Presented by Museum of Brisbane in partnership with Loupe Creative Space, this workshop invites you to celebrate the Year of the Horse through creativity.
Guided by Jayanto, you will craft your own lantern while learning about his artistic practice. Once your lantern is complete, you can choose to take it home or add it to a collaborative display within the Museum.
Since food and connection are central to Jayanto’s practice, participants will also receive a fortune cookie, prepared as part of the workshop offering.
Come along, create something beautiful together, and be part of a shared celebration.
This is a free drop-in workshop, and everyone is welcome!
This program is delivered as part of Brisbane City Council’s BrisAsia Festival 2026, produced by Sounds Across Oceans.
Jayanto Tan was born and raised in a small village in North Sumatra, Indonesia to a Sumatran Christian mother and Chinese Taoist father.
As an immigrant living on Gadigal Country (Sydney), his practice blends Eastern and Western mythologies with the reality of current events. In particular, he explores diaspora identity politics, as well as his own personal experiences of being Othered, through ceramics, food, installations, performances and community workshops. Jayanto’s work traverses loss, displacement and hope, and often contends with his mixed spirituality and interest in meditation.
He has strong connections to Yuggera and Turrabul Country (Brisbane), having travelled to and exhibited in the city many times, and looks forward to connecting more deeply with the local community.
