“My Dear – What’s the latest at Bimblebox?”, 2014, artist Wendy Lowe, photo Paula Quintela

Bimblebox 153 Birds will be flying again in January!

5 – 28 January, 2018

at the Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centre,

148 Mountain View Rd, Maleny, Qld

open daily, 10am – 2pm

Opening Event

3pm – 4.30pm, Friday 5 January, 2018

Hear coordinator and curator Jill Sampson speak about the exhibition Bimblebox 153 Birds and the Bimblebox Nature Refuge.  For more information here.

Bimblebox 153 Birds is a unique installation of artist prints, poetry, prose and musician’s birdcalls by over 440 people worldwide inspired by the birdlife of the Bimblebox Nature Refuge.  The 153+ bird species are given voice by writers, artists and musicians. The installation consists of individual, original bird prints, while the writers and musicians pieces are captured and presented on audio.
Curator: Jill Sampson
Audio mixing and compilation by Boyd.

Audio:  Olive-backed Oriole by poet John Bennett, Olive-backed Oriole by musician Tanya Sparke, voice. Audio compilation and mixing Boyd.

More about Bimblebox 153 Birds here.

Bimblebox Nature Refuge website.

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, 2015, Fiona MacDonald, photo courtesy of the artist

Detail of Bimblebox 153 Birds at Gympie Regional Gallery in 2016