Tree Whispers Exhibition

 

Tree Whispers

Networks Australia

Christine Appleby, Lorri Blackwell, Angela Coleman, Josie Cosgrove, Rachel Develin, Wendy Dodd, Linda Elliott, Deb Faeryglenn, Susan Hey, Belinda Jessup, Cheryl Jobsz, Valerie Kirk, Dotti Le Sage, Janet Long, Jenny Manning, Ann McMahon, Bev Moxon, Sandra Obst, Sharon Peoples, Liz Perry, Ola Robertson, Rozalie Sherwood, Nancy Tingey and Monique van Nieuwland

Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre

Opening 6pm Friday 14 October 2022
14 October – 27 November 2022

Can trees talk? Can you hear their whispers?

Tree Whispers, an exhibition by members of Networks Australia, shares fresh insights into the world of trees. Providing audiences with thought-provoking exhibitions since 2010, this group of artists from ACT and regional NSW present unique works in a diversity of mediums that will share secrets from the mysterious lives of our leafy companions.

Trees feature in our mythologies and are embedded in our psyche. When we think of family trees or branches of science, we are invoking the forms and growth habits of our arboreal companions. We see them as allegories and use them as metaphors for aspects of our own existence. Throughout the exhibition, the underlying message from the artists is a poetic call to action. A plea to join the conversation, to recognise the importance trees have in the ecosystem of our planet and to value their existence as being vital to our own.

Join our upcoming Exhibitions Live workshops for Tree Whispers

Branching Out Poetry with Lizz Murphy | 10:30am-4pm Saturday, 15 October

Sun Printing and Embroidery with Josie Cosgrove | 10am-3pm Saturdays, 5 & 12 November

Image: Wendy Dodd, Magic Mycelium, image courtesy of the artist