Our major project for 2023 was Weaving Water @ Yarun an onsite and virtual program held between 27 November and 8 December.
This project explored the concepts of water, relational ways of being and connectivity. Weaving Water @ Yarun brought together First Nations knowledge holders, artists, scientists, technologists and local community to explore and reflect on the beautiful environment of Yarun Bribie Island, its fragile ecology and related issues impacting the more-than-human world.
Highights
There were a range of public events as well as some special events for residents.
- Welcome to Country with Aunty Leisha Krause and smoking ceremony and performance by PIEEC jarjums
- Cultural Awareness session with Aunty Flo Watson and Michelle Watson
- A dugong sunset tour with the Ferryman where we saw the elusive seacows grazing on seagrass.
- A range of workshops and seminars at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum with Nola Turner-Jensen, Jean Yern, Kim Newall, Harete Tito, Bruce Phillips, Tracey Benson and Trudy Lane.
- Weaving Water @ Yarun symposium with speakers including:
- Sherry Bruce (BIEPA Dugong Diaries),
- Trudy Lane and Kathleen Catalan talking about Shore Birds
- Anne Leitch (CoastAdapt)
- Tommy Dick and Anne Leitch – Love in the age of Climate Change
- Pasha Clothier, Rewa Wright and Tracey Benson – Interconnections of light, plants and water
- Michelle Maloney (Australian Earth Laws Alliance)
- An open day at the residency venue which was attended by more than 40 people from our local community
- A behind-the-scenes tour of the Qld Museum collection hosted by Dr Bianca Beetson, the Director of First Nations at the Qld Museum
- A morning of water related Artist Talks at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum with Sandy Sur, Desna Whaanga-Schollum, Dr Sarah Jane Pell, Darren Jew and Dr Leah Barclay
We also had some great workshops and talks for the residents including:
- Krista Ellis demonstrating weaving techniques for the Torres Strait
- Kristine Diekman teaching the group about creating sound installations using sensors and fabric.
- Tracey Willms Deane shared printmaking techniques using eco-inks
- Sarah Jane Pell facilitating a Waterplay session using an underwater 360 camera.
- Fernanda D’Agostino and Sophia Wright Emigh exploring virtual performance technologies
- A panel with Nina Czegledy, Pasha Clothier, Pier Luigi Capucci, Elena Giulia Rossi and Roberta Buiani
- A workshop exploring Oceans connections with Sue Finley
This was an expansive program and one at a scale not before attempted by Treecreate. We plan to build on this experience and support other like-hearted international programs into the future.
Thank you so much to our partners and supporters for believing in this project and helping it come to life!
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