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Food for Thought at Mundaring Markets
Mar
14
9:00 AM09:00
Adult, All, Kids

Food for Thought at Mundaring Markets

Visit the Food for Thought Bazaar in the Mundaring Sculpture Park or wander down to Mundaring Arts Centre to experience a Kung-Fu tea ceremony, share delicious bush tucker and create your own food vessel as we start a community journey exploring how food shapes our culture, experiences and art.

Nestled within the Sunday Markets, which brings a range of yummy food, live music and market stalls to the heart of Mundaring, the Food for Thought Bazaar will showcase the work of local artisans and fine food providores.

Sun 14 Mar | 9am - 2pm | Suitable for all ages
FREE
Mundaring Rotary Markets, Nichol and Jacoby Streets, Mundaring

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KUNG-FU TEA CEREMONY WITH CAROL NATALOTTO

Take part in a traditional Taiwanese Kung-Fu Tea Ceremony with Carol Natalotto. 

Slow down and join Carol in one of three 20 minute sessions as she shares her tea making skills and knowledge of tea houses and ceramic tea wares.

9:30am - 9:50am, 10:15am - 11:30am OR 12:40pm - 1pm | Suitable for 12+ yrs
$5 | $4.50 members
Mundaring Arts Centre

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Have a Go | Clay Plates

Have a go at making a small decorated serving dish from clay with local artist Bernard Kerr.

You’ll make a rectangular or oval dish, perfect for serving tapas, side dishes or snacks by press moulding using a wooden form. Decorate your plate with coloured underglazes and slips using cut paper resist and sgraffito techniques.

9:30am – 10:20am, 11am – 11:50am OR 12:40pm – 1:30pm |
$10 | $9 Members |
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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Make, Bake, Serve, Preserve

Browse mixing bowls, casseroles, storage jars, serving platters, plates and other kitchen essentials for sale made by local potters Gary Zeck, KoreEarth, Bernard Kerr, Greg Crowe, Lee Woodcock, Robbie Kerr, Mel Statham and others.

9am - 2pm
FREE
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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Short Street Kitchen | Fermentation Demonstration

Meet the mother and daughter team from Short Street Kitchen and learn about a wholefood approach to eating with a focus on making healthy food and drinks from scratch. 

10am -10:30am & 12:30pm – 1pm
FREE
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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BUSH TUCKER TALK AND TASTING WITH DALE TILBROOK

Join Wardandi Bibbulmun woman Dale Tilbrook on a cultural journey that will ignite all the senses.

Sniff, touch and taste native Australian bush foods, herbs, spices and peppers, discover their medicinal properties. 

Talk and Tasting 10:45 - 11:30am | Suitable for 18+ yrs |
$15 | $13.50 members

Meet Dale Tilbrook 11:30am - 12:15pm | FREE |
Mundaring Arts Centre

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Cumin Cook | Demonstration and tasting

Join Prapti from Cumin Cook as she demonstrates two much loved dishes from the Indian subcontinent, Dosa and Chole.

9am - 2pm with tastings at 9:30am – 10am & 12p -12:30pm
FREE
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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Slow Food Convivium | Demonstrations and tasting

Learn about the Slow Food movement with Vincenzo Velletri from Slow Food Swan Valley.

The Slow Food Convivium, is a group of Western Australians interested in sharing the philosophy of good, clean and fair food, connected to a sustainable, bio-diverse food community.

9am - 2pm with tastings at 11am -11:45am & 1pm – 1:30pm
FREE
Mundaring Arts Centre Carpark

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Meet Snart Club

Meet Anastasia Beasley and Zoë Sydney from Snart Club during Tend/er, an interactive exhibition that brings people together to encourage thought about ways care is practiced in our communities.

1.30pm - 3pm
FREE
Mundaring Arts Centre

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Have a Go Clay Plates with Bernard Kerr
Mar
14
9:30 AM09:30
Adult, All, Kids, Ceramics

Have a Go Clay Plates with Bernard Kerr

Have a go at making a small decorated serving dish from clay with local artist Bernard Kerr.

You’ll make a rectangular or oval dish, perfect for serving tapas, side dishes or snacks by press moulding using a wooden form. Decorate your plate with coloured underglazes and slips using cut paper resist and sgraffito techniques.

Sun 14 Mar | 9:30am – 10:20am, 11am – 11:50am OR 12:40pm – 1:30pm
$10 | $9 Members | All ages (under 9 must be supervised by an adult)
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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Kung-Fu Tea Ceremony with Carol Natalotto
Mar
14
9:30 AM09:30
Adult, All, Talks & Tours

Kung-Fu Tea Ceremony with Carol Natalotto

Take part in a traditional Taiwanese Kung-Fu Tea Ceremony with Carol Natalotto during the Twilight Market. Meaning art, skill and effort, in the context of tea preparation, Kung-Fu means making tea with effort and dedication, to brew a perfect cup of tea in a more artistic way.

Slow down and join Carol in one of three 20 minute sessions as she shares her tea making skills and knowledge of tea houses and ceramic tea wares. Don’t miss this opportunity to heighten your appreciation and taste of tea, as you focus your awareness and observe the five senses.

Sun 14 Mar | 9:30am - 9:50am, 10:15am - 11:30am OR 12:40pm - 1pm | Suitable for 12+ yrs
$5 | $4.50 members
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Bush Tucker Talk and Tasting with Dale Tilbrook
Mar
14
10:45 AM10:45
Adult, All, Talks & Tours

Bush Tucker Talk and Tasting with Dale Tilbrook

Join Wardandi Bibbulmun woman Dale Tilbrook during the Twilight Market on a cultural journey that will ignite all the senses.

Dale will share her wealth of knowledge about Australian native edibles. She will walk you around the Bibbulmun region with her descriptions and stories about local food traditionally consumed by Aboriginal people, Aboriginal agricultural practices and the six seasons.

Taste a variety of wild bush foods, such as quandong, native limes, sandalwood nuts and local coastal greens. Sniff, touch and taste native Australian herbs, spices and peppers, discover the uses of bush tucker plants, their medicinal properties and the surprising health benefits they offer.  

Plus there is a free opportunity to meet Dale Tilbrook 11:30am - 12:15pm

Sun 14 Mar | 10:45am - 11:30am | Suitable for 18+ yrs
$15 | $13.50 members
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Writing with Josephine Clarke
Apr
13
to Apr 14
All, Kids, Teens, School Holiday, Writing

Writing with Josephine Clarke

  • Swan View Youth Centre (map)
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Join West Australian poet and short story writer Josephine Clarke and create your own written work exploring the theme of Food for Thought: What’s for dinner?

With separate workshops for 14-17 and 18-23 year olds, these two part workshops will explore ways of thinking and writing about food and play with ways of putting food onto the page.

18 and 23 year olds will additionally look at the work of other writers and create new work, that will add flavour to how we think about what we eat. Writers will also learn techniques for editing and presenting their work for publication.

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition and a short promotional film celebrating Katharine Susannah Prichard Writer’s Centre, the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Arts Centre as a part of the Food for Thought project.

14 - 17 yrs | Tue 13 AND Wed 14 April | 10am - 11:30am 
18 - 23 yrs | Tue 13 AND Wed 14 April | 12:30 - 2pm
$5 | $4.50 MAC Inc and KSP members | BYO pen and drink bottle
Swan View Youth Centre Salisbury Road Swan View WA

Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest

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A-maize-ing Baskets with Kate Campbell-Pope
Apr
15
to Apr 17
All, Kids, Textiles

A-maize-ing Baskets with Kate Campbell-Pope

  • Mundaring Arts Centre (map)
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Join Kate Campbell-Pope in the April School Holidays to construct a vessel or basket with fibres such as sweetcorn, coconut, banana leaves and grapevines that you won't be-leaf it's made from food. 

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition and a short promotional film celebrating Katharine Susannah Prichard Writer’s Centre, the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Arts Centre as a part of the Food for Thought project.

Parents and guardians welcome, children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear enclosed shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting messy, a drink bottle and a nut free snack.

$5 | $4.50 members | Materials supplied
Under 10yrs | Thu 15 OR Sat 17 April | 10am - 12:30pm
Swan View Youth Centre Salisbury Road Swan View WA
OR
10+ yrs | Fri 16 April | 10am - 12:30pm

Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest

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Fibre Vessels with Kate Campbell-Pope
May
7
to May 8
Adult, All, Textiles

Fibre Vessels with Kate Campbell-Pope

Join leading fibre artist Kate Campbell-Pope to learn weaving and construction techniques to create your own vessel out of fibres associated with food sources and traditional food presentation, such as sweetcorn, coconut, banana leaves, grapevine and leaves. 

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition as a part of the Food for Thought project.

Please wear enclosed shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting messy and your lunch.

Fri 7 May | 10:30am - 3pm | $20 | $18 members
OR Sat 8 May | 11am - 2:30pm | $15 | $13.50 members
Suitable for 18+ yrs | Materials supplied but you are welcome to bring textiles and objects that relate to your food story

Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest

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