Inaugural Climate Conversations Project Mending and Tending: Art that

Inaugural Climate Conversations Project

Published on 25 July 2023

The inaugural Climate Conversations Project, Mending and Tending: Art that works for Nature, produced by local artists Samantha Moss, Jess Poulsen and Shona Wilson, will open at Lone Goat Gallery on Saturday 29 July. 

An event on Friday 28 July from 5pm will officially open the project, which will run for one month.

There are many ways the community can engage with this interactive project at two locations. Lone Goat Gallery will be transformed into an exhibition and making space and host artist talks and workshops. While at Torakina Nature Reserve in Brunswick Heads there will be two unique events.

“We are really excited to launch this new project that empowers artists to engage the community in important conversations about climate adaptation. We hope it is something we can continue as a biennial program,” Byron Shire Council’s Sustainability Team Leader, Julia Adams, said.

“Samantha, Jess, and Shona all share a deep connection and appreciation for the environment, as well as an established art practice working with nature,” she said. 

The full program is as follows. All events are free and do not require a booking:

Launch event at Lone Goat Gallery on Friday 28 July from 5pm until 7pm. Exhibition at Lone Goat Gallery from Saturday 29 July until Saturday 26 August.  Art Making Workshops at Torakina Nature Reserve on Sunday 30 July from 10am until 4pm.  Moonlit Nature Walk and Sound Meditation at Torakina Nature Reserve on Wednesday 2 August from 5pm. Artist Talk and Workshop with Shona Wilson at Lone Goat Gallery on Saturday 5 August from 1pm.  Artist Talk and Workshop with Samantha Moss at Lone Goat Gallery on Saturday 12 August from 1pm.  Artist Talk and Workshop with Jess Poulsen at Lone Goat Gallery on Saturday 19 August from 1pm.

Climate Conversations is a new creative initiative that invites Northern Rivers artists to collaborate with community and explore ways we can adapt, reorganise, and evolve in the face of climate change through the arts. The theme this year is adaptation. 

Further information about the project is on Council’s website Mending and Tending: Art that works for Nature

For media enquiries contact Council’s Media and Comms team on 02 6626 7320.