Hi fellow Spoken Word devotees,
In April, Yarra Valley Spoken Word is going to town!
Warburton to be precise, and we are very honoured to be collaborating with Maya Ward to present a special evening on Friday night, 11th April at her current exhibition at the Arts Centre.
‘And they are Seeing you: Meeting the Gaze of an Alive World’ invites us to consider how we might cultivate deeper, more respectful and loving relationships with all beings. This exhibition explores themes of perception, awareness, and the place of meeting between human and more-than-human life. It celebrates and depicts practices of living attuned to the world around us such as forest walking, food growing, connecting with animals and children, and contemplative techniques of deep listening and flow writing.

Including photography, poetry, and mixed visual arts, it will also showcase the work of many of the participants in Maya’s writing and creativity workshops. These works offer voices united by a vision of deepened ecological, emotional and spiritual connection.
It will also be the launch of the completed collective artwork of many artists and writers of the Co-becoming Practice Community.

This artwork is growing over the three months of the exhibition, and poetry that we create during this evening’s workshop will be displayed until the exhibition closes on April 27th. Maya will run the workshop, sharing her creative practice of co-becoming, a participatory creative technique that engages the voices of the more than human world.

Program at The Warburton Arts Centre
3409 Warburton Hwy, Warburton VIC 3799
6pm - Doors open/Music
6.30 - Poetry workshop with Maya Ward & open mic
7.00 - Supper
7.30 - Feature poet Maya Ward
8.00 - Open mic
Call Andy: 0415 734 744 or Chris: 0414 306 772
or search Yarra Valley Spoken Word on Facebook, Yarra Valley ECOSS website or Maya Ward's website:https://www.mayaward.com.au/.../yarra-valley-spoken-word.../

Spoken Word is an inclusive project, gratefully made possible by sponsorship from Yarra Ranges Council.
Entry and Supper is now by donation, we never turn people away!
Suggested Donation:
$15 Full / $10 Concession
$5 Supper, $5 Chai

YVSW will return to Yarra Valley ECOSS in May, feature poet to be announced shortly!

COST: Entry and Supper is now by donation, we never turn people away!
Suggested Donation: $15 Full / $10 Concession / $5 Supper, $5 Chai