Bush Portraits
This event has finished
Bush Portraits ended on Monday 24 September 2018.
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Current events
Bilby trail and craft activities (self-guided)
Fri 29 Mar - Sun 28 Apr — Collect a map from the Visitor Centre
Learn about the bilby and its habitat on a children's self-guided trail.
Bush Fragrance
6 Apr – 5 May 2024 — Visitor Centre at the Australian National Botanical Gardens
This exhibition celebrates the work of the Botanic Art Group and their love of native flora.
Culture on the Move – Bush Animal Weaving Workshops
Thurs 18 April and Fri 19 April, 10 am and 1 pm — Banksia Centre
Create your own bush animal during the school holidays.
Culture on the Move – Traditional Weaving Workshops
Sat 20 April 10 am - 1 pm — Banksia Centre
Sharing cultural knowledge on weaving and plant use and learning how to prepare fibres.
Original watercolours and drawings developed for the Gardens’ ‘Who Did That?’ children’s trail - a popular complement to the Paperbark Treehouse.
The watercolours were developed to appeal to the young at heart and showcase the wonderful native animals we have here in Australia.
As a ranger working at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, artist Katy Penman is fortunate to spot, sketch and observe birds, reptiles, insects, amphibians and mammals at work and also when she is bushwalking throughout Australia.
When
11 – 24 Sept
Where
Visitor Centre Gallery
