author – Mangroves from the Water (MFTW)

Here is the schedule of talks, events and performances during our exhibition:

Mangroves from the water

Gordon Gallery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

26 July – 15 August

The exhibition will provide viewers with a range of media to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The artists also hope to see discussions occurring throughout the exhibition in a series of colloquia.

The artists are:

Alexis Gambis, Nicola Cerini, Enrico Santucci, Deb Taylor, Richard Collopy, Jacqui Dreessens, Stephanie Neville, Geraldine Chansard, Peter & Helen Martin, and Zahidah Zeytoun Millie.

The exhibition event will open on International Mangroves Day, 26 July, and end on 15 August 2020 during National Science Week (15-23 August). Workshops on weaving, printing and painting will run during the multimedia exhibition and guest speakers will present related talks on mangroves and the Barwon region.

Guest speakers:

Date/Time

Guest Speaker

Location

Title

15 Aug,

1000-1100

Oskar Serrano

Deakin University

Coastal wetlands as weapons for climate change mitigation and time capsules of the human past

15 Aug, 1100-1200

Peter Martin

Deakin University

For the Beauty of the Earth

Workshops schedule:

Date/Time	Presenter	Workshop	Location	Materials
31 Jul, 1000-1200 14 Aug, 1000-1200 7 Aug, 1000-1200	Zahidah Zeytoun Millie	Kayaking/water colour sketching.	Barwon River, Barwon Heads Hovells Creek	Water colours, sketch book, kayak (self provided)
1 Aug, 1000-1600	Helen Martin	Eco printing	Point Lonsdale
2 Aug, 1000-1200	Deb Taylor	2 hour collage and paint workshop	Project Space Gallery
26 Jul, 1400-1500 8 Aug, 1400-6500 22 Aug, 1400-6500	Jacqueline Dreessens	Environmental Dance Interpretation	The Project Space Gallery Hovells Creek School theatre TBC
15 Aug, 0930-1230	Nicola Cerini	Interpreting the mangroves: printing on plywood	The School of Lost Arts

Live Performances

Date/Time

Presenter

Performance

Location

Live music

Project Space Gallery

26 July

1400-1500

Jacqueline Dreessens

Environmental Dance Interpretation

The Project Space Gallery

We are proud to collaborate with Malcolm Gardiner, the president of the Land and Water Resources Otway Catchment (LAWROC).

10790764-3x2-700x467 — Malcolm Gardiner at Big Swamp
Posted 11 Nov 2019, 11:36pm
Malcolm Gardiner at Big Swamp, a former wetland that was turned into an acid soil wasteland.
Photo courtesy of ABC South West Vic: Matt Neal Available at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-12/malcolm-gardiner-at-big-swamp/11682278

LAWROC is a Landcare group which is actively involved in Barwon fighting for the protection on the Victorian Wetlands, specifically rivers and creeks in part of the Otways, south of Colac.

The desire to leave this world in a better shape than it has been found has been my major driving force. A lack of truth, honesty and integrity from those authorities left with the task of looking after the world of the future has also been a driving force behind trying to look after at least one small area of the planet. – Malcolm Gardiner

Malcolm recently appeared on The Sustainable Hour and you can listen to the interview here: https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour303/.

He will participate in the Mangroves from the Water exhibition in Geelong, by displaying his books and hosting special talks. More information will be shared soon!