Edge of the Present How do you imagine the future when you can’t see it? Edge of the Present melds art with science to create an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) environment that cultivates the capacity for future thinking.
Hard Place/Good Place: Yarra Ranges As our environment changes, so does our experience. The Hard Place/Good Place: Yarra Ranges exhibition showcases Augmented Reality [AR] stories developed by a diverse range of young people from the Yarra Ranges community who were impacted by the June 2021 storms. In these stories, we learn first-hand of young people’s connection to place and lived experiences of the storm event.
Lost in Serenity by Lucinda Makin As part of The Big Anxiety program across Yarra Ranges, Lucinda Makin’s Lost in Serenity considers the mechanisms we use to ground ourselves, to find places of calm and serenity. Learn to take a breath, let the mind wander somewhere safe, and just be.
To the fallen trees A public and performative artwork responding to eco-anxiety of extreme weather events.
Daniel Regan (UK) Photography Workshop An outdoor photography workshop where the camera lens looks inward as well as out, facilitated by the award-winning UK artist, Daniel Regan.
Sincerely Survivor – Film Screening and Q&A Dancers take on the role of pilgrims, exploring asylums of old. Grace Dance Company presents Sincerely Survivor the Dance Film at The Big Anxiety Festival 2022, exploring an arts-based research enquiry into the mental health system and its need for reform.
The Feeling Machines featuring David Miller An exhibition introducing children to the world of feelings and the myths, truths and realities of mental illness. Showcasing original 3D paper sculptures created by artist and author David Miller. These intricate works were photographed to create the images for his book Big and Me.
Design Your Own Feeling Machine Imagine and design your own feeling machine. Trace shapes and learn creative techniques to make your own colourful feeling machine, with artist Bronwyn Ward.