From 13/06/2019

Celebrate Winter Solstice and Completion of the Peace Wall

 

  Join us on Friday 21 June at 2 pm for a labyrinth walk, and silent meditation to celebrate the Winter Solstice, and change of seasons, and the completion of the Peace Wall in the Art Centre Courtyard just inside the back gate and opposite the Boardroom.

The Peace Wall is a collaborative project by Larysa Fabok, Joyce Newell, Glenys Donges and friends which has been slowly evolving since January.  (See photos above, the final one still awaiting finishing touches in the coming week!)

This mural can be enjoyed and appreciated in several ways:

First, and most important, as a colourful and playful way to welcome people to the creative hub that is the Art Centre.

Second, the left side of the mural celebrates the many creative activities at the Centre (woodwork, gem club, mosaic, quilting, drawing, painting, pastels, printmaking, glasswork, etc), while the right side suggests the evolving creativity and innovation of the labyrinth and its soundscapes.  The centre panel represents the many factors that foster our journeys from more structured activities to the less structured ones: music and nature in the Singing Tree, our earth that grounds us all, and the vast collection of human knowledge.

Third, the mural commemorates each of our personal journeys from structure,  through expansion, self realisation, and learning mediated by nature, to the creative freedom, and playfulness that enrich our lives today. 

Soundscapes and playing and experimenting with sound have taken a back seat in recent weeks, while our energies have been focused on the mural.  We are looking forward to returning to this way of enriching the labyrinth space in the near future, hopefully including some workshops.

Hope to see you Friday 21 June 2 pm

Joyce   0439329334

PS  If you arrive early for the Solstice Celebration, you might enjoy lunch, cake and/or coffee at the Art Centre's new cafe Cafe 191 which is now open from 10 am to 2 pm Tuesday to Sunday.

You can also enjoy an exhibition 'On the Wild Side' by the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society in the Matthew Flinders Gallery either before or after our celebration (open 10 to 4 June 11 to 23rd except Mondays).

From 1 May 2019

Soundscapes enter next phase, including being celebrated in art

  Regular visitors to the Labyrinth and Art Centre may have noticed that the bits and pieces we have had around the seating at the labyrinth to encourage visitors to experiment and play with sound have been moved into our nearby storage chests. This marks the end of our initial experimentation with sound, and the start of the next phase of working to expand our creativity and willingness to play, and sharing it with the larger community through explorations with sound and resonance.

Future developments will probably take us in several directions. We want to create smaller sound instruments within the labyrinth itself that can be played while walking the labyrinth, possibly with the support of a RADF Grant.  We also plan to offer half or full day workshops on creating innovative soundscapes when we can experiment with our the collection of interesting items, and work towards developing sustainable instruments that will enhance the Labyrinth.  We would also like to use the labyrinth and soundscapes to help people explore their creativity, and the joy of play.

In addition, Larysa, Joyce and Glenys, along with several other helpers have been slowly creating a mural on the courtyard wall opposite the Boardroom (see above).  With an overall concept of Peace, the mural  celebrates our personal journeys from a structured world to accepting a more fluid universe, and also the connections between the many creative activities at the Centre and the evolving creativity of the labyrinth and its soundscapes.  It is still very much a work in progress, and if you would like to help it grow, or have any suggestions, we would love to have your help.  We have been painting mainly Monday mornings - but this varies a bit, so please check with us that we will be there.  Next painting day is tomorrow, Thurs 2 May.

Please also remember our regular Tuesday morning walking and silent meditation at the labyrinth 7 am.  Everyone welcome!!

Enjoy the richness of the sounds in your lives,

Joyce (0439329334), Larysa (0438378294) and Glenys

Monday Morning 9 am Soundscapes

Monday morning Soundscapes at the Labyrinth   We are starting a Monday morning 9 am get-together to enjoy making experimental soundscapes at Lucky's BICAS Labyrinth.  We will walk the labyrinth together, and have a short quiet meditation before enjoying exploring the possibilities of sound and resonance from our collection of interesting found objects. We are hoping that this time might suit some who are unable to join us for the Tuesday 7 am meditation (which will also continue).  Bring musical instruments and anything you would like to make sound with (including your voice!) , or just come. Hope to see you there, Joyce   0439 329 334

Autumn Equinox Mon March 25 2:30 pm

Autumn Equinox Gathering  Art Centre Sound Garden Labyrinth Monday 25 MARCH 2:30 pm   An advanced notice of our next get together to enjoy our growing sound garden at the Art Centre Labyrinth on Monday 25 March at 2:30 pm - when I will be back from our 5 week New Zealand holiday.  (The actual equinox is Thursday 21 March, and hopefully we can all take a few moments to remember this milestone in our changing year wherever we are - and then get together on the following Monday at the labyrinth to celebrate.)  The afternoon will be a quiet walk through the labyrinth followed by a time enjoying making sounds together in the sound garden - and sharing our hopes for the coming months. Tuesday morning meditation / soundscapes will continue from 7 am to 7:30 am, although there may be times in the next few weeks that most of us are away - and that you can enjoy the area by yourself!!  We will probably also be meeting regularly Monday afternoons at 2:30 pm after the 25 March to build a group interested in exploring the joy of making sound together and who are unable to come Tuesday mornings.  The area is also available at all other times to come and enjoy playing with our sound garden.  You may notice that we have taken away all the plastic creatures  that have been inhabiting the labyrinth over the last few months - this is to continue letting the labyrinth evolve over time.  One possibility we are considering is to expand the sound garden throughout the labyrinth.  We will see what happens!!!!!! Enjoy the labyrinth and see you on 25 March, Joyce PS Further information about the labyrinth is at http://bribielabyrinthproject.blogspot.com/

Sound Garden now open at Labyrinth

View this email in your browser   Sound Garden Now Open at the Labyrinth Come and enjoy !!!!      You have traveled too fast over false ground; Now your soul has come to take you back. Take refuge in your senses, open up To all the small miracles you rushed through. John O'Donohue

Australia Day Holiday Mon 28 Jan Soundscapes at the Labyrinth

Celebrate Australia!!   Monday 28 Jan 2:30 pm    Join us on the Australia Day Holiday to celebrate our lives in Australia in sound.  We will meet at 2:30 pm at the Art Centre Labyrinth for an hour or so playing and having fun creating soundscapes filled with laughter, talk, and song.  Everyone welcome, including children of all ages!!   More about our Soundscapes Project   Who:  Everyone of all ages who wants to include more joy and fun in their lives What: Exploring the magic of creating and exploring sounds together, and relearning the joys of playing, and having fun. Where: Lucky's Labyrinth behind the Bribie Community Arts Centre Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach When: Every Tuesday morning at 7 am following a walk through the labyrinth and a silent meditation, and on special occasions and workshops.  We are also developing a sound installation at the labyrinth that will be accessible 24/7. Why: Sound and resonance are well known for their power to bring joy, to heal, and to connect with each other and with the environment.  People enjoy a wide spectrum of sounds from classical music which is structured according to rules of rhythm, tone and harmony, through more flexible forms of jazz and improvisation to our soundscapes, which seek to enjoy sound and resonance without any rules of what is right or wrong. How:  We are collecting a wide range of items which can make interesting, and often unexpected resonances and sounds, as well as experimenting with using our voices. (See photos above for part of our collection.)   Conventional tuned instruments are also welcome. Hope you can join us, Joyce Newell   0439 329 334  3408 7743 PS For more information about the labyrinth, visit http://bribielabyrinthproject.blogspot.com/

Come Create Collaborative Soundscapes in the Labyrinth Help the labyrinth grow and evolve by joining us on Tuesday mornings to play with our growing collection of objects that make a vast variety of interesting, exciting and intriguing sounds, and to experience the joy of exploring and and having fun together.  We start with a walk through the labyrinth followed by a period of silence and meditation at 7 am - followed by an hour or two creating soundscapes in this beautiful area.  If 7 am is too early for you - just join us when you can get there.  And if Tuesday mornings don't work for you, we hope to offer sound workshops at other times during the year - watch this space!!! For more information, please contact Joyce (0439 329 334) or Larysa (0438378294) Hope you can join us in our exploration of the role of playing and having fun in our 'adult' lives, Joyce

A special postscript The labyrinth is becoming home for many different characters that greet our visitors. We welcome any additions if you have any small weatherproof toys that would be at home there. We are delighted to have been donated a much-loved Christmas creche scene, which is now safely put away until the next festive season.