Exhibition Launch – THE OCEAN PROJECT – Students' Exhibition

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 2–3pm

Join us at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery to celebrate the launch of The Ocean Project 2024 – Students' Exhibition.

To be officially launched by Jennifer Butement, President of the Friends of The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

This is an exhibition of works by students from Wesley College and Kalamunda Senior High School.

Following hands on science activities with CSIRO Environment scientists and discussion with the commissioned artist Kirsten Hudson about her work as part of The Ocean Project 2024, these students have created their own artwork in response to the project.

The artworks are now part of an exhibition to be seen in the Harold Schenberg Study Centre at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on display from 14–23 November 2024.

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THE OCEAN PROJECT 2024

Art has a capacity to reveal, communicate and evoke complex information, emotions, images and ideas. Addressing key topical science and art themes, The Ocean Project 2024 links art with science for educational and public benefit outcomes.

The ocean is a key arena for scientific research in WA and globally; with biological, environmental, social, economic and cultural concerns and impacts.

For many years CSIRO Environment (located in the IOMRC at UWA), has been researching Oceanography and Marine Biology in WA; including marine ecology in the field, mathematical modelling and research in cognitive and social sciences; which currently has a focus on the Ocean You Want- for the UN Decade of the Ocean

A collaborative partnership between Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (LWAG), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Environment ) the School of Design, UWA and artist Kirsten Hudson, together with staff and students of Wesley College and Kalamunda Senior High has been investigating how art might communicate and bring western science, Indigenous cultural knowledge and community science about the ocean to a wider audience - especially to students at all levels.

The Project commenced with a public discussion: Challenges in ocean research – how might art help?  that was held in April 2024.

Related artwork by Kirsten Hudson was commissioned and exhibited at LWAG in ODE: An Acknowledgement of Sea Country (17 July-14 August).

Following hands on science activities with CSIRO Environment scientists and discussion with the commissioned artist Kirsten Hudson about her work, students from Wesley College and Kalamunda Senior High have created their own artworks for The Ocean Project 2024 – Students’ Exhibition to be seen in the Schenberg Study Centre at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (14–23 November 2024).

This project involving school and college students has objectives that align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 29 section (e) ‘The development of respect for the natural environment’ and also Article 31 (which includes: ‘respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life and shall encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity.’)

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The exhibition will have a FREE public opening event on 16 November 2-3pm at LWAG, to which all are invited.

The project has been financially supported by the Friends of the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery who are committed to supporting art projects for students that feature art and science.

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The Ocean Project 2024 – Students' Exhibition will be on 14–23 November in the Harold Schenberg Study Centre at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

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Campus and Community Partnership: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA, CSIRO Environment, School of Design, UWA with Wesley College and Kalamunda Senior High

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Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required.

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Image: Student artwork, Aiden Li, Untitled, 2024, Posca pen on canvas, 40.64 x 50.8cm