The Kiss – Jervis Bay Project was started about 16 years ago. For many years I had created art using found materials gathered from the beaches of Jervis Bay. My artwork was inspired by the way we interact with the marine environment. At the mention of Jervis Bay everyone I met would say ‘I love […]
Where: Jervis Bay See Change Arts Festival “Art in the Park” When: June 2000 Event: A large wire frame was made to provide the support for a community weaving. The weaving aimed to connect the community from young to old. The elusive weedy seadragon is found in the waters of Jervis Bay and is used in […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 2000 Event: A mascot was created for the inaugural See Change Arts Festival. The elusive weedy seadragon is found in the waters of Jervis Bay and is used in the logo of Jervis Bay & Basin Arts Inc. Gus the weedy seadragon character was created to entertain and weave around […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: March 2001 Event: See Celebrations was created as a nurturing community event following the successful See Change Arts Festival in 2000. It was anticipated that through the creative inspiration of these events we could launch into artistic preparation for the 2002 See Change Arts Festival. The festivals mascot was a […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 2001 Event: See Celebrations was created as a nurturing community event following the successful See Change Arts Festival in 2000. A successful funding application enabled a series of creative workshops and performances to occur over the three day long weekend in June. It was anticipated that through the […]
Where: Vincentia, Jervis Bay When: February 2007 Event: On the annual day marked for showing your love take a moment to think about the unique natural value of Jervis Bay. As a reminder to residents to love the place they live, the Koala and Emu tree carving created by Dale and Cheryl Leigh Cross put […]
Where: South Nowra When: 2009 Event: Shoalhaven City constructed the first display home to target more sustainable design and products. The display home was an ideal way in which all people interested in building or renovating could gain a range of information and ideas on energy and water saving devices and alternatives products for the home. The house […]
Where: Huskisson When: 2003 Event: Founder of Planet Ark John Dee and Nick Koster from the South Cost office of the EPA/DEC attended the launch of Huskisson becoming Australia’s first mainland town to say no to plastic bags.
Where: Sydney Harbour When: May 2007 Event: The National Day of Action to Protect Whales (NDA) is a day of protest in response to the Japanese so-called ‘scientific’ whaling program (JARPA II) where hundreds of whales, including endangered species are killed in the name of science in the Southern Ocean. .It is an annual […]
Where: IMAX Theatre Sydney When: February 2008 Event: Marine Mammal Research Crew attended the Australian premier of Dolphins and Whales in 3D at the Imax Theatre Sydney. Special guests, MMR supporters Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch and Richard Morecroft attended the evening as well as representatives from IFAW, WWF, ORRCA, Ocean Watch and Taronga and Melbourne Zoo. Also […]
Where: Huskisson When: 2005 Event: A group of artists set out to paddle up as far as possible in Moona Moona Creek. The wetlands at the head of this creek were to be threatened by a large housing development by Stocklands. The artists captured their experiences in artworks that were exhibited to raise awareness […]
Where: Huskisson When: 30th June 2007 A community event held in the streets of Huskisson. Markets, entertainment & Displays by MMR, Save the Bay, Orca & The Kiss raised the awareness of Whale protection
Where: Merimbula When: April 2008 Event: Marine Mammal Research attended the See our Seas launch with a display demonstrating the research and activities of our group. See our Seas aimed to educate the public through an amazing film and images about protecting our oceans.
Where: Huskissson When: June 2004 Smile Day was held In conjunction with World Environment Day – 5 June and World Ocean Day- 8 June, artists Scott Sheehan and Cheryl-Leigh Cross facilitated a day of creative celebration guaranteed to bring a big smile to Jervis Bay. Jervis Bay inspires many with its outstanding beauty and […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: May 2006 Event: An installation was created from 500 unwanted socks. Odd socks, holey socks and unloved socks were donated as part of a community installation to express concern over the proposed Stockland housing development that would accommodate 5000 new resident feet.
Where: Jervis Bay When: March 2005 Event: Vincentia artist Cheryl Cross with her “Smoked Fish” artwork as part of the awareness strategy for the Butt Free Bay and Basin Campaign. Councillor Jim McCrudden officially launched the Butt Free Bay and Basin Campaign at Whites Sands Park at Huskisson. Clr McCrudden told the gathering of guests, sponsors and […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: Winter 2005 Event: The Sydney Peace Foundation requested works that expressed artist’s image of peace. A group of artists combined to create an exhibition that expressed Peace in their community. Cheryl-Leigh’s artwork entitled “Love the Place You Live” used an ink washed image of The Kiss logo with the star […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: 27th May 2007 Event: Starting from Vincentia shops participants were able to view Scott Sheehan’s amazing Jervis Bay whale images on display. Following a brief talk about this world wide event participants walked along the cycle path from Vincentia to Huskisson wearing blue t-shirts. The march finished at Husky Wharf and demonstrated community […]
A collection of 50 photographs of community members were complimented by a single sentence expressing why they love Jervis Bay. This was exhibited as part of the project to raise awareness of inappropriate development in Jervis Bay.
Where: Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson When: June 6 2009 with Cake cutting at midday. Event: Join us to celebrate Muriyira’s first birthday at the World Enviro Fest on the 6th June 2009 and support marine mammal research and conservation. Muriyira was adopted by the Shoalhaven in 2008 and has been officially registered with the Humpback Whale Migration […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: May 2008 Event: Shoalhaven Whale Naming Competition – Adopt a Whale – The Humpback Whale Migration Icon Project aims to raise awareness of the threats facing our whales and to generate action to protect these whales. Specifically, the Humpback Whale Migration Icon Project helps and encourages coastal communities along the eastern […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 6 2009 Event: The Kiss will unite the celebrations of World Environment Day and World Ocean Day focusing on the inter-relationship between our fossil fuel consumption and industrial processes and Co2 emissions and global warming and the impact it is having on our marine environment. Ocean Acidification (occuring when […]
Where: Lady Denman Growers Markets When: June 5 2010 Event: “We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well – for we will not fight to save what we do not love.”~ Stephen Jay Gould. The Kiss will demonstrate the many ways we […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 4 2011 Event: The Kiss – Jervis Bay will be coordinating and interactive event called “Create a Forest”. A row of recycled board tree trunk stumps will line the walkway at The Lady Denman Maritime Museum Huskisson, the venue for World Environment Day in Jervis Bay. In the past […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 2012 The Kiss – Jervis Bay will be coordinating an interactive event “Sustainability –3 “P’s” & Time” linking both the 2012 theme of Green economy and the 40th anniversary of World Environment Day. Participants will be able to paint the three pillars of sustainability – large cut outs of […]
Where: Jervis Bay When: June 2013 Event: The Kiss – Jervis Bay will be coordinating an interactive event “Food for Thought” linking the 2013 theme of Food Waste. Participants will be able to discuss 13 plates of thought on taking care to personally reduce Food Waste. A survey “Left on the plate” will review the large […]