Meeting the River | Book Reading and River Walk
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How well do you know a river?
How do rivers flow through our lives?
Join artist Rebecca McEwan on a slow walk and story reading along the bank of Ngankipari/Onkaparinga River. We’ll take a short river stroll to a small clearing to hear Rebecca’s reflections on getting to know the River as a neighbour and as an artist in residence. A reading of the poetic and encyclopedic story What is a River? by Monika Vaicenavičienė will follow.
To finish up the morning you will have the opportunity to write a letter to gift the Onkaparinga/Ngankiparri River as a kind gesture of introduction, connection and thanks.
‘I think that to care for something, you have to love it, to feel a connection to it, and to do that, you have to know it in its entirety… to form a relationship with the nature around us, to befriend it’. - Monika Vaicenavičienė.
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- Meet at Perry’s Bend Kayak launch carpark, River Road, Port Noarlunga.
- Free or optional gold coin donation to Friends of the Onkaparinga on the day.
- Suitable all ages, children to be with accompanied by adult caregiver.
- What to Bring - something to sit on eg, picnic blanket, folding chair/seat (if able to carry a short distance), shoes you can walk in, hat, sunscreen, water.
- If weather is too hot or very rainy event will be cancelled, a bit of light rain is ok but bring an umbrella.
- Come back to Sauerbier House after the walk to experience Rebecca's current exhibition natural discourse.
Image: Rebecca McEwan. Ngankiparri/Onkaparinga, 2024, photograph. Image courtesy artist.
Location
Sauerbier House
21 Wearing St , Port Noarlunga South Australia 5167
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