Richard Collopy – Mangroves from the Water (MFTW)

‘Mangroves from the Water’ is a group multimedia art exhibition that would have been opening today in Geelong, Australia, to celebrate the Mangroves Day 26 July, https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/mangroveday.

Due to the Corona virus pandemic the exhibition has been postponed to 26 July, 2021.

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In celebration of the upcoming Mangroves Day, ‘Mangroves from the Water’ committed International artist Stephanie Neville has designed our poster.

In collaboration with the Mangroves Fosters Community, Ocean Tree Studio (Maya Greven) in Florida who have designed a poster for the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.

Mangroves from the Water artists and quest speakers are artists are:

Alexis Gambis, Nicola Cerini, Enrico Santucci, Deb Taylor, Richard Collopy, Jacqui Dreessens, Geraldine Chansard, Helen and Peter Martin, Malcolm Gardiner, scientist Oskar Serrano and Zahidah Zeytoun Millie

We are all excited to share this special day with fellow international eco-warriors passionate about the preservation of the mangroves!

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