Bundanon

“I came to Bundanon starving and dying of thirst, and it left me quenched and full.” That would have been a familiar metaphor. The truth seems somehow smaller, though the arc remains the same. I came to Bundanon weary. Perhaps as weary as I’d even been, outside of deepest grief. A nuggetty essence of exhausted...

Adaptive Action in the Face of Fire: Relocating the Bundanon Collection Jennifer Thompson Content warning: This article contains recounts of events that some readers may find distressing. This article was first published in ARC Journal 80, Winter 2021

An acoustic exploration of the Bundanon landscape Presented at Bundanon in June 2021, Sonic Sites showcased new works performed by Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra and Nowra East Public School choir. Composed for Ensemble Offspring and local young musicians, Sonic Sites brought the work of leading composers together with First Nations poetry, written during Red Room’s ‘Poetry...

The landscape at Bundanon is often described as lyrical; reflected waters, mosaic carved ridges and rolling treelined parklands. It is a natural environment famously captured in Arthur Boyd’s late work. The musicality of these vistas and the subsequent Shoalhaven paintings were the inspiration for a workshop led by composer Damian Barbeler, as a part of...

Caring for Bundanon is a major responsibility… Arthur Boyd had a vision for Bundanon to be shared with artists, school children and the Australian community, so that we can have an understanding of the importance of the landscape in all of our lives.

Collaborative and cross-disciplinary research by a group of artists and scientists in an Australian rural setting generates data and ideas that form the basis of a wider understanding of the ramifications of global warming and cooling within the local, regional and national community. The work is viewed as an initial educational platform that will allow...

Father and son: ‘… exceptional talent and originality…’

Young people from the Shoalhaven who had previously participated in Bundanon’s ‘Transmit’ project for Indigenous youth met up for an intensive workshop and recording session with performance poet, Candy Royalle over two weekends in May, 2016.