Artists in the Park

Welcome to the Territory Wildlife Park Artists in the Park Program

Do you want to be a writer in residence and recite poetry at a billabong or practice your painting en plein air, or create an ephemeral installation about climate change? If you are interested in creating work in the Territory Wildlife Park, we are inviting you to explore the possibilities and come and work in the Park to make it happen!

In 2011, the Territory Wildlife Park has initiated an Artists in the Park program - Artists in the Park. The program will be designed to enhance community engagement with the Territory Wildlife Park by bringing together artists who work in a range of art practices to develop new work dedicated to the experience and expression of the Territory Wildlife Park.

• Artist in the Park - More Information (pdf 2.2Mb)
• Artist in the Park - Application Form (doc 395Kb)

AIP Profiles

Four Territory Artists commenced in the Artists-in-the-Park program on the 4th of July 2011. They will spend the next four months, photographing, sketching, painting and recording their experiences and interactions with the animals, plants and staff at the Territory Wildlife Park.

ALISON WORSNOP

Alison is an established Territory artist who has exhibited regularly as a solo artist and in group exhibitions. Her main passion and interest is in communicating “the beauty and intrinsic value of our native ‘bush’ as a whole, not simply individual fauna and flora, so that people are encouraged to appreciate and preserve it.”

Alison works in a number different mediums ranging from watercolour, chalk pastel, acrylic and collage. Alison will be creating a field diary of sketches in watercolour and pencil which will serve as reference material for studio work.

 

JANELLE FISHER

Janelle has exhibited both locally and interstate and has been selected for prestigious exhibitions such as Botanica (National exhibition of contemporary botanical art), the Cossack Art Award and the Mortimore Art Prize.

Janelle works mainly with pastel, graphite and acrylics when producing her detailed drawings and paintings of plants and animals. Janelle is aiming to produce a series of pastel/graphite works of the landscapes, animals and natural artefacts of the Territory Wildlife Park.

 

 

JACINDA BROWN

Jacinda is a local freelance photographer who has had her work published in a number of publications. Her most recent work has been the design and production of the children’s illustrated picture book “I spy a reptile eye”.

Jacinda’s environmental photography is well known in the Top End as she has created a range of handmade greeting cards, fridge magnets and framed works which are sold through galleries, shops and markets in Darwin. Jacinda will work towards creating another book based on photography from the Territory Wildlife Park.

 

GERALD GRADY

Gerald has been the recipient of a number of awards such as the Katherine Art Prize, Pine Creek art award, Best multi-media entry (a collaborative project) for the Rights on Show and highly commended for the Portrait of a Senior Territorian.

As Part of his residency at the Wildlife Park Gerald will be working on plein-air paintings, digital sketches and sculpture involving the use of recycled materials.