Timeline for BICAS Labyrinth

Monday 5  September- 9 am to 11 am.  Joyce will be at the labyrinth site (inside the ring road between the Art Centre and the Gem Club) discuss the site and possible designs for the labyrinth with anyone interested in coming along for a chat.

Saturday 10  September 4 pm  Deadline for suggestions for drawings for labyrinth mascot.

 Monday 12  September- 9 am to 11 am  Informal meeting at labyrinth site to discuss designs for the mascot- and overall designs for the labyrinth.

October - all Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays (weather permitting) 7 am to 10 am  - Labyrinth construction - layout and laying of bricks and pavers.  All welcome!

November 5 1 pm  Grand Opening of Labyrinth and Joyce's 70th birthday celebration
( The basic labyrinth will be finished, with signage and artwork etc to be added over the next year or so!!)

Labyrinth mascot/host/hostess is an artistic challenge!

Labyrinth mascot/host/hostess is an artistic challenge!

Mascot - host- hostess for labyrinth   What I am really looking for!!!!! Some people have misinterpreted the email sent yesterday advertising for a mascot for the Labyrinth at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre - and think I am looking for a person to oversee the project on a voluntary basis. What I intended to communicate is that I am looking for an artistic depiction of a charismatic character/mascot which could be used as a symbol for the labyrinth in signage, and publicity.  He/she/it will also be the main character in books written for both children and adults to promote the labyrinth, BICAS and Bribie.  This character would have a home at the centre of the labyrinth - and since he would be unpaid - he would be considered a volunteer! Yesterday's email - plus other information on the Labyrinth Project can now be found at http://bribielabyrinthproject.blogspot.com.au/ Whether or not you consider yourself artistic, why not have a go at sketching a possible character/mascot, find him/her a name - and send it and your contact details to me.  I strongly believe that someone within our group can bring our mascot to life - and that someone might be you! Thanks for your help,   Joyce PS   I will be at the labyrinth site on Monday 5 and Monday 12 September from 9 am to 11 am if you want to drop by for a chat about plans for the labyrinth, and to get a feel for the site.

Proposal for a Labyrinth at Bribie Island Community Arts Centre July 2016

Bribie Labyrinth Project

Proposal for a Labyrinth at Bribie Island Community Arts Centre

July 2016

Background

Labyrinths are winding paths leading to a central goal. Unlike mazes, labyrinths have no dead ends. Labyrinths have many purposes ranging from being places where children can play and people can enjoy being outside, to places of reflection, contemplation and meditation. Labyrinths are currently being built in many public areas from parks to hospitals and churches. Two notable labyrinths in the Brisbane area are a formal labyrinth at the Powerhouse in New Farm, and less formal meandering labyrinth path leading into a playground on the Picnic Island Green in the Southbank Parklands in Brisbane.

The Bribie Labyrinth Project was inspired by a labyrinth made from Banksia robusta leaves for the 'Time and Space' exhibition in the Matthew Flinders Gallery in September 2016.

Labyrinth of Time and Space September 2016

About fifty people who visited this exhibition expressed interest in making a permanent labyrinth on Bribie. A meeting of twelve members of this group decided on goals for the group:

• To create a network of labyrinths around Bribie, focusing initially on one at the Art Centre, as it is the centre of creativity on Bribie, and labyrinths are places where people can access their creativity.
• The labyrinths will be designed individually to suit the sites, and may include a centre with seating and artwork such as a mosaic, and winding paths leading from and returning to the centre that include puzzles or a story.
• The main goal of the group is to to create accessible public areas that are attractive, interesting, and encourage contemplation, having fun, and being creative together. It is an opportunity for the group to both have fun being creative together, and to make a useful contribution to life on Bribie Island.

Where

Our chosen site for our first labyrinth is in the Bribie Island Community Art Centre Lease in the wooded area bounded by the ring road past the Gem Club and parking area adjacent to the BICAC kitchen. We feel this is the most suitable site in the lease area as it is easily accessible by the public (who might also visit the Art Centre galleries when they are on site). The trees add both interest and shade to the site.

We have roughed out a possible plan for this BICAC labyrinth with about 150 m of pathways (see diagram ). The labyrinth will be set back from the ring road and the parking area to leave the areas available for market stalls when needed.

Many labyrinths mark the paths with path markers on both side of the path, but we have decided that we will have the markers in the centre of the path (i.e. people will actually walk on and over the markers which will be placed level with the ground to minumise tripping hazards.). The markers will form an easily followed, but not a continuous line - i.e. there can be spaces between the markers. Marking the labyrinth with a central line will let it blend more naturally with its bushland setting, as well as simplify construction. (See following diagram for construction details.

Construction and Maintenance

The Labyrinth group will finance and construct the labyrinth. The labyrinth will eventuallly be developed to include descriptive signage, artwork reflecting the activities at BICAS, and a visitor book to monitor visitor responses, and a geocache.

The minimal maintenance required for the site will be shared between the gardeners who currently maintain the area and the Labyrinth Group.

Contacts

For further information, please contact

Bribie Labyrinth group: Joyce Newell 34087743, 0439329334, Joyce.Newell@bigpond.com