Exhibition runs 19-29 Dec 2019 Event: Wednesday 18 December, 6-8pm Parallel to Another Artist Market (17 - 24 December) Free entry, all welcome!

“A Drop In The Ocean” presents an immersive underwater backdrop for participating artists to express their views in visual and sculptural works meditating upon our connectedness to the Ocean.

Featuring: Chelle Destefano
Larissa MacFarlane
Kit Mizeres
Dr Sarah Jane Moore
Helen Wand
Installation and Curation:
Jonathon Goodfellow

There is only one Earth Ocean. Yet knowledge about the Ocean remains limited and humanity has now gathered more data about Mars. This has serious implications for accurately understanding the full impact of the myriad of stressors upon the life-sustaining capacity of the Ocean.

Pollution from plastic to nuclear, overfishing, reckless resource extraction, a rapidly changing climate, increasing loss of biodiversity, political and social divisions, misinformation and promulgation of “alternative facts”, poor consumer knowledge and behaviour, greater individual and community connectedness and collective action to protect the Ocean are all important factors determining its restoration and conservation now and into the future.In a polarised political climate, artist-run projects with an educative purpose are more important than ever in communicating complex issues in simple & relatable ways to audiences. Without a broad range of community stakeholders prepared to spread this and related messages with as wide a reach as possible, there is reduced hope of systemic change.

An artist-run exhibition, this project harnesses the particular skills and experience of a small group of independent artists including First Nation, other local and international artists passionately embracing this unique opportunity to share knowledge, value experience and elevate the need for change on an issue central to the future health and survival of humanity and the Ocean.

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