Creating a third space for connection In a world often characterised by fast-paced living and digital distraction, the need for meaningful connection — with each other, with place, and with the natural world — has become essential. Treecreate Studio Inc. (TSI) offers a space where that connection can grow. Co-founded by artist, researcher, and systemsContinue reading “Why wellbeing and resilience go hand-in-hand”
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Ghostnets collaboration
Bribie Island Community Kindergarten (BICK) recently commissioned local artists with Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council (PIEEC) to create a permanent ‘underwater’ installation using recycled materials including fishing nets. Local Bribie Island artists Kristine Ellis and Charlotte Ellis wove a menagerie of underwater creatures using recycled fishing net as the core and a range orContinue reading “Ghostnets collaboration”
Ange Strong at Treecreate Studio
We are very excited to be hosting Ange Strong and her beautiful ocean based work at Treecreate Studio 14 – 24 November. MEET THE ARTIST Hi I’m Ange Strong and based at Bribie Island. I was born in a small country town in NSW, but was drown to the ocean, and we found Bribie IslandContinue reading “Ange Strong at Treecreate Studio”
Expression of Interest | Weaving Water 2025 residencies
In 2025 we are very excited to announce Treecreate will be facilitating three Weaving Water residencies. Weaving Water @ online for World Water Week (25 to 29 August 2025). This virtual program will explore the waters of our local places and how they are impacted by human activity. We are very interested in regenerative projectsContinue reading “Expression of Interest | Weaving Water 2025 residencies”
Bookbinding workshop at Treecreate Studio
Come join us on the 30th November at the Studio for a bookbinding workshop. You will learn a number of techniques including the ancient art of coptic binding. Register to join online. All materials and morning tea included.
AI and environmental impacts
There is a lot of information emerging about the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the fields of art, media and publishing. For example, spelling out the authorship responsibility, like this webpage about author submissions from the Emerald Group Publishing which has very clear guidelines about what AI can and cannotContinue reading “AI and environmental impacts”
Treecreate walkshop @ Pūkorokoro
Tracey will be leading a Treecreative walkshop in Aotearoa at the Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre on 1 September 2024. About the walkshop A guided walk experiencing the sights and sounds of the environs incorporating visual arts activities. Slow down, pay attention to your surroundings, and take time to breathe. The Treecreative Walkshop, led by TraceyContinue reading “Treecreate walkshop @ Pūkorokoro”
Living Data collaborations
Over the past week Tracey has been working with a key collaborator and Treecreate partner, Lisa Roberts who leads the Living Data initiative. Here is a post from Weaving Water about their synergies and recent activities.
Finding ancestral threads of connection
As part of an ongoing collaboration and partnership with AwhiWorld, under the banner of Tasman Threads, Maggie Buxton and Tracey Benson share many synergies in their creative research, not least a commitment to transdisciplinary practice in its fullest expression as per Basarab Nicolescu’s 1994 Charter of Transdisciplinarity. One of the core tenets of the CharterContinue reading “Finding ancestral threads of connection”
Weaving Water @ Yarun 2025 | TransArt Institute
We are really excited to be hosting another Weaving Water residency on Yarun (Bribie Island) in May 2025 for the postgraduates and alumni at TransArt Institute. Here is a short presentation for the participants shared at the Liverpool residency in July 2024. Looking forward with working with our colleagues at TransArt to make this anContinue reading “Weaving Water @ Yarun 2025 | TransArt Institute”
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