Articles - 27 September 2005

Program - Memories in Place: art in high country huts

Exhibition at Craft ACT

Memories in Place: art in high country huts is a unique collaborative project between Craft ACT and Namadgi National Park. Artists Paull McKee, Daniel Maginnity and Joanne Searle respond to three pastoralists huts, their original inhabitants and the natural environment in Namadgi National Park to create discrete temporary installations. The artists and the artworks provide a contemporary interpretation of these rudimentary but important dwellings surviving from early European settlement of the area.

Opening: Thursday 6 October at 6pm by Mark Cleghorn, President of the Kosciuszko Huts Association
Where: Craft ACT, Civic, Canberra
Exhibition: Continues until Sunday 6 November, 2005

Installation in the huts at Namadgi National Park

Craft ACT will be hosting a special day trip to visit the installations in the huts at the Namadgi National Park. This unique event is designed to invigorate the senses and offers an opportunity to actively explore art, heritage and environment. The day will include a moderate 3 hour bush walk to visit each hut and participating artists; a viewing at each installation; information sessions by the rangers of the Namadgi National Park; and a morning tea and information session by the Kosciuszko Huts Association.

When: Saturday 15 October
Time: 8:15am - 6:30pm with the bus leaving from Craft ACT, Civic Square
Cost: $20.00 per person including travel and morning tea
Bookings: Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Email Craft ACT

The artwork will remain installed until Sunday 16 October and there is the opportunity for independent travel to the site on Sunday. Telephone (02) 62629333 for more information

Forum at Namadgi National Park Visitors Centre

Interpretation: Imagining Past Present Future is a one day forum that will provide an opportunity to explore the possibilities that art and artists offer in interpreting heritage and environment. The forum complements the project Memories in Place: art in high country huts and brings together environment, heritage and the arts in a unique collaborative project, sharing resources, and extending possibilities of how we tell our stories of the ACT to ourselves and to the world.

When: Saturday 5 November
Where: at the Namadgi National Park Visitors Information Centre
Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)

Email Craft ACT or telephone telephone (02) 62629333 for information about the programs or bookings.