Painted River Project: Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps Finissage

Closing celebrations for the Painted River Project: Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps exhibition.

A day of art, science, music, food and fun on Parramatta River foreshore
Saturday 8 July, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus, Whitlam Institute

This free event invites the whole community to come and reimagine place through art making.

During the morning, the event will feature an outside science lab run by well-known water scientist Associate Professor Ian Wright providing an opportunity for young and old to examine real creatures and the wonders of water ecology. It will also be an opportunity to get creative, bring your own art making materials or use some of the paint and canvases set up or throw out a rug to paint alongside well-known artists and the community.

In the afternoon we head indoors as we hear from exhibiting artists Reg Mombassa, Lucy Culliton, Adrienne Richardson and Leo Robba before hitting the dance floor for Dog Trumpet, spearheaded by brothers Peter O'Doherty and Reg Mombassa, this will be a great way to farewell this thoughtful exhibition.

Event Schedule

10am – 12:30 Painting and Science by the Parramatta River

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30- 3:00 pm Artist talks - Euan McLeod, Adrienne Richardson, Lucy Culliton, Reg Mombassa and Leo Robba

3pm – 4 pm Dog Trumpet

The Painted River Project, where art and science meet.

The Painted River endeavors to engage the community through art on the health and future vision for the rivers given it is central to the future planning of our region. Water and our river systems are the foundation of healthy cities and human well-being.