Replant Tour Itinerary

Venue	State	Opening date	Closing date
Botanic Gardens Trust Sydney	NSW	4 July 2008	August 2008
Olive Pink Botanic Gardens	NT	6 Sept 2008	8 Oct 2008
QUT Art Museum	QLD	30 Oct 2008	21 Dec 2008
Coomalie Cultural Centre	NT	6 Feb 2009	20 Mar 2009
Nyinkka Nyunyu Cultural Centre	NT	1 April 2009	13 May 2009
Mildura Art Gallery	VIC	4 June 2009	8 July 2009
Burnie Regional Gallery	TAS	24 July 2009	13 Sept 2009
Australian National Botanic Garden	ACT	16 Nov 2009	31 Jan 2010
Hawkesbury Regional Gallery	NSW	12 Feb 2010	21 Mar 2010
Botanic Gardens of Adelaide	SA	1 April 2010	30 May 2010

Replant: a new generation of botanical art (2006)

Christine Christophersen: The balance of men and women Replant is an excursion through the eyes of six different artists into the remarkable world of plants in the tropical north of Australia. This exciting folio of limited edition etchings explores the unique characteristics of species that survive and prosper through the climatic extremes of monsoonal rains, dry weather and wild fires

Gathering at Daly River, 230 kilometres southwest of Darwin in March 2006 the artists explored the scientific, cultural and social aspects of Indigenous plant species with traditional knowledge custodians and ethno botanist Glenn Wightman. Together they distilled ideas and visions in an acutely observed survey of Top End flora and environment. The group then returned to Darwin to the printmaking studio of master printmaker Basil Hall to resolve the work.

Replant reflects the traditional role of women as gatherers of food and holders of knowledge, combined with the rise of printmaking as a significant medium for Indigenous artists.

Replant was exhibited at George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens August 2006 as part of the Darwin Festival and is supported the Australia Council for the Arts, NT Research and Innovation Board and Arts NT.

Links for Replant artists and articles >>

View the Replant artwork on the Online Gallery >>

REPLANT EDUCATION KIT

Introduction

Replant is a project involving artists and scientists in the 'Top End' of Australia that took place in 2006. Students can explore Northern Australian flora through the eyes of seven artists as they share their observations of the hidden mysteries of plants, cultural stories, traditional knowledge and western science.

The Replant Education Kit is a downloadable resource available online as pdf files to print as required. The Education Kit has been designed to help students K – 12 and families appreciate and enjoy the Replant exhibition through activities and information appropriate to their age levels, experience and abilities. It can also be used for classroom activities.

Activities and information are divided into the following sections:

PROJECT NOTES: Download the PDF (2.1MB)>>

The Project
The Art
The Science

LOCATION MAP: Download the PDF (180Kb)>>

PRE SCHOOL / LOWER PRIMARY: Download the PDF (164Kb)>>

Pre-visit activities
At the exhibition
Post-visit activities

UPPER PRIMARY / SECONDARY: Download the PDF (1.9MB)>>

Pre-visit activities
Visiting the exhibition
Post-visit activities

UPPER SECONDARY: Download the PDF (160Kb)>>

Activity Sheet 1
Activity Sheet 2

Acknowledgements

These materials were developed by Artback NT for use in schools and at exhibition venues. The activities may be reproduced for teaching purposes. Permission to reproduce any material for other purposes must be obtained from Artback NT.