Program
Sculpture Tour and Artist Talks
Date: 8th Nov 2008 3:00pm-6:00pm
Venue: Parramatta Artists Studios 45 Hunter St, Parramatta
Cost: Free
Meet at the Parramatta Artists Studios 45 Hunter St, Parramatta. Chat with the artist about their works as you meander down Church Street to the river for an afternoon of art gazing. The artist will be on hand to discuss their works as the walking tour strolls to a close around 6pm.
Phone: 02 9687 6090
Bicycle Library
Date: 6th Nov 2008 (all day)
Venue: Shop 8 Connection Arcade, Closed on Sundays
Cost: Free ($20 refunded deposit)
Borrow a free bicycle from the bicycle library, a component of Deborah Vaughan’s work, Here Now: The Water Project: Shared Resources, 2008 installed in shop 8, Connection Arcade.
Explore the city and the sculpture walk as you ride to the river to discover the surrounding natural bush land.
Phone: 02 9687 6090
The Principles of Bush Care
Date: 12th Nov 2008 2:00pm - 21st Nov 2008 3:00pm
Venue: Shop 8 Connection Arcade
Cost: Free
Erin Hall, Parramatta City Council Bush Care Officer talks about the principles of bush care and the relationship between bush care practice and the health of the Parramatta River.
Talk Dates:
Wednesday 12th, Friday 14th, Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th, Friday 21st November
Talk Times:
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Artist Studio open between 10am - 4pm Monday -Saturday, closed on Sundays
Phone: 02 9687 6090
Solar Stills
Date: 15th Nov 2008 2:00pm-6:00pm
Venue: Bunnings North Parramatta
Cost: Free
Build your own Solar Still. As part of Flood marker 2008, Grahame Chalcroft will be holding a DIY demonstration in making solar stills designed to purify water.
The demonstration will include notes a presentation of the artists past works that explore water, sustainability and the role of the artist.
Phone: 02 88393311
The Art of time travel
Date: 15th Nov 2008 10:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Shop 9, Level one Brand Smart building
330 Church Street Parramatta
Cost: Free limited places - bookings essential
Drawing Materials Supplied
Be transported to The white pod 2008 when artists Heath Franco shares his imaginings about time travel in a water drop. Children have the opportunity explore their ideas about memory and notions time travel in this drawing workshop.
Session 1, 10.00am – 12.00pm Session 2, 2.00am – 4.00pm
Phone: 02 8839 3311
Electro-acoustic performance
Date: 22nd Nov 2008 2:00pm-7:30pm
Venue: Shop 9, Brand Smart building, 330 Church Street Parramatta
Cost: Free - bookings essential
Join the artists from Desertion 2008 and the artists from The immaterials: language, molecules and vibration 2008, for an audio performance of poetic, sonic responses to architectural form and space.
Artists:
Mark Brown, Vincent O’Connor, Vaughan O’Connor, Joyce Hinterding & David Haines
Meet the Artists
Join the artists after the performance for open talks on sight specific installations, sound, temporal and ephemeral art practices.
Time: 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Where: Parramatta Artists Studios, 45 Hunter Street Parramatta
Phone: 02 8839 3311
Linda Brescia, Circus Solarus, The Ekphrastic Agency
Date: 7th Nov 2008 6:00pm-7:30pm
Venue: Various Locations along Church Street
Cost: Free
At various locations along Church Street between Parramatta Artists Studios and Lennox Bridge.
Starting at Parramatta Artists Studios 45 Hunter St, Parramatta
Phone: 02 8839 3311
