Activating Truth @ Laughing Waters…

Greetings Everyone… A little bit about what I’ve been up to… Amy Spiers: Many of us knew each other from a residency last year at Bundanon. Activating Truth is a program of creative research activities bringing together First Peoples and settler artists and researchers from across Naarm/Melbourne, other parts of so-called ‘Australia’, as well asContinue reading “Activating Truth @ Laughing Waters…”

Yarning Circles with Culture Across Time…

Since 2020 I’ve been working with Culture Across Time as a community member participating in Yarning Circles. My sister Errolyn Strang owns and runs the company and runs cultural training programs, primarily for local  organisations, such as Big Fat Smile and BlueScope Steel. The training program includes allyship, cultural safety and Yarning Circles.  Yarning CirclesContinue reading “Yarning Circles with Culture Across Time…”

CREATION’s Influence…

Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Friday blog for The Wrapped Trees Project! It’s groovy to be with you again! I hope you’ve had a powerful week! Intersectional environmentalism rocks! Get a big cup of something absolutely delicious and settle in! I have a most very fabulous treat for you! There’s lots to see andContinue reading “CREATION’s Influence…”

CREATION Song Ceremony

I’ve had the privilege to work with Deborah Kelly’s CREATION project again, this time in Song Ceremony, a commissioned by Inner West Council, as part of the 2024 EDGE Inner West X, Biennale of Sydney. With an expanded choir, with 62 angelic voices, we gathered and performed in April. The CREATIONS project of sacred music,Continue reading “CREATION Song Ceremony”

Joining Gondwana, Sydney Children’s Choir in process…

In March 2024, I had the distinct privilege of working with Sydney Children’s Choir, Gondwana, at the invitation of Dr Jodi Edwards at Bundanon Art Museum. It was so groovy to be back at Bundanon Art Museum, this time to facilitate a workshop! I delivered a frij magnet making workshop, as part of their residencyContinue reading “Joining Gondwana, Sydney Children’s Choir in process…”

Dharawal Engagement… 2024

I’m very excited and privileged to have been invited to work on a student residency program for Art and Design students to engage with the Dharawal community. In February this year I started working with Trent Hansen and Melinda Young from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), on developing a student residency program scheduledContinue reading “Dharawal Engagement… 2024”

Threads, threads & spider webs is now LIVE!

Thanx for dropping in! Our Friday blog for The Wrapped Trees Project is now LIVE at The Wrapped Trees Project on WordPress. Please feel welcome to join us there! We’d love to see you! Link: https://thewrappedtreesproject.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/threads-threads-spider-webs/ Juundaal & The Trees 🌳 🌳

Australian Anthropological Society Conference, 2023.

I was invited as an artist, to contribute to a panel discussion at the Australian Anthropological Society Conference: Vulnerabilities, Macquarie University, 28.11.2023-01.12.2023. It is a significant opportunity to be part of the presentation: Transforming Naturalism: What might it take? Papers being presented by Dr. Ute Eickelkamp, Sally Babidge, and Debbie Long, 29.11.2023. Conference program: https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4211.Continue reading “Australian Anthropological Society Conference, 2023.”

A profound reorganising of things… Conference Presentation 2023

Thanx for stopping by today! In November I was very fortunate to be part of a five day residency with Dr Jodi Edwards of the University of Wollongong and members of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,  at London on Art Museum.  During the course of our stay, we engaged with a number of OnContinue reading “A profound reorganising of things… Conference Presentation 2023”

CanKan Art Lab 2023

Thrilled to have been part of this artists exchange program! 13-16th October 2023. Three Cementa Festival artists, Tom Isaacs, June Golland and myself were selected by Cementa to visit the Canberra art community. We were fabulously welcomed and hosted by Director, Neil Hobbs and artists Tegan Garnett, Sophie Dumaresq, Tom Buckland, Emma Rani from theContinue reading “CanKan Art Lab 2023”