2009 STRETCH FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS
| Name | Description | location | Thanks |
|---|---|---|---|
| FESTIVAL LAUNCH 1 May
| A Traditional Welcome to acknowledge our history and culture is a Stretch tradition and the opening of the 2009 festival will be no exception. The Welcome will be followed by vignettes of the festival program and a community gathering to celebrate the coming festival. | Free entry by ticket only available from the City of Mandurah from April 2009 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre | Mayor Paddi Creevey Winjan Aboriginal Corporation John Reid Band Participating artists |
| TREE TRAIL 1-3 May
| Living quietly amongst are some amazing trees that connect us to our past as well as provide homes for our birds and bugs. In summer their leafy arbours shade us from the sun’s rays and their large physical presence lends amazing form to our landscapes. This project celebrates Mandurah’s significant trees with words and art bringing artists and community members together to contemplate their many wonders. This project is sponsored by Community Arts Network WA. | Eastern Foreshore and surrounds | Community Arts Network WA Department of Culture and the Arts City of Mandurah Eco Services Team Carol Nicolson Participating artists Scribblers Writing Group |
| TRANS-CUBE-ATION 1-3 May
| Recycling is a concept foremost in our ecologically aware daily routines. Cleanaway Mandurah has partnered with Stretch to provide large recycled bales for artists to transform. This astounding installation is set to confront, intrigue and educate. The project is sponsored by Festivals Australia, an Australian Government program which supports cultural activity at regional and community festivals. | Eastern Foreshore | Festivals Australia Cleanaway Lesley King Participating artists |
| THE TRADEGY OF THE JAMES SERVICE 1-3 May | On 20th July 1878 the James Service got caught on the Murray Reef and all hands and passengers were lost. Bodies and artefacts were washed up on to Mandurah’s beaches for weeks after. This sculptural project, a partnership between Stretch, Gary Aitken and Curtin University, commemorates those that were lost on that day including a troupe of actors bound from India to Melbourne. This project is being documented by Town TV. | Kanyana Engineering Mandurah Performing Arts Centre To be installed permanently at Mandurah Marina after Stretch | Gary Aitken Bruce Slatter, Head of Sculpture, School of Design, Curtin University Richard Foulds, School of Design graduate, Curtin University Town TV, Billy Dower Youth Centre Mandurah Community Museum Neil Carrol, Mandurah Marina Mandurah Library |
DRAW WITH ME? PAINT WITH ME?
| Mandjar Artisans, roving the foreshore with easels, paint and drawing tools, will encourage visitors and residents to join them in creating paintings and drawings along the beautiful Mandurah foreshore. This project is sponsored by Jacksons Drawing Supplies. | Eastern Foreshore, Festival Square | Jacksons Drawing Supplies Gary Aitken Mandjar Artisans Challenger TAFE Peel |
| SYMBIOTICA 6th SHORE | The project will engage with notions of geological time promoted by the presence of microbial thrombolites living in the lake. It forms an important habitat for the annual migration of waders and for decreasing populations of Hooded Plover. What this project plans to do is to pull these issues together to critically interrogate the potential futures of the lake, to arrive at the sixth and final shore. 6th Shore aims to push the boundaries of what it means to go on a walk and think like an ecosystem!” | Lake Clifton | SymbioticA Perdita Philips UWA Engineering Department |
| LARVICIDAL MANIACS 2-3 May | Last year the mad Seagulls kept us entertained with their chip snatching antics. Carrying on the tradition, this year the Larvicidal Maniacs will buzz the foreshore to annoy and irritate us! Bring the repellent! | Eastern Foreshore Festival Square | Troy Williams Participating Artists |
| FESTIVAL SCULPTURES 1-3 May | Tomorrow’s young artists from Dudley Park Primary School have created a series of arresting silhouettes of themselves and their friends with the assistance from their specialist art teacher Shaun Spicer. Be prepared to interact with them while they play around the festival. | Eastern Foreshore Festival Square Mandurah Performing Arts Centre | Shaun Spicer Dudley Park Primary School |
| TALES FROM THE HIGHWAY 24 Feb – 28 April | Using digital media, community artists’ work with coordinator Paul Fleetham to explore their experiences and memories associated with travelling through Mandurah on the South West Highway. This visually arresting project is an initiative of DADAA. | Sutton Street Hall | Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia (DADAA) Paul Fleetham Participating artists |
| FESTIVAL SQUARE 2-3 May
| For Stretch 2009 Mandjar Square will be transformed into ‘Festival Square’ – a vibrant and energetic hub for music, art, performance, installations, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops and mixing with festival fans. Come along and interact artistically with your friends, your family and your community. Festival Square is presented by Act Belong Commit. | Mandjar Square | Presented by Act Belong Commit Participating artists |
| CHRIST’S CHURCH FESTIVAL 1-3 May | One of Mandurah’s earliest buildings and one of the first places people would come together as a community, Christ’s Church has been central to life in Mandurah for many years. The culture, history and contribution this Anglican place of worship has played and continues to play in Mandurah’s life will be celebrated through a number of projects. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Christ’s Church Anglican Diocese of Bunbury |
| Church Fete, Guided Tours, Bell Ringing 2 May, afternoon | Spend the afternoon and early evening at Christ’s Church and enjoy learning about the history and cultural practices associated with this historic place of worship and community gatherings. Delicious cake stalls, energetic bell ringing demonstrations and historically interesting guided tours around the cemetery. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Parish Priest and parishioners of Christ’s Church Mandurah Bellringers |
| Segue 2 May, 6 pm – 7 pm | A festival of vocal and choral music celebrating the lifespan of the Anglican Church in Mandurah. There will be no charge, but to manage seating, entry will be by ticket only available from the City of Mandurah and Christ’s Church in April. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Mandurah Choral Society Christ’s Church Choir |
| Commemorative Service in Honour of Yagurburt George Winjan 3 May, 4 pm | Yagurburt George Winjan was a witness to the massacre at Pinjarra. Despite the trauma of this event and the impact of Settlement this wise man accepted the inevitability of change to the arcadian lifestyle of the Nyoongar community and mediated between the two groups. This service will bring people together to commemorate Winjan and to encourage healing within our community. It will be followed by a traditional smoking ceremony at the plaque to commemorate this historic leader. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Mayor Paddi Creevey Revd Darryl Cotton George Walley Nyoongar Community |
| Art Project 1-3 May | Tish Oldham has been a regular exhibitor at the Stretch Festival. She has an abiding love for the area. Her work will capture the essence of Christ’s Church. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Tish Oldham |
| The Life and Times of Peel – Tales from the Grave Dates and Times TBA | Written and directed by Sean Walsh this dramatic candlelit work to be performed in the churchyard at night will make the hairs on the back of your next stand up as you listen to the tales from the grave. There will be no charge, but to manage numbers, entry will be by ticket only available from the City of Mandurah and Christ’s Church in April. | Christ’s Church, Sholl Street | Sean Walsh Participating actors Mandurah Community Museum Parish Priest and parishioners of Christ’s Church |
| Historic Exhibition 1-3 May | Learn about the fascinating history of Christ’s Church and its links to the Settlement of not only Mandurah but of Western Australia. | Mandurah Community Museum, Pinjarra Road | Parish Priest and parishioners of Christ’s Church Mandurah Community Museum |
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