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Every landscape has a singular feel, a spirit that fills us each in different ways. Five artists express their experience of different places.

Paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, stories and music. Each growing from the land.

28/08/2026

🌿Genius Loci, Spirit of Place 🌿

Our Closing Weekend

We’ve reached the final couple days of Genius Loci. It’s been a really special month at the Waterwheel Gallery filled with art, conversations, live paintings, music, poetry, workshops, and so many wonderful people coming together to share in this experience. 💫

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has visited, supported the artists, joined in on an event, shared a song, or simply spent some time wandering through the exhibition. Thank you for helping bring this exhibition to life. 💚

Before we close the exhibition, please come and spend one last weekend with us.

Saturday 29th of August from 10am
Quiet Viewing
Last sensory friendly chance to wander the exhibition.

Sunday 30th August
12pm Women of Peace Song weavers Jam 🎶

Singing together, Local song weavers will be performing their songs leading the group singing, come and join in the singing with call and response and rounds and if you feel to, bring a song to share with everyone in attendance.

2pm Ambient Music Jam 🎵

This is your invitation to slow down, tune in and be bathed in earthy drone. Musical collaboration is open, or feel free to come and enjoy the entrancing vibes. Bring your own instruments or use your voice, poetry is welcome too. Consider a blanket or cushion if you want to get comfy. Led by local musicians Antonia Green and Ryan Tews.

✨Thank you for being part of the exhibition, we hope to see you there for the closing weekend and to celebrate the last few days of Genius Loci✨

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27/08/2026

The LAST Talk of the month! on the World with live painting by Antonia Green

26/08/2026

Todays talk on Gateways with thematic live painting by Antonia Green

23/08/2026

🌿 Genius Loci, Spirit of Place 🌿

Our Final Week

What a beautiful weekend it has been at Genius Loci. A huge thank you to everyone who came through the doors, joined a jam, shared poetry, and took part in the workshops.

And now, somehow, we’ve arrived at our final week

Monday 24th of August, Quiet Viewing
A sensory friendly day to wander and take in the exhibition at your own pace.

Tuesday 25th of August from 10am
Talk on Sun + Live Painting ☀

Wednesday 26th of August from 10am
Talk on Gateway & Sacred Fire + Live Painting 🔥

Thursday 27th of August from 10am
Talk on Earth & Sacred Fire + Live Painting🌍

Friday 28th of August from 10am
Talk on Land + Live Painting 🌲

Come and spend some time with us for this final week, whether you’ve been following the exhibition from the beginning or haven’t had a chance to visit yet, there’s still time to experience Genius Loci

And if you are unable to make our last weekday events, you can always join us for the closing weekend, details to be posted soon.

✨Thank you for being part of this little journey with us✨

22/08/2026

✨A snapshot Todays talk on the mythology of Stars and Gardens 🌻

21/08/2026

🌿Genius Loci, Spirit of Place 🌿
A Weekend of Music, Movement, Poetry & Nature

We have another beautiful weekend coming up at Genius Loci with music, movement, poetry and a little geometry woven through the exhibition.

Saturday 22nd August

10am Talk on Stars and Gardens with a live painting⭐

2pm Geometry in Nature Workshop with Monika Poray 💫
Come explore the patterns, forms and geometry found within the natural world through a creative workshop with Monika.

Sunday 23rd August

11am A Brunch of Poets, Ekphrastic Hour
Join us for a morning gathering of poetry, words and shared stories within the gallery.

2–4pm
Middle Eastern Inspired Music Jam

Come to join or enjoy a middle eastern inspired jam with special guest Byron Triandafyllidis, and we will be graced by the Belly dancing of Tiana Jayde.

Led by local musicians Antonia Green and Ryan Tews.

Tiana is a dance artist and teacher of great depth, devotion and subtlety. Her style and expressions draw heavily on sacred dance practice and ritual from around the world. Her movement quality and expression also reflect her years in intensive ballet training, contemporary and other world dance forms.

Byron Triandafyllidis is a prominent Australian-born vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and session musician of Greek descent based in the Greater Melbourne Area. Widely respected across Australia’s world music and Greek-Australian cultural communities, he is highly celebrated for his expressive vocals and deep mastery of both traditional and contemporary Mediterranean and Middle Eastern sounds.

Come along for a weekend of creative connection and shared experiences

📍 Warburton Waterwheel Gallery
✨ All welcome✨

19/08/2026

✨Ekphrastic✨

Derived from the Greek word “ekphrasis,” meaning description or interpretation, ekphrastic poems are a unique form of artistic expression in which the writer typically uses verbal descriptions or written responses to a work of art, such as a painting, sculpture, or photograph. Through the artful interplay of words and imagery, ekphrastic poems offer a fresh perspective and expand upon original artwork, bridging the gap between visual and literary realms.

Genius Loci celebrates poetry this weekend
🌿A brunch of Poets, Ekphrastic Hour🌿

Call-out to all poets:
Come try your hand or tongue…
What can be said about art and spirit and this place we dwell?
Can you scribe the line between vision and word?
Dare you put answer to silent rhyme?

This Sunday, 23rd of August, 11am - 12pm,
📍The Warburton Waterwheel Gallery.

18/08/2026

🌿 Genius Loci, Spirit of Place
This Week's events 🌿

We’re moving into another week of Genius Loci, with a series of morning talks exploring the many different landscapes, histories and stories. Each morning at 10am, Eldritch will lead us through a different landscape from wetlands and caves to storms, stars and gardens, while Antonia Green gifts us with a live painting allowing each landscape to unfold on the canvas.

✨Monday 17th of August 10am Quiet Viewing
A sensory friendly day to wander through the exhibition and take in the artwork at your own pace.

Tuesday 18th of August, Wetlands 🌾
10am talk with Eldritch + live painting with Antonia.

Wednesday 19th of August, Caves & Mines ⛏
10am talk with Eldritch + live painting with Antonia.

Thursday 20th of August, Storm ⛈
10am talk with Eldritch + live painting with Antonia.

Friday 21st of August, Stars & Gardens✨
10am talk with Eldritch + live painting with Antonia.

Come along for a morning, spend some time in the exhibition, and join us as we explore the different ways landscapes can hold memory, story, and connection.

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✨ All welcome ✨

16/08/2026

Todays Folk Song Circle, so lovely to listen to the sharing of stories and songs.

13/08/2026

🌿Genius Loci, Spirit of Place 🌿
Weekend Events

We’re continuing our journey through Genius Loci this weekend with two more days of conversations, live painting, music and shared stories around the landscapes that shape us.

Saturday 15 August
10am, Orchards & Vineyards🌳
A landscape talk with Eldritch, accompanied by live painting from Antonia Green.

Sunday 16th of August
10am, Grainfields & Graveyards🌾
Our next landscape talk with Eldritch, again accompanied by Antonia’s live painting.

2pm , Shared Folk Song Jam
Bring your folk songs old or new and share them around the circle. Traditional songs, recent songs and your own originals are all welcome. Bring an instrument if you have one or simply come along and listen. Antonia Green and Ryan Tews will begin the afternoon with a traditional folk performance before opening into a broader shared song circle.

As we move into our third week, we thank everyone who has come along so far as we've shared the stories, sounds and memories of the spirit of place.

✨We hope you'll join us for the next two weeks of Genius Loci✨

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