Melbourne Design Week: Grounds for Risky Play

Monash University’s Art, Design, and Architecture (MADA) is teaming up with the Incinerator Gallery to deliver a three-part public program.

Join us for the first in the three-part series, for an afternoon of introductions and discussions about some of Melbourne’s leading playgrounds and play spaces.

The Playground Project Melbourne, presents four key models that define the 100-year history of playground design: Sculpture, Landscape, Adventure and Activism.

This event explores seminal Melbourne-based case studies, and through conversation with local designers, artists, academics, community activists and city planners, aims to inspire bold and brilliant examples to come. 

SESSION 1: ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDS
The Venny, Kensington, 4.05 to 4.15pm with David Kutcher, Former General Manager and Honorary Principal Donor Relations

The Cubbies: Fitzroy Adventure Playground, 4.15 to 4.25pm

SESSION 2: NATURE PLAY

Royal Park Nature Playground, 4.30 to 4.40pm with Jeff Nelson, Senior Landscape Architect for the City of Melbourne

Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, 4.45 to 4.55pm

The Ringtales Playground, 5.00 to 5.10pm with Holly Board Principal Architects, Board Grove Architects

SESSION 3: PLAY & MOBILITY
The Intergenerational Learning and Activity Playground, Frankston, 5.15 to 5.25pm with Jason R. Crow, Senior Lecturer at Monash University and Charity Edwards, Lecturer in Architecture at Monash University

Learning To Play: From Infancy to Adulthood, 5.30 to 5.40pm with Penelope Bartlau, Founder and Artistic Director, Barking Spider & PhD candidate, RMIT 

SESSION 4:  RISKY PLAYGROUND, 6.00 to 7.00pm with keynote speaker Mike Hewson, Artist in conversation with Assoc. Prof. Spiros Panigirakis, Artist, Educator, Curator and Head of Fine Art, MADA