29th, 30th April & 1st May 2022
Explore the garden as material for producing art, develop an eye for and challenge perceptions of the landscape, and as you create, discover the voices and stories of the plants and materials from the land. In the works produced, we will blur the boundaries between landscape and sculpture, art and design, and the natural and the built form.
Venue Location:
Melbourne University - Burnley Campus - 500 Yarra Blvd, Richmond, VIC, 3121 (map reference 5)
Art Series
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations: The Plant Society
33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
Mercury Rising is an exhibition by Melbourne/Naarm based glass artist Nadia Mercuri, held within the antique cabinets at J.Chongue.
Venue Location:
The Plant Society, 33-39 KEELE STREET, COLLINGWOOD, VIC 3066 (map reference 8)
Satellite Event
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
Otter Place by Milieu
1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060
Plant Swap
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
LCI Melbourne
150 Oxford Street
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
You are invited to join the Team at Phillip Withers to celebrate the opening of our new space Shrubhub 2.0 as part of the Garden State Festival this Autumn.
The festival will celebrate gardening as an art form and will explore the vital role plants play in the City of Yarra.
Venue Location:
Philip Withers Landscape Architecture, Design & Horticulture - 422 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121 (map reference 6)
Open Studio
Venue Location:
Plants of Colour, 60 Rose Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065 (map reference 18)
Satellite Event
City of Yarra will present two artworks curated by the Centre for Projection Art for Garden State Festival.
Projection Locations: 240 Wellington Street, Collingwood & Otter Street (Corner Smith Street), Collingwood
Art Series
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Panel Discussion
Build a tabletop garden through collage and mixed media to take home in this fun and hands on workshop with Beci Orpin. Let's inspire those little fingers to dream up big gardening.
Price: $30
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Kids Workshops
Create a Plant Pet through collage and mixed media to take home in this fun and hands on workshop with Beci Orpin. Your new Plant Pet will bring a smile to many.
Price: $30
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Kids Workshops
Immerse yourself in A Garden State. An installation by Hattie Molloy celebrating gardening as an art form.
We explore gardening as an art form, what this means and how beauty can be perceived.
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Art Series
Have you ever wanted to peek behind the walls at Bakehouse Studios?
This Richmond cultural institution has provided a home for musicians for over 30 years. Described as ‘the beating heart of Melbourne’s Music Community’, Bakehouse will open its doors to the public for an exclusive one-off event that will take you on a tour of their inner-city courtyard with immersive installations, artist talks & performances to celebrate the inaugural ‘Garden State Festival’.
Price: $30
Venue Location: Bakehouse Studios - Enter via the rear (little Hoddle Street) 27-29, Hoddle Street, Richmond (map reference 2)
Art Series
Mercury Rising is an exhibition by Melbourne/Naarm based glass artist Nadia Mercuri, held within the antique cabinets at J.Chongue.
Venue Location:
The Plant Society, 33-39 KEELE STREET, COLLINGWOOD, VIC 3066 (map reference 8)
Satellite Event
Come visit our Sensory Garden at the Princess Hill Community Centre.
Venue Location: 5 Bagung La, 5 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill, VIC 3054 (map reference 13)
Satellite Event
Create a Plant Pet through collage and mixed media to take home in this fun and hands on workshop with Beci Orpin. Your new Plant Pet will bring a smile to many.
Price: $30
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Kids Workshops
Fitzroy Learning Network will open its courtyard to the general public to show what can be done with a relatively small area.
Venue Location: Fitzroy Learning Network Inc. 198 Napier Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065 (map reference 15)
Satellite Event
Local Melbourne social enterprise Reground are passionate about resource recovery, composting and keeping the benefits of repurposing waste within the community.
Presented by Alice Callagher, Reground's Project Manager for Waste & Education, Reground will cover what a sustainable waste system can look like for apartment dwellers and how composting in urban settings is something everyone can do and benefit from!
Venue Location: Otter Place by Milieu - 1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060 (map reference 3)
Speaker Series
Come listen to Carolyn Lewens present an artist talk as well as a demonstration of how she creates her Cyanotype Photograms.
Venue Location: Studio 14 Collingwood Yards, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 (map reference 1)
Satellite Event
To coincide with Garden State, LCI Melbourne and The Plant Society have collaborated on a design experiment exploring new intersections between plants, design, art, spatial design and craft. The collaboration presented the challenge for LCIM students, staff, alumni and the public to reimagine their world through biophilic design principles and celebrate the vital role plants play in the art of living.
The outcome from this project is a series of design propositions including models, concept drawings, installation artwork ideas and a large scale collaborative collage capturing the collective ideas developed throughout the project. During Garden State the public are invited to visit the gallery on 30 April to discover the outcomes of the collaborative work and explore our green inspired campus.
Venue Location: LCI Melbourne - 150 Oxford Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 (map reference 4)
Satellite Event
VESPERTINE FLORA & Burrow Studios invite you as part of the Garden State Festival, to come & worship nocturnal nature at Altar for the Moon.
Venue Location: Edinburgh Gardens Rotunda, Alfred Crescent, Fitzroy North, VIC 3068 (map reference 16)
Satellite Event
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
Music Market
Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations: The Plant Society
33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
LCI Melbourne
150 Oxford Street
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
Otter Place by Milieu
1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060
Plant Swap
Let’s green your home!
Venue Location: 128 Holden St, 128 Holden Street, Fitzroy North, VIC 3068 (map reference 12)
Satellite Event
An experiential workshop to build a communal ephemeral sculpture inspired by the plants in The Plant Society Conservatory.
Venue Location: 33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 (map reference 8)
Satellite Event
As our cities grow and become denser we look to soften hard surfaces. Balconies, courtyards and entry spaces are crying out for plants. Join Jac Semmler as she inspires you to conjure us potted gardens with maximum lushness.
Venue Location: Otter Place by Milieu - 1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060 (map reference 3)
Speaker Series
Join local artist and illustrator Tai Snaith for a creative afternoon on Merri Creek
Venue Location: The Rotunda Wetland, Merri Creek Trail, Clifton Hill, VIC 3068 (map reference 7)
Satellite Event
While fashions in garden design and plants come and go, and new applications for growing in urban spaces continue to expand.
Venue Location: Otter Place by Milieu - 1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060 (map reference 3)
Speaker Series
Build a tabletop garden through collage and mixed media to take home in this fun and hands on workshop with Beci Orpin. Let's inspire those little fingers to dream up big gardening.
Price: $30
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Kids Workshops
The evening will include specially prepared Garden Festival Feast by Noah Crowcroft with ingredients sourced from Victorian producers and growers, gin from Collingwood based maker Melbourne Gin Company, and a discussion between the chef, Catherine Velisha, Velisha Farms Managing Director and Jason Chongue, Creative Director of the Garden State Festival
The Menu
- Banh Khot - Crispy coconut cups with pork relish, poached prawn, and Yarra Valley smoked salmon roe
- Larb Hed - locally foraged mushrooms, spicy nuoc cham, roast rice powder, and iceberg cups
- Salt and pepper cauliflower with roast chilli dressing
- Vietnamese slaw with Imperial mandarin, herbs, and peanuts
- Smoked broccoli salad with almond dressing and coconut-pea purée
- Port Arlington mussels with yellow curry broth and taro chips
- Sri Lankan beetroot curry with coconut
- Eggplant and tofu Ma Po with Sichuan and spring onion
- Steamed jasmine rice with turmeric and lemongrass
- Pear cake with salted oat crumble and ginger ice cream
Location: Aunty Kim's - 92-94 Johnston St, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Food
City of Yarra will present two artworks curated by the Centre for Projection Art for Garden State Festival.
Projection Locations: 240 Wellington Street, Collingwood & Otter Street (Corner Smith Street), Collingwood
Art Series
Come and have a tour of our newly established community garden, an exciting new model of gardening which is truly communal.
Locations:
Railway Garden, 20 Solly Avenue, Princes Hill
20 Solly Avenue, Princes Hill, VIC 3054
Satellite Event
Arty Gardening Worm Tower DIY Family Workshop at Alphington Community Centre
Locations:
Alphington Community Centre
2 Kelvin Road, Alphington, VIC 3078
Satellite Event
Come and experience the wonders of this highly productive community garden showcasing vegetables and herbs from across the globe.
Locations:
125 Napier Street
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Satellite Event
Join sustainability not-for-profit Awareaway and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre for a live demonstration by community members on how to turn gourds into nature’s tupperware!
Locations:
20 Princes Street
Carlton North, VIC 3054
Satellite Event
Join experts from the fields of health, landscape design / architecture, art and community action for a verdant discussion on the role that plants play in our wellbeing and what more can be cultivated for healthier lives and cities.
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Panel Discussion
Immerse yourself in A Garden State. An installation by Hattie Molloy celebrating gardening as an art form.
We explore gardening as an art form, what this means and how beauty can be perceived.
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Art Series
Mercury Rising is an exhibition by Melbourne/Naarm based glass artist Nadia Mercuri, held within the antique cabinets at J.Chongue.
Venue Location:
The Plant Society, 33-39 KEELE STREET, COLLINGWOOD, VIC 3066 (map reference 8)
Satellite Event
Come visit our Sensory Garden at the Princess Hill Community Centre.
Venue Location: 5 Bagung La, 5 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill, VIC 3054 (map reference 13)
Satellite Event
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations: The Plant Society
33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
Music Market
Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
This hands on workshop will lead you through the science of grafting with succulents. Each participant will take home their own plant Frankenstein.
Price: $65
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Succulent Grafting Workshop
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
LCI Melbourne
150 Oxford Street
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Plant Swap
This drawing workshop and open studio takes its creative cue from local garden plants and seasonal produce.
Venue Location:Studio 15 - Collingwood Yards, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 (map reference 1)
Satellite Event
We invite all plant lovers to donate a plant for another gardener to nurture. In turn, adopt a treasured donation from our plant swap table.
Locations:
Otter Place by Milieu
1 Otter St, Collingwood, VIC 3060
Plant Swap
This hands on workshop will lead you through the science of grafting with succulents. Each participant will take home their own plant Frankenstein.
Price: $65
Venue Location: Music Market - Unit 2/35 Johnston St, Collingwood (map reference 1)
Succulent Grafting Workshop
The Studio 15 artist collective will take you on a dérive of spontaneous plants in the surrounding areas of the Collingwood Yards
Venue Location: Collingwood Yards Courtyard, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 (map reference 1)
Satellite Event
Come and capture detailed silhouettes of your favourite plants using Sunprint paper to create easy cyanotype prints.
Venue Location: 5 Bagung La, 5 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill, VIC 3054 (map reference 13)
Satellite Event
A unique event combining poetry readings and a creative workshop, inviting a reflection on nature –both within and around.
Venue Location: Curtain Square, Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, VIC 3054 (map reference 9)
Satellite Event
City of Yarra will present two artworks curated by the Centre for Projection Art for Garden State Festival.
Projection Locations: 240 Wellington Street, Collingwood & Otter Street (Corner Smith Street), Collingwood
This event is ideal for those interested in walking, trees, plants and exploring the gardens and laneways of North Fitzroy through an art/landscape design lens.
Locations: Alfred Crescent, Fitzroy North, VIC 3068
Satellite Event