Join us for a conversation between leading environmental writers, Ashley Hay and Sophie Cunningham.

Ashley is the author of Gum: The History of Eucalypts and their Champions while Sophie has written many books including City of Trees: Essays on Life, Death and the Need for a Forest. Both have been Dahl Fellows with Eucalypt Australia and both contributed creative responses to the book Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the Gum Trees. This will be a thoughtful talk about gums, their history and their future by these two important writers.

Presented as part of Readings' A Day in Carlton, spend a day exploring the stories, ideas and creative practices at the heart of Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the Gum Tree.

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Bookings are required, with capacity limits applying to the event.

This event will take place in the Primrose Potter Studio on Level 1 of the Potter Museum of Art.

This event is fully seated with infrared hearing assistance available in this space.

Please visit our accessibility page for additional information about the Potter Museum of Art.

For further access requests or queries regarding this event contact mc-publicprograms@unimelb.edu.au.

Enjoy a series of talks inspired by the exhibition's companion publication, published by Melbourne University Press, and join a drop-in weaving workshop with the Australian Tapestry Workshop exploring the rich colours of eucalyptus dyes. Come for a conversation, stay to create, and discover the many stories woven through the gum tree.

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