EXHIBITION SUMMARY
Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE, Perth WA*
29 May – 7 July 2023
Megalo Print Studio, Kingston ACT
9 September - 28 October 2023
Darwin-Garramilla Shorebird Festival, NT
15 – 17 September 2023
Wildbark, Mulligan's Flat Woodland Sanctuary ACT*
2024 (dates TBC)
(* Exhibitions marked with an asterisk are Core exhibitions - i.e. exhibitions that include the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio.)
Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE, Perth WA*
29 May – 7 July 2023
Megalo Print Studio, Kingston ACT
9 September - 28 October 2023
Darwin-Garramilla Shorebird Festival, NT
15 – 17 September 2023
Wildbark, Mulligan's Flat Woodland Sanctuary ACT*
2024 (dates TBC)
(* Exhibitions marked with an asterisk are Core exhibitions - i.e. exhibitions that include the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio.)
Overwintering over Winter: a Visual Story of Migratory Birds
Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE, 29 May - 7 July
Industry discussion 22 June, 4 - 6 pm
Opening celebration, 22 June, 6 - 8 pm
Panel discussion 23 June, 12 pm
A collaboration between South Regional TAFE and North Metropolitan TAFE, this exhibition will showcase the printmaking /art students and lecturers from South Regional TAFE and North Metropolitan TAFE, (including campuses in Margaret River, Busselton, Bunbury, Denmark and Perth Metro). These new works will be exhibited with selected works from the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio that will highlight the WA printmakers from the folio.
This is an amazing initiative - the first of its kind for the Overwintering Project - and I am very grateful to Nikki Green, Artist and Art Lecturer at the Denmark Campus of South Regional TAFE who initiated this collaboration. It promises to be a wonderful exciting exhibition!
Below: Michelle Moore, 2023, Kwoorabup Habitat, drypoint etching, 10 x 22 cm.
This is an amazing initiative - the first of its kind for the Overwintering Project - and I am very grateful to Nikki Green, Artist and Art Lecturer at the Denmark Campus of South Regional TAFE who initiated this collaboration. It promises to be a wonderful exciting exhibition!
Below: Michelle Moore, 2023, Kwoorabup Habitat, drypoint etching, 10 x 22 cm.
The Overwintering Project: Jerrabomberra
Megalo Print Studio, 9 September - 28 October 2023
Megalo Print Studio is thrilled to host this callout to participate in a new iteration of The Overwintering Project in 2023 in response to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.
Artists are invited to create and contribute one print in response to the unique habitat of the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. The result of a high water table produced by the artificial flooding of Lake Burley Griffin, the wetlands form an important ecosystem for migratory and resident shorebirds. Among the local fauna, the Jerrabomberra Wetlands are an important local site for endangered Latham’s Snipe, which travel annually from breeding grounds in Hokkaido, Japan along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Migratory shorebirds provide the focus for the project, but artists can respond to any aspect of the habitat.
Below: Damon Kowarsky, 2022, Jerrabomberra, etching, 28 x 28 cm.
Artists are invited to create and contribute one print in response to the unique habitat of the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. The result of a high water table produced by the artificial flooding of Lake Burley Griffin, the wetlands form an important ecosystem for migratory and resident shorebirds. Among the local fauna, the Jerrabomberra Wetlands are an important local site for endangered Latham’s Snipe, which travel annually from breeding grounds in Hokkaido, Japan along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Migratory shorebirds provide the focus for the project, but artists can respond to any aspect of the habitat.
Below: Damon Kowarsky, 2022, Jerrabomberra, etching, 28 x 28 cm.
Wall of Wings: Darwin-Garramilla Shorebird Festival
15 - 17 September 2023
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Hosted by BirdLife Top End, this first Darwin-Garramilla Shorebird Festival will have something for everyone!
Running over three days, there will be activities for children, art activities, shorebird surveys, poetry and music. The Wall of Wings will bring an international focus to the event as well. |
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The Overwintering Project: Wildbark
Dates TBC 2024
Wildbark sits at the edge of Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary, Australia’s largest single Box-gum Grassy-woodland area managed for conservation. On the border of 1300 hectares of fox-free bushland, you’ll have the opportunity to spot animals that haven’t existed in their natural habitat for centuries.
The Overwintering Project exhibition at Wildbark will feature the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio at the brand new Wildbark Visitors Centre. The Portfolio will provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce visitors to our amazing migratory shorebirds and the fact that they visit inland sites like Mulligans Flat.
The Overwintering Project exhibition at Wildbark will feature the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio at the brand new Wildbark Visitors Centre. The Portfolio will provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce visitors to our amazing migratory shorebirds and the fact that they visit inland sites like Mulligans Flat.