When: 12th Dec 2026
Time: 1pm - 3.30pm
Location: Portland Library
Fee: FREE - REGISTER HERE
Come and discover the hidden world of the Seaweed Forest Canopy.
Due to limited places, registration is essential for this unique opportunity to listen, learn and draw the creatures and habitats of the Southern Ocean. Discover the rich diversity of life hidden amongst towering kelp forests and learn how these underwater habitats support an abundance of marine species.
Join Creative Ecologist Chris Rockley and Deakin University Marine Ecologists as you listen and explore. Marine specimens and reference photography, generously supplied by Deakin University and The Great Southern Reef Foundation. Draw directly onto a vintage piano scroll and contribute to a growing community artwork celebrating our local marine environment.
Add your drawing to a combined community scroll on the day or take away a numbered scroll to add drawings to over the year. These will form part of a community art project at next years Upwelling festival (2027).
All materials supplied. All ages event. Drop-in event. Registration required.
When: 12th Dec 2026
Time: 1pm - 3.30pm
Location: Portland Library
Fee: FREE - REGISTER HERE
Come and discover the hidden world of the Seaweed Forest Canopy.
Due to limited places, registration is essential for this unique opportunity to listen, learn and draw the creatures and habitats of the Southern Ocean. Discover the rich diversity of life hidden amongst towering kelp forests and learn how these underwater habitats support an abundance of marine species.
Join Creative Ecologist Chris Rockley and Deakin University Marine Ecologists as you listen and explore. Marine specimens and reference photography, generously supplied by Deakin University and The Great Southern Reef Foundation. Draw directly onto a vintage piano scroll and contribute to a growing community artwork celebrating our local marine environment.
Add your drawing to a combined community scroll on the day or take away a numbered scroll to add drawings to over the year. These will form part of a community art project at next years Upwelling festival (2027).
All materials supplied. All ages event. Drop-in event. Registration required.
