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Wildflowering at Cooloola - August 7, Rainbow Beach
We will be celebrating the profusion of wildflowers that are in bloom in the Cooloola area during wildflower season, using Rainbow Beach as our base. The day will include talks and displays at the hall, field visits to good wildflower sites and a range of workshops with nature-loving artists. Art and design work with a wildflower theme will be on display and for sale. A 56-page booklet of local flowering plants and walks is being published and will be launched at this event. The publication has been supported by Bendigo Bank, and a copy will be included with each registration. Lunch is also included, with various dietary options. You may choose just the basic registration for displays, talks and a field trip, or add on one or two workshops led by artists:
# Drawing and creating with natural inks – Joolie Gibbs
# Capturing the ephemeral – Sandra Ross
# Making a little book – Ellen Appleby
# Nature Journaling Wildflowers – Dion Dior
# Mark-making and memento creation – Sue Davis
See workshop details here!
Event $30 including lunch, booklet and wildflower walks (people will need to manage own transport). When registering, be sure to also select one of the lunch choices (free).
Additional workshops with artists $30 or $40 each (up to 12 participants)
Event hosted by Cooloola Coastcare and Wild/flower Women, supported by Bendigo Bank.
For more info and bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/wildflowering-at-cooloola
# Drawing and creating with natural inks – Joolie Gibbs
# Capturing the ephemeral – Sandra Ross
# Making a little book – Ellen Appleby
# Nature Journaling Wildflowers – Dion Dior
# Mark-making and memento creation – Sue Davis
See workshop details here!
Event $30 including lunch, booklet and wildflower walks (people will need to manage own transport). When registering, be sure to also select one of the lunch choices (free).
Additional workshops with artists $30 or $40 each (up to 12 participants)
Event hosted by Cooloola Coastcare and Wild/flower Women, supported by Bendigo Bank.
For more info and bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/wildflowering-at-cooloola
Wildflowering by Design: Wild/flower Women IV
Inspired by the her-stories of groundbreaking wild/flower women Kathleen McArthur, Vera Scarth Johnson and designer Florence Broadhurst contemporary female artists transform the delicate beauty of our native wildflowers to art, wallpaper, objects and design. See the exhibition page for more details!
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Online exhibition
Fryer Fellowship Lecture (Link to article about the presentation) "Kathleen McArthur: Wild/flower Woman" by Associate Professor Susan Davis, CQUniversity (was held at the Fryer Library University of Queensland, 27 March 2019) |
Articles
Davis, Susan (2020. Wildflowering culture: Kathleen McArthur and creating a popular wildflower consciousness’, The Australasian Journal of Popular, Culture, 9:1, pp. 67–82. Davis, Susan. (2019). Wandering and Wildflowering - Walking with Women into Intimacy and Ecological Action. M/C Journal, 22 (4). Davis, Susan. (2019). "Hidden women of History: Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen". The Conversation. 31 January 2019. The Conversation, 31 January 2019 |
The Wild/flower Women projects and initiatives
The 'Wild/flower Women' initiatives have been inspired by pioneering artists and environmentalists Kathleen McArthur and Judith Wright. Their 'wild' passion, artistry and activism deserves to be revisited and celebrated, while also prompting us to consider anew the ways we learn about, nurture and protect our native wildflowers and environments.
Activities started in 2016 with a symposium at CQUniversity Noosa and an exhibition at Noosa Regional Gallery. An exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery in 2018 extended upon the 2016/7 exhibition through inviting contemporary Sunshine Coast artists to respond to the work and artistry of Kathleen McArthur as well as to the wallum, the wildflowers and environments that inspired her. Another symposium was convened and a script created for an Anywhere Theatre performance. The work and inspiration continues, with initiator Dr Sue Davis being awarded the Fryer Fellowship for 2018-19 and working on related publications, exhibitions and presentations with a range of wonderful collaborators. Sue is now exploring opportunities to share her love and experiences of wildflowering through other workshops, projects, walks and creative endeavours. More info coming! You can contact Dr Sue Davis here.
Activities started in 2016 with a symposium at CQUniversity Noosa and an exhibition at Noosa Regional Gallery. An exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery in 2018 extended upon the 2016/7 exhibition through inviting contemporary Sunshine Coast artists to respond to the work and artistry of Kathleen McArthur as well as to the wallum, the wildflowers and environments that inspired her. Another symposium was convened and a script created for an Anywhere Theatre performance. The work and inspiration continues, with initiator Dr Sue Davis being awarded the Fryer Fellowship for 2018-19 and working on related publications, exhibitions and presentations with a range of wonderful collaborators. Sue is now exploring opportunities to share her love and experiences of wildflowering through other workshops, projects, walks and creative endeavours. More info coming! You can contact Dr Sue Davis here.
