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The Aussie Bird Count is an activity for all-ages that involves observing and counting the birds that live near you – whether that’s in your garden, the local park, a beach or even your town centre. By telling us about the birds you’ve seen within a 20 minute period, you will help BirdLife Australia develop an understanding of local birds whilst getting to know the wildlife on your doorstep! To complete the Aussie Bird Count, spend 20 minutes standing or [...]
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Riffing on themes in Blade Runner, local artist Luke Pellen’s exhibition Electric Sheep features a collaboration with a twist… Luke’s collaborator recently celebrated her first birthday. She has studied the techniques of the “old masters” – Da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt; she has developed her imagination from surrealists – Ernst, Dali, Magritte; she can emulate Lichtenstein, Picasso or Warhol. This remarkable collaborator is an Artificial Intelligence (AI), and together she and Luke create new, imagined worlds. Electric [...]
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Drawing inspiration from nature, Soft Landscapes is a reflection on patterns, light and our human connection to the land with a focus on sustaining our precious resources. Combining a felting technique with materials such as wool, silk, black diamond bamboo, raw flax and cotton, this exhibition is about the interconnected symbiotic relationship of all living things. For more information head over to Riddoch website here.
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Unlemon – a meandering tale of citrus reveals a multi-layered story of citrus – its origins, trajectory, diversity and tenacity. It begins with a reimagining of seventeenth century Dutch art where paintings of citrus – peel unfurling – evoked representations of wealth, exoticism, trade and expansion. The exhibition continues in the still life genre, exploring citrus’ symbiotic relationship with us humans, in both its global success and the disease that threatens to devastate the species. Underpinning [...]
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