Tidal Rhythms - 'Upwelling Currents to Kelp Forests - Art Activity'

Join Creative Ecologist Chris Rockley after the reopening of the Maritime Museum Discovery Centre at session 2 of the Tidal Rhythms project.

Look and Draw onto a vintage piano scroll using a combination of marine specimens and reference photography with thanks from Deakin University and The Great Southern Reef Foundation. Also draw directly from specimens found in the Cultural Collection.

Add your drawing to a combined community scroll on the day or take away a numbered scroll to add drawings to over the year. These will form part of a community art project at next years Upwelling festival (2027).

All materials supplied. All ages event. Drop-in event. No registration required.

This one of 5 workshops planned for the Tidal Rhythms project. Come to 1 or all of the workshops.

Tidal Rhythms: Treasures of the Southern Ocean

31 October, 10.00am to 5.00pm
Upwelling Festival, Portland Yacht Club
Drop-in event. No registration required.
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Tidal Rhythms: Upwelling Currents to Kelp Forests - Art activity

7 November, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Portland Maritime Discovery Centre
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Tidal Rhythms: Colours of the Reef

21 November, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Julia Street Creative Space
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Tidal Rhythms: Life in the Seagrass Meadows and Shallows

5 December, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Portland Neighbourhood House
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Tidal Rhythms: Life in the Seaweed Forest Canopy

12 December, 1.00pm to 3.30pm
Portland Glenelg Library
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