Jeenaz

Jeenaz Murray Avenue Renmark

Entrance to Jeenaz

Left Side of Gallery

Right Side of Gallery

Front of Gallery

Back of Gallery

Exhibition Poster

Carolyn Young

Dean Sewell

Jess Suplice

John Reid

Exit Survey Station

Couch for Viewing Artist Book

Fran Ifould

Sarah Ryan

Yvette Frahn

Judy Greenfield

Madeleine Dornan

Robyn Banks

Sarah Ryan

John Reid

Robyn Banks

Charles Tambiah

Fran Ifould

Fran Ifould

Dooley Lovegrove

Clint and Liz Frankel

McCormick Centre for the Environment, Ral Ral Ave, Renmark

McCormick Centre

McCormick Centre Entrance

Overview West Wall

Overview North Wall

Overview North and East Walls

Overview East Wall

Overview South 1

Overview South 2

Overview Centre

Lake Merreti on Calperum Station had its first taste of water in three years with an environmental release of 2 Gigaliters on Friday 13th March.Lake Merreti is an important Lake in a series on Calperum Station that supports migatory birds from as far away as China.The 2 Gigaliter release will take a month to complete.Calperum Station employee Len prepares to open the inlet.

Calperum Station employee Len prepares to open the inlet.

Calperum Station employees  Len  and Ryan open the inlet.

Calperum Station employees  Len  and Ryan open the inlet.

Water flows into the channel enroute to Lake Merreti.

Water flows down  the channel enroute to Lake Merreti.

Indigenous station hands asses Lake Merreti in anticipation of the water flow.

Len and Ryan asses Lake Merreti in anticipation of the water flow.

Water flows down  the channel enroute to Lake Merreti.

After three hours and a 1.5km journey water finaly presents itself on the parched surface of Lake merreti.

After three hours and a 1.5km journey water finaly presents itself on the parched surface of Lake merreti.

After three hours and a 1.5km journey water finaly presents itself on the parched surface of Lake merreti.

After three hours and a 1.5km journey water finaly presents itself on the parched surface of Lake merreti.

Calafornian art exchange students Carlie Straka and Carrell Hambrick on Lake Woolpolool at dusk.

Calafornian art exchange students Carlie Straka and Carrell Hambrick on Lake Woolpolool at dusk.

Calafornian art exchange students Carlie Straka and Carrell Hambrick on Lake Woolpolool at dusk.

Lake Woolpolool at dusk.

Car shadow on Lake Woolpolool at dusk.

Dust on Lake Woolpolool

John Reid takes a series of portraits at Lake Woolpolool under moonlight.

Lake Woolpolool under moonlight.

Fran takes time out for some moonbaking.

Calafornian art exchange students Carlie Straka and Carrell Hambrick on Lake Woolpolool under moonlight.

Tags: excursion, lake woolpolool, moonlight, photography, students

John and Charles open up Jeenaz in preparation to bump in the show.

Fran,Sue and Charles asses the walls of Jeenaz bfore hanging the show.

Is it art? or is it Sue?

John hangs a peice of artwork by Local artist Tim Baulderstone in the McCormick Center.

Fran and Sue set up Dorothy Nobles sand sculpture in the McCormick Center.

Dorothy Nobles sand sculpture in the McCormick center.

John hangs the final work in the McCormick Center before the opening.

Calafornian girls help prepare for the opening night.

Local artist Yvette Fran looks on at the works by Carolyn and Sue.

Local artist Tim Baulderstone and his wife talk to Fran.

Guests at the opening put on white gloves to view Fran Ifoulds art books.

John and poppy of the McCormick Center officially open the exhibition.

Charles talks at the opening of the McCormick Center venue.

Thunderstorms  throughout the Riverland put on a lightshow over the Murray at Renmark.

Patrons move on from the McCormick Center to the second venue at Jeenaz.

Patrons move on from the McCormick Center to the second venue at Jeenaz.

Patrons move on from the McCormick Center to the second venue at Jeenaz.

Patrons move on from the McCormick Center to the second venue at Jeenaz.

Thunderstorms  throughout the Riverland put on a lightshow over the Murray at Renmark.

Full moon over Renmark on opening night.

A very big congratulations to Dean Sewell who has just won the 2009 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize.  Dean’s winning entry ‘A dry argument’ is currently on exhibition at the McCormick Centre for the Environment as part of the Engaging Visions Riverland Exhibition.

Image from smh.com.au

Tags: drought, dry earth, irrigation, Murray-Darling

The Engaging Visions team has just finished the Riverland catalogue to accompany next weekends exhibition.  See below for some images, or download the whole catalogue as a pdf here.

The Engaging Visions project is a feature of the ABC Radio National program ‘Artworks’

Click here to visit the program page.

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Photo: John Reid, 'Riverland Orange, 2008'

“This Artworks feature is about a group of artists involved in the environmental catastrophe that is the Murray Darling Basin, with its dire water shortages, the death of ancient redgums, the desiccation of wetlands, and growers burning their orchards.”

Alexandra de Blas

Tags: fire, Media, oranges, Tree

Kevin cycling to field site

Robyn and Kevin in Open Studio, Murray Avenue, Renmark

Fran, Calperum Station

Charles, Ral Ral Creek

Sarah, Ral Ral Creek. Len, Calperum Station, at helm

Dean, Ral Ral Creek

Yvette Frahn and her Art Class for Kids being interviewed by ABC Radio

over mobile telephone. (WIN News waiting in background)

Alexandra de Blas, de Blas Communications, gathering audio material

for ABC Radio National’s Art Works, Ral Ral Creek