Arts Ceduna will launch the latest in a series of ‘Marine Debris’ sculptural work at the centre this week. Artists at Ceduna and Yalata jointly worked on two sculptures made from discarded marine debris such as tuna nets and rope, creating a harlequin fish and orca. The sculptures were made during a two-week period at
Wai – This is us!
This multi-phase project with master artists David Wilson (new media) and Tristan Kerr (Typography, visual arts) seeks to render audible the voices of Indigenous artists, displaying their artistic work, personal and group narratives that underpin their identity processes through mural making and film. This project is essential in processing and expressing Indigenous identities in Ceduna
Marine Debris 2016 – Guldamara (Blue Swimmer Crab)
The second Marine Debris workshop hosted at Arts Ceduna in 2016 brought forth an impressive 4 x 4 meter blue swimmer crab titled Guldamara. Twelve artists and volunteers created this artefact with facilitators Sue Ryan and Karen Hethey at Arts Ceduna. Guldamara’s frame was created from wire and bamboo, followed by layers of marine debris
Art and installations at the Ngurra Yadurirn Children and Family Centre
During 2015 and 2016 Arts Ceduna collaborated with Ngura Yadurirn Children’s centre in Ceduna, installing several small murals and other art work at the centre. Collette Gary, Jaime Newchurch, Joylene Haynes and Ashley Pompey produced small murals that were installed as part of the centre’s fence. Tjungu Wiru produced two magnificent installations at the centre,
Hub Fence Face Lift
White Lion funded the ‘STRIDE Youth Program’ that was delivered at the Ceduna Youth Hub in 2014. Arts Ceduna artists Collette Gray, Beaver Lennon and Jaime Newchurch invested their time over the school holidays to paint the Youth Hub’s colourful fence, a striking land mark in the Ceduna CBD area. The artists also mentored the
Muna Making
The muna making workshop brought together several women from the Ceduna community to make cosy muna (beanies) on a cold winters day. The workshop aimed to develop skills in areas of crocheting, learning about hooks and yarn, basic patterns and stitches, working with various fibres and yarns. This women’s sharing circle also offered the opportunity
Marine Debris 2014 – Jidirah Whale Project
Jidrah the Whale is a marine debris artefact produced by the artists from Arts Ceduna and facilitators Sue Ryan and Pam Diment in partnership with Ghostnets Project Australia, Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara, Ananguku Arts and Arts Ceduna. More than twenty artists participated in this exciting workshop, which was the first of a series of three