Award-winning traditional fibre artist Bronwyn Razem is leading a series of workshops in Jan Juc in the lead up to this year\u2019s Connecting to Country Aboriginal Arts Festival.
\nIn response to the Christmas Day bushfires, which devastated areas of Wye River and Separation Creek, Connecting to Country has shifted its focus to biodiversity.
\nArtworks created in the workshops are symbolic of the native wildlife that has been affected by the fires, and will be placed in the bush during the festival\u2019s annual Culturally Guided Walk from Point Addis to Bells Beach.
\nThe Bush Toys will be installed along ARTS FESTIVAL the Ironbark Basin track and will form the ForLorn(e) Wildlife Bush Art Trail on Saturday May 21 as well as featuring at the festival\u2019s Arts Gathering on Sunday May 22.
\nThe workshops have been made possible through a Regional Arts Victoria Quick Response Grant and donations from Surf Coast Arts, Anglesea Baptist Church and the Surf Coast Shire.
\nThe first of the Bush Toys workshops was held on March 11, with many Anglesea Aged Care residents quick to jump on the opportunity to engage with the project after experiencing the Ash Wednesday fires.
\nMore Bush Toys workshops are scheduled for April 8, April 29 and May 13.
\nCost is $25 and includes morning\/ afternoon and a light lunch.
\nTo book, head to trybooking.com\/KUJO. Connecting to Country will be held from May 19-22 with event details to be released in coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Award-winning traditional fibre artist Bronwyn Razem is leading a series of workshops in Jan Juc in the lead up to this year\u2019s Connecting to Country Aboriginal Arts Festival. In response to the Christmas Day bushfires, which devastated areas of Wye River and Separation Creek, Connecting to Country has shifted its focus to biodiversity. Artworks created […]<\/p>\n