Arts, Wellbeing in Nature

Arts, Wellbeing in Nature

This two-day weekend free event presents a series of nature-based workshops and an exhibition

By Friends of Tumbling Waters

Date and time

June 8 · 8am - June 9 · 8:30pm ACST

Location

Tumbling Waters

60 Mira Road South Tumbling Waters, NT 0822 Australia

About this event

  • 1 day 12 hours

An Exhibition in the Troppo Space and Sculpture and Photography in situ.

14 well-known Darwin and local artists. Wait, there's a lot more!!!

In all sixteen free workshops including

Botanical art with Anastasiia Maximova,Sunday 1.30 to 4.30 pm Troppo Space 12 max attendees

Walks and art with Nature for Children and Adults Dianne Lucas. will lead a group of 15 -20 people for a walk around the adjoining creek beside Tumbling Waters Tourist Park.

During the walk people will be alerted to bush foods, insects, animals and birds in the habitat. Diane’s songs from Nature will be shared as we meet trees, birds, or animals along the way.

(People will need to bring a water bottle, hat and adequate shoes for walking and a small basket to collect fallen items as we walk)Following the walk these collected items will be used to create a story.

Diane will bring puppets along to contribute to the story. Saturday 9.30 to 11.30

Sunday 9.30 to 11.30 . 30 Max

Eva San will lead a group of 15 people to walk around the bush to snap pictures with their phones and collect objects from nature for later drawing.She will facilitate a drawing and painting of connecting deeply with our own body and other “bodies” of our environment. both days 10 - 12 am 15 max

Ian Hance will tutor a drawing game of organic forms that finishes with air dry clay sculpture. (Collaborative blind drawing where a person describes to the rest an object that no one gets to see , drawing and sculptures are produced from descriptions) Sunday 1.30 to 4.30 PM 20 max attendees (Bring a glass of wine, its much more fun) 20 max.

Glynis Lee will tutor a organic printmaking- Gel printing/nature art workshop on Saturday 1.30 to 4.30 Troppo Space 15 adults max

Emma Stocker two workshops exploring the sounds of Tumbling waters leading into an instrument-making workshop. Gazebos 10 to 12 Sat & Sun 15 max

Alison Worsnop All done with a burnt stick
Join Alison Worsnop to collaborate in a composite, landscape drawing in charcoal en plein air workshop in drawing and collaborating to final composite work All done with a burnt stick In situ and stage Sunday 9 am to 12 Adults and Mature teenagers 8 max (Some drawing experience desirable)

Two early morning bird walks with Ian Hance 8 am start to approx 10 am 25 max

Ulrike Kachel tips, tricks for bird and wildlife photography, walk and post-production with Adobe Lightroom 8 to 12 Saturday Max 8

Murry Rhodes walk and talk using your phone for photography macro subjects 10 am Sunday no limit

Dimi Bouzala workshops in nature diary production both days 9 to 12 , 12 max

Keep watching for more developments times photos more information and to reserve tickets contact Ian Hance on 0417145447 or email ian.hance@cdu.edu.au

This project was made possible by a grant from Australian Government Remote Arts Fund and Administered by Darwin Community Arts.

Organized by

Friends of Tumbling Waters organise regular working bees and special events to raise awareness and actions for this beautiful environment. Supported by Tumbling Waters Holiday Park, the group aims to help renew and support habitat for birds and lepidoptera.