The Overwintering Project: Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Megalo Print Studio is thrilled to host The Overwintering Project, an exhibition of prints created by local artists in response to the rich and diverse ecosystem that exists at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.
The Overwintering Project is an environmental art project inviting artists from Australia and New Zealand to visit, research, and respond to the unique nature of their local migratory shorebird habitat. The result of a high water table produced by the artificial flooding of Lake Burley Griffin, the wetlands form an important ecosystem for migratory and resident shorebirds. Among the local fauna, the Jerrabomberra Wetlands are an important local site for endangered Latham鈥檚 Snipe, which travel annually from breeding grounds in Hokkaido, Japan
Migratory shorebirds provide the focus for the project, but artists are welcome to respond to any aspect of the ecosystem and to celebrate compassion and care for this local habitat. Now in its seventh year, The Overwintering Project was established in 2017 by printmaker Kate Gorringe-Smith to raise awareness for our migratory shorebirds and their habitat, inviting artists to help make them visible.
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Megalo Print Studio is thrilled to host The Overwintering Project, an exhibition of prints created by local artists in response to the rich and diverse ecosystem that exists at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.
The Overwintering Project is an environmental art project inviting artists from Australia and New Zealand to visit, research, and respond to the unique nature of their local migratory shorebird habitat. The result of a high water table produced by the artificial flooding of Lake Burley Griffin, the wetlands form an important ecosystem for migratory and resident shorebirds. Among the local fauna, the Jerrabomberra Wetlands are an important local site for endangered Latham鈥檚 Snipe, which travel annually from breeding grounds in Hokkaido, Japan
Migratory shorebirds provide the focus for the project, but artists are welcome to respond to any aspect of the ecosystem and to celebrate compassion and care for this local habitat. Now in its seventh year, The Overwintering Project was established in 2017 by printmaker Kate Gorringe-Smith to raise awareness for our migratory shorebirds and their habitat, inviting artists to help make them visible.
