allison, Curator, Exhibitions and Partnerships
- Leanne McCredden and Chen Chen, Special Collections
- Mahboubeh Kamalpour, Information Access
- Mary Coghlan, Information Services
- Andrew Stephenson, Cultural Collections
Thanks also to Noreen Grahame, Grahame Galleries + Editions who introduced us to the use of tea products in the making of artists' books.
Design and Production
- Stephanie Jaehrling and Jacqui Barnett, Publications, University of Melbourne
- Lee McRae, Teaching and Learning Support Services, University of Melbourne
- Elaine Hoggarty, Origin Design
- Japing Jiang, lecturer in the Chinese Program, University of Melbourne, and founder of New Star Art School
- Pietro de Laurentis, Istituto Universitario Orientale
A Baillieu Library Exhibition Incorporating Cultural Collections and the Art in the Library Program
Curators: Tracey Caulfield, Morfia Grondas, Andrea Hurt, Pam Pryde