During the month of August contemporary Brisbane-based photo media artists Mah&Wah will be in residence at the Arts & Ecology Centre, working in partnership with Sunshine Coast artists/facilitators Dr Sue Davis and Chony Bowden, and other artists and people with disability.
The project will include developmental workshop and residency experiences and culminate in an exhibition and projection event at the Art & Ecology Centre, Maroochy Bushland Botanical Gardens during ‘Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival 2022’.
The concept of pollination and cross pollination anchors the project with multiple layers of meaning. This includes the cross pollinating of skills and approaches being shared across the participant group, and the wonder of the pollination process, the interactions across plants and species and the ecological relationships that enable new life to be generated. The work will have a particular focus on native wildflowers, coinciding with the best flowering times for many of our local species.
A range of workshops and public programs on offer focus on nature-based photography, digital and mixed-media work. For details about programs, opportunities to get involved and exhibition see below.
The project will include developmental workshop and residency experiences and culminate in an exhibition and projection event at the Art & Ecology Centre, Maroochy Bushland Botanical Gardens during ‘Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival 2022’.
The concept of pollination and cross pollination anchors the project with multiple layers of meaning. This includes the cross pollinating of skills and approaches being shared across the participant group, and the wonder of the pollination process, the interactions across plants and species and the ecological relationships that enable new life to be generated. The work will have a particular focus on native wildflowers, coinciding with the best flowering times for many of our local species.
A range of workshops and public programs on offer focus on nature-based photography, digital and mixed-media work. For details about programs, opportunities to get involved and exhibition see below.
Public programs, events and ways to get involved:
- Be part of our xpollinate exhibition
- Pre-residency workshop with Man&Wah - Sat 30 July
- Artist meet and greet with Man&Wah - Tues 2 August, 10.30 am
- Wildflower photographic print and mixed media workshop - Sat 20 August, 10.00 am
- Projection event - 20 August, 5.00-7.30 pm
- xpollinate exhibition opening & artist talk - 21 August, 10.30 am
- xpollinate photography workshop in the gardens with Man - 29 August, 8.00 am
- xpollinate exhibition, Arts & Ecology Centre - 20 - 30 August, open daily from 10 am - 3 pm
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Did you see Man&Wah on 'Gardening Australia' in April? If not take a look here!
Media package: Media release and images available here
This project is funded through ArtsCoast as part of the Sunshine Coast Council's RADF program. The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. Xpollinate is also supported by Sunshine Coast Council through residency space at the Arts & Ecology Centre, Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens.
