Events

Across the Waters Project 2024

Across the Waters Photo Story

PICS is delighted to have received a Community Major Project Grant following a successful application to Bass Coast Shire Council. The photo story  at right provides a summary of the inspiring Across the Waters Project 2024.

See links below for the Across the Waters song with lyrics and music by Laura Brearley (c) 2024

𝄞 Across the Waters Song with Notation 130524

𝄞 Across the Waters – Song Lyrics, Chords and Sign-Dancing Translation 290424

🎹 Soundtrack to Across the Waters song:

Western Port Writes 6th-8th September – A Big Thank You – Featuring some of the highlights including wonderful creative writing and artwork from local students.

https://soundcloud.com/laura-brearley/across-the-waters

Invitation to ‘Across the Waters’ Listening Circles

We are pleased to announce that special guests for each of the Listening Circles have been confirmed.
In each of the Circles, we’ll be exploring our connection to Western Port Bay through the process of Deep Listening where we listen with all of our senses and not just our ears. We create spaces where people can connect respectfully and safely. Deep and respectful listening builds community. More information about Deep Listening is available at:  https://thelivingcircle21.com.au/deep-listening-in-practice/

You are warmly invited to attend one, two, or all three Circles. Summaries below, details in the .pdf links.

Deep Listening Circle #1   First Nation Perspectives on Sea Country  
Coronet Bay Hall               1.30pm – 3.30pm       Saturday 14th September 2024
with Traditional Boonwurrung Custodians Uncle Steve Ulula Parker and Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir

Your Invitation to Deep Listening Circle No 1 at Coronet Bay (.pdf)

Deep Listening Circle #2   Creative Ways of Knowing
Wonthaggi ArtSpace         1.00pm – 3.00pm       Saturday 12th October 2024 
Stencilling and mono-printing the living shapes and forms of Western Port Bay (Warn Marin) with artists Susan Hall, Ursula Theinert, Kate Gorringe-Smith, Camille Monet and Gidja Walker.

Your Invitation to Deep Listening Circle No.2 at Wonthaggi ArtSpace (.pdf)

Deep Listening Circle #3   Weaving together Art, Science, Culture and Community
Berninneit, Cowes                         1.00pm – 3.30pm       Saturday 9th November 2024 
A Creative Message Exchange and celebration of story, song, poetry, art, dance and conservation with Aunty Sonia Weston, Mal Webb, Kylie Morrigan, Jo Lane, Kate Gorringe-Smith and Carmel Wallace.

Your Invitation to Deep Listening Circle No.3 at Berninneit, Cowes

Six Word Sentences

by Laura Brearley

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been working in schools and with community groups and have been facilitating a process of writing six-word sentences. The invitation is to write six words which describe our love for the Western Port Bay or our concern for it, our special place on or near it and what our hopes are for its future. We’ll be doing this activity in each of the Deep Listening Circles too.

The words are going to be woven into collective poems, original compositions and artworks that reveal our relationship with the Bay.
I’ve attached a Community Call-Out for people who might be like to contribute a six-word sentences to the project.

A selection of six-word sentences will be displayed as messages at the third Deep Listening Circle at Berninneit on November 9th, along with Kate Gorringe-Smith’s Wall of Wings and other artworks made in the second Deep Listening Circle at Wonthaggi ArtSpace on October 12th.

Here are some six-word sentences from members from the Cowes Primary School Choir members who I worked with yesterday afternoon …