Beyond the Yellow Bin: Art & Recycling Tour
Apr 12, 2023 to Apr 20, 2023
About
When: Wednesday 12 April & Thursday 20 April, 10am - 12pm
Cost: Free. Bookings essential as places are limited.
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and Kurrajong Recycling presents an eye-opening look into the world of plastic waste and recycling. Journey with us aboard the Kurrajong bus to the recycling facility for a behind the scenes look of what really happens to the contents of your yellow bin. There you will enjoy a thought provoking tour and morning tea, before returning to the Wagga Art Gallery for a tour of the exhibition Plastic: Unwrapping the World and see work from a range of artists, including Rox De Luca, Cath Barcan, Blake Griffiths and Sarah Goffman. The exhibition challenges audiences to move beyond guilt and unwrap plastic from our world. Further explore the complex issue of plastic in Christopher Whyte's Anthropocene: A Toy Story, where the artist provides thought-provoking commentary on consumerism, consumption, and the spiraling habits of a wasteful society that often begin in childhood.
Program:
9:30 am: Kurrajong bus arrives at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery site. Meet outside the National Art Glass Gallery by 9.45am.
10:00am: Kurrajong bus leaves for Kurrajong Recycling Centre.
Participants enjoy tour of Kurrajong facility lead by Craig Salan, followed by morning tea and short Q & A discussion time
11:00am: Everyone back on the bus to Wagga Art Gallery
Participants enjoy tour of current Environmental Exhibitions at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery lead by Gallery Programs and Engagement Officer Astrid Reed
12:00pm - Conclusion