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What on Earth

The history of artists reinterpreting and rendering images of flora is long and deep. Mundaring Arts Centre Inc.’s fourth ‘Icon Project’, What On Earth featured a series of exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations and events exploring Australian Flora at Mundaring Arts Centre, Midland Junction Arts Centre and locations across Perth as part of this cross-community project.

What On Earth events and exhibitions celebrating the botanical world were presented at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Midland Junction Arts Centre, Mundaring Arts Centre, Flux Gallery, Boya Community Centre, Mundaring District Museum and Kings Park Festival.

MAC EXHIBITIONS

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Seeds, Pods and Pollen
Sep 13
Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 2
Seeds, Pods and Pollen
Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 2

PART OF THE WHAT ON EARTH PROJECT

Curated by Sarah Toohey

Seeds, Pods and Pollen presents a collection of plant and pollinator inspired artworks created by both children and adults. Artworks have been created through a series of recent workshops across both Mundaring and Midland Junction Arts Centres, at the Avon Descent Festival, and at schools in the surrounding areas.

Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 2
Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist
Sep 13
Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 1
Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist
Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 1

PART OF THE WHAT ON EARTH PROJECT

An interactive installation by Susie Vickery which takes the form of a cabinet of curiosities, charting the journey of the 18th Century French botanist, Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist examines Australia’s current relationship with the environment and presents an alternative view of history.

Mundaring Arts Centre | Gallery 1
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MJAC EXHIBITIONS, EVENts & WORKSHOPS

Celebrate the botanical world with more What On Earth exhibitions, workshops and events at Midland Junction Arts Centre.

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exhibitions, workshops & events

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Floral History Talk with Dr Lenore Layman
Nov 16
Mundaring Lesser Hall
Floral History Talk with Dr Lenore Layman
Mundaring Lesser Hall
Mundaring Lesser Hall
Building a Native Bee House
Oct 12
Zanthorrea Nursery
Building a Native Bee House
Zanthorrea Nursery
Zanthorrea Nursery
Colours of Katherine
Oct 6
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre
Colours of Katherine
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre
Bush Bounty
Sep 21
Mundaring District Museum
Bush Bounty
Mundaring District Museum
Mundaring District Museum
Apply for a stall at the What on Earth Open Day Market
Sep 17
Apply for a stall at the What on Earth Open Day Market
Writing Workshop with Dr Marcella Polain
Sep 9
Boya Community Centre
Writing Workshop with Dr Marcella Polain
Boya Community Centre
Boya Community Centre
Plants and Pollinators Photography Exhibition
Sep 3
Boya Community Centre
Plants and Pollinators Photography Exhibition
Boya Community Centre
Boya Community Centre
By Gum! - Trees of the Perth Hills with Simon  Cherriman
Sep 2
Boya Community Centre
By Gum! - Trees of the Perth Hills with Simon  Cherriman
Boya Community Centre
Boya Community Centre
Wild Weeds and Windflowers Poetry Competition
Sep 2
Wild Weeds and Windflowers Poetry Competition
Kings Park Festival
Sep 1
Kings Park
Kings Park Festival
Kings Park
Kings Park
What on Earth Colouring Competition
Aug 16
What on Earth Colouring Competition
Natura
Aug 10
Flux Gallery, King Street Art Centre
Natura
Flux Gallery, King Street Art Centre
Flux Gallery, King Street Art Centre
What on Earth Photography Competition | Plants and Pollinators
Aug 9
Boya Community Centre
What on Earth Photography Competition | Plants and Pollinators
Boya Community Centre
Boya Community Centre
NINE STREAMS EXPANDED
Aug 5
Cathedral Square between the David Malcom Justice Centre and Town Hall
NINE STREAMS EXPANDED
Cathedral Square between the David Malcom Justice Centre and Town Hall
Cathedral Square between the David Malcom Justice Centre and Town Hall
Symposium - Framing Flora: Artists and the Science of Botany
Jul 19
Art Gallery of Western Australia and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Symposium - Framing Flora: Artists and the Science of Botany
Art Gallery of Western Australia and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Western Australia and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
The Botanical: Beauty and Peril
Jul 6
Art Gallery of WA
The Botanical: Beauty and Peril
Art Gallery of WA
Art Gallery of WA
Nikulinsky Naturally
May 25
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Nikulinsky Naturally
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Native Plants Sale
May 11
Octagonal Hall
Native Plants Sale
Octagonal Hall
Octagonal Hall

STORIES

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Winner of the What On Earth Colouring In Competition
Winner of the What On Earth Colouring In Competition

The winner is…

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Felted Pods with Katrina Virgona
Felted Pods with Katrina Virgona

On Sunday 5th of October Katrina Virgona held a Felted Pods workshop in conjunction with the Seeds, Pods and Pollen exhibition.

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What On Earth a Blossoming Success at Mundaring
What On Earth a Blossoming Success at Mundaring

Mundaring came alive on Sunday 29 September for the What On Earth Open Day.

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Oil Painting For Teens with Harrison See
Oil Painting For Teens with Harrison See

12-18 year olds enjoyed the sunshine while learning new how to observe the scenery and capture it in paint.

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Exhibitions now open
Exhibitions now open

Thank you to everyone who came along to the opening of Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist and Seeds, Pods and Pollen.

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Plants and Pollinators Competition and Exhibition
Plants and Pollinators Competition and Exhibition

The What On Earth Plants and Pollinators Photography exhibition is now on display at Boya Community Centre until 18 November, with two winning photographs selected from over 100 entries.

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What On Earth Sprouts at Midland Junction Arts Centre
What On Earth Sprouts at Midland Junction Arts Centre

We kicked off our What On Earth program at Midland Junction Arts Centre with the first open day on Sunday 25 August.

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Claire Gillam & Jess Boyce discuss What On Earth on RTRFM
Claire Gillam & Jess Boyce discuss What On Earth on RTRFM

Artist Claire Gillam and our own Jess Boyce joined Bec Bowman on RTRFM’s Artbeat to discuss Claire’s exhibition Botanic Philharmonia at Midland Junction Arts Centre and the What on Earth project.

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Clay Pod Forms at Eastern Hills Senior High School
Clay Pod Forms at Eastern Hills Senior High School

Narayani Palmer paid a visit to the year ten students of Eastern Hills Senior High School to teach the class about using clay to create clay pod forms.

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Creating with Nature at the Avon Descent Festival
Creating with Nature at the Avon Descent Festival

Visitors to the Avon Descent Festival on Sun 4 August joined artist Jennifer Cochrane, Dan Iley and Phoebe Todd-Parrish to create with nature.

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