The Royal Botanic Garden (RBG) in Sydney is shining a light on the country’s loss of species and the threat to Australia’s precious biodiversity with opening on a new art exhibition.
Announcing its On the Edge: Species at Risk exhibit, RBG said the exhibit would highlight Australian flora, fauna and habitats that were threatened by climate change, development, introduced species and other environmental issues.
“The exhibition will showcase a diversity of endangered and vulnerable Australian species and ecological communities,” RBG said.
“The artwork includes a wide variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, wood, and textiles,” it said.
“Each artwork will be accompanied by an artist’s statement outlining the threat the species or environment is facing.”
The Garden said the two-week exhibit, opening on Saturday 18 March, would also feature free artist-led demonstrations and paid exhibition tours, workshops, walks and talks.
It said these events were a great opportunity to explore the exhibition, learn from the artists themselves and find out more about the environmental issues the country was facing.
“The exhibition is being run by passionate volunteer curators from the Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Lucette Moore, Robbie Macintosh and Vanessa Snelling, who want to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity,” RBG said.
Further information on the exhibition can be accessed at this PS News link.
Pictured: Tasha Waller’s artwork: Diminishing Forests.
