A workshop for young artists aged 12 to 18, to develop their skills and learn new creative techniques alongside award-winning artist, Bianca Tainsh.
Rewilding the Urban Jungle
Who really wants to live in a concrete landscape? Let’s reclaim those ugly car parks and boring stretches of apartment blocks and shops with wild, rambling nature.
In this workshop, we will use a collage technique to rewild urban landscape photographs with luscious green forest and all the creatures we’d like to see inhabiting those mundane spaces. Your vision may be a sprawl of colourful flowers, skyscrapers given over to waterfalls, or streetscapes of gums and lilyponds. Let your imagination go wild and create a whimsical urban jungle where nature rules once again.
No skills necessary. This workshop is a great way to reflect on what has been lost through the clearing of our natural environment to make way for urban convenience. But also, to imagine how we might include nature in our visions for future urban projects.
All materials provided.
Works of art created by young workshop participants will feature in an exhibition at The Court House.
These sessions are being held as part of the Cairns opening weekend of Paint the Town, the 2021 touring exhibition of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards.
See the full program of events in Cairns, happening 25 – 26 February.
Registration is mandatory for this free program. Please call Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre on 4032 6650 to secure your place.
Please note, registrations for this program are managed by Cairns Regional Council. For any other queries, contact programlead@flyingarts.org.au or call 07 3216 1322.
This is a registration-only/ticketed event. Anyone entering the Court House Gallery venue aged 16 years or over must be fully vaccinated, provide proof of vaccination status or evidence of medical contraindication to attend. Please assist our staff and be prepared to show this upon request.
