Into the Bower, Australian Climbing Festival
Into the Bower was a community art project presented by Wild Ground Creative Adventures for the Australian Climbing Festival in 2014. The project explored themes of nature connection, play, creative expression and curiosity. Using natural materials, paint, found objects and craft items, participants worked alongside Wild Ground artists to build a giant-sized bower over the Festival weekend. Children and their families were invited to play, explore and enjoy the blue-themed photo booth and tea party set up inside the Bower, while also participating in craft workshops to create blue “critters” to add to the Bower’s treasure. Wild Ground Artists also provided children and their families with buckets of paint and a blank “mural” wall, weaving materials, “fire place” interactive mandalas, and face painting, inviting them to experiment, play, connect with nature and deepen their self-expression.
