Thursday, January 31, 2013

February Exhibition + Biodiversity Dialogue Events in Paddington, Brisbane


Recently I've been quite preoccupied with arrangements and studio time in preparation for this upcoming exhibition in Paddington, Brisbane.

With my studio underneath Percolator Gallery in Paddington its a pleasure to be planning a show for the upstairs Gallery... due to open in 2 weeks time ... from Feb 13th to 24th. Opening night kicks off at 6pm, Thursday, 14th of February. Today I've finished lining up all the presenters for the two dialogue evenings and have posted on the website where I will add updates and more info re speakers. 

ALSO watch the Homage to the Seed Facebook Page for updates over the next few weeks. If you want to make an outing of it and cant make the evening events note that the daytime cafes nearby are wonderful and I am keen to have you come visit and share a coffee from across the road or make cups of tea in the gallery!

Being in the gallery from midday to 5 pm over ten days is a prime opportunity for cups of tea and good conversation. Even if we haven't met come and introduce yourself... galleries are perfect places for connection and conviviality!




Percolator Gallery
134  Latrobe Terrace,
Paddington, Brisbane
rsvp to save a seat:  m: 0430 599 344  p: 3262 4296



Gallery hours are: 

WEDNESDAY THROUGH TO SUNDAY, 
12PM TO 5PM FOR 2 WEEKS FROM FEB 13TH - 24TH

OR BY ARRANGEMENT:  ph  0430 599 344

from 6 PM OPENING NIGHT: 14TH FEB

from 6 PM on Tuesday 19TH FEB : BIODIVERSITY DIALOGUES

from 6 PM  on Thursday 21ST FEB : BIODIVERSITY DIALOGUES

Program outline:

Tuesday, Feb 19th : Seeds and Biodiversity in the Habitat 
                       Guest speaker :  Corinne Unger, Sustainability + Mining Sector
                              on “Abandoned mines and biodiversity in Australia.”
                              Presentations from Jutta Godwin on Biodiversity Protection
                              challenges for a suburban catchment group.  
                              Denise Rivers on ‘Seeds and the habitat, a volunteer’s perspective’.
                              Caz O’neill on ‘The relationship of Seeds and Wildlife in bringing plants to life’.

Thursday Feb, 21st : Seeds,  Agrobiodiversity and food systems
                       Guest speaker :  Dr Carol Richards, UQ Sociology
                              onSeeds, Supermarkets and Sovereignty: The Often Wicked Story of Food’
                              Presentations from Nancy Kent of Urban Ag project ‘The Inspiration Garden’
                              and, by special request, Rozy Eslami, offering exquisite tastes + stories from her 
                              home country of Iran... a tribute to the Bio-Cultural Diversity of our planet.



This is a free event organised to coincide with the February Art show.  You are invited to attend Opening night :  Feb 14 from 6pm,  visit the gallery over the 2 week period (check times on website) or to come along to hear the artist's talk about the artwork. The Biodiversity dialogue program kicks off at 7pm sharp, but to ensure a seat   RSVP  here or phone : 0430 599 344.

For a comprehensive outline and info re speakers please visit the website : sophiemunns.weebly.com 
  
Note: ALL ARTWORK IS FOR SALE!  Please do share this invite with friends!

NB:On Tues, 19th Feb and Thurs, 21st Feb the Gallery will be open for evening viewings at 6 pm.  

At 6.15 pm Sophie will give a brief talk about the artwork, her 2012 Residencies and the range of ideas around bio-cultural-diversity and seeds which inform the ongoing project and artwork. 

Drinks will be available from 6.30 pm and the 

formal program commences at 7 pm (till 8.30 pm).
  



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Its practical for me to leave this post up for the next few weeks... so I might not look in here for a bit. All comments come to my email so posting a comment will reach me...  always! Visit the other blogs for visual postings of the show and find me on twitter, tumblr etc in the top right hand navigation box here at this blog.

2 comments:

Valerianna said...

Oh, it would be great to be able to pop over for some tea.... :)

Sophie Munns said...

I shall put a nice cup out for you Valerianna and drink to your good health and wish you were a tad closer and could really come for a decent chat... wouldn't that be fun!

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