MEGAN COPE: Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House

Name: MEGAN COPE: Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House
Start: 2024-10-06T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-10-06T16:00:00+10:00
Location: Honeysuckle Marina Newcastle, Cnr Workshop Way and Merewether St

Schedule

Sun Oct 06 2024 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

Honeysuckle Marina Newcastle, Cnr Workshop Way and Merewether St | Newcastle, NS

Welcome to 'Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House', a 10 day participatory project celebrating local oysters, community collaboration, and environmental stewardship. Internationally acclaimed Quandamooka artist Megan Cope makes living sculptures and public installations that revive ancestral technologies, heal saltwater environments, and share knowledge.
Across the 10 days of New Annual, 'Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House' will also be activated by a dynamic program of talks, workshops, performances and music.
Engage with the artist and discover our dynamic program of behind-the-scenes tours, conversation, celebrations and demonstrations.
𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗯 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 | 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 (𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱)
'Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House' will host Megan Cope’s daily 'Scrub Club' from 10.00am - 5.00pm during New Annual. Audiences are invited to roll up their sleeves and pick up a brush, to contribute oyster shells for Cope's future oyster reef art projects.
Walk-ups welcome, no registration required.
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁, 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺
Join us for the launch celebrations and hear from internationally acclaimed Quandamooka artist Megan Cope as she discusses the project and her practice informed by more than six years of research. This event will be Auslan-interpreted courtesy of Deaf Connect.
𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 | 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁, 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺
Hear from University of Newcastle’s School of Architecture and Design students and lecturers about the architectural design of the Oyster House.
𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁, 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
Join us for a celebration of culture, kinship and connection as MEGAN COPE: 'Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House' draws to a close. Wrap up with hands-on workshops, yarning, performances and music on our final day at Honeysuckle Marina.
𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗦
🎵 𝗙𝗿𝗶 𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽 | 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀: 𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲
https://tinyurl.com/friday-night-sounds-kobie-dee
🗣 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽, 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝟮𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽, 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁 | 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀
https://tinyurl.com/talks-and-ideas
🦪 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗳𝗳
https://tinyurl.com/the-shuck-off
🎵 𝗙𝗿𝗶 𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁 | 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀: 𝗝𝘂𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗻
https://tinyurl.com/friday-night-sounds-jun-wan
📜 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁 | 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻
https://tinyurl.com/waterfront-poetry-salon
'Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House' is presented exclusively by Newcastle Art Gallery for New Annual.