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BOWLLER, CARPENTER & GREEN

The River

knows the way

PROPOSAL FOR MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2027

'The River Knows the Way' features three Melbourne artists August Carpenter, Ria Green and Nicole Bowller, who each explore the innate human symbiosis and interconnectedness with water.

Each artist explores the transformative and metaphorical quality of water, with its natural ability to constantly change and adapt in many forms. Their personal responses to the watersheds across Melbourne (namely the watersheds that include the Yarra, Plenty and Merri Creeks), offers an insight into how personal, sustained, micro-observations of the environment naturally elicit a deeper understanding of our natural systems and deeply informs the design process and each of their artistic practices.

See previous drawing events and workshops at the bottom of the page

NICOLE BOWLLER

RIA GREEN

AUGUST CARPENTER

WORKSHOP

SLOW LOOKING WORKSHOPS 2025 & 2026

BALDESSIN STUDIO

This workshop explores the practice of working en-plein air, closely observing nature through a series of drawing and painting exercises and experiments recording our impressions of light, colour, form and place. Over the weekend we will build a rich set of personal recordings and observations and discuss the ways in which these can be used to create a body of work after the weekend.

Working in both the greenhouse and studio, we will explore ideas of slow looking, the art of the thinking hand, recording one’s experiences filtered through all of the senses, curiosity and the ways in which we each ‘see’ and record differently reflecting what interests each of us.

AUDIENCE / Beginners & experienced artists who wish to expand their drawing and observational practice.

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