A glamping library with books about sea-weed and soothing ocean sounds, creating a contemplative space for you to kick back and relax and get educated. It is a calm call for action - to arm ourselves with knowledge; to continue making personal connections, and to form collectives - amongst authors, artists, marine biologists and the public, so that once enough people have removed their eco-blinders when it comes to marine algae we are mobilised for positive environmental change.

Seaweed Appreciation Society international (SASi) are a mobile experimental platform dedicated to artistic research into seaweed and marine ecologies. They host events that enhance appreciation for seaweed as a subject. Together with artists, scientists, philosophers, performers and those with a general interest in seaweed, they explore, query and celebrate interspecies conviviality between human and seaweed.

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​​This event is a part of the Testing Grounds Summer Emporium program of free and accessible public activities for everyone of all ages to enjoy. Taking over the former Party Emporium shop building in the Queen Victoria Market precinct, Testing Grounds is bringing you a wide variety of workshops, performances and installations. Dance the afternoon away to some of Melbourne’s favourite music acts, learn how to wrap avant-garde Christmas presents, train to be a parkour warrior ninja, enjoy the sweet sounds of a brass band, learn to dye your clothes using vegetables, enjoy a seaweed bath, make some wearable art and propagate some seeds. This free program of activities is something that the whole community will enjoy exploring.

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This event is all ages but minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Testing Grounds is wheelchair accessible.

Testing Grounds acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which this project is situated. We respect and thank the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation on whose unneeded land we live and work.

Register to stay up to date with event details for this free community event, or simply turn up- everyone is welcome!

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COVID

- Please stay at home if you are feeling unwell.

- Scan QR codes at one of our three main entrances or sign in at the bar, when you arrive.

- Please notify staff if you begin to show possible symptoms.

- Please carry a mask with you at all times.

- Practice social distancing 1.5 meters apart.

- You must wear a mask where you cannot practice social distancing.

- Wash your hands regularly and use the sanitiser pumps located around the site.

- Please follow signs and room capacities.