Lindy Yeates - The Sanctuary Project

Black and white ink drawing of a landscape with a crescent shaped body of water surrounded by Australian endemic vegetation

Event details

Warrandyte River Reserve
Warrandyte VIC 3113
Australia

Free

2020 Arts Manningham FAIR recipient Lindy YeatesSanctuary Project is a series of four large prints of artworks she created during Victoria's COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.

Displayed across four sites in Warrandyte, the works reproduce detailed panoramic sketches of landscapes in Manningham and on Philip Island, two regions where Yeates found 'sanctuary' during the periods of lockdown.

The project invokes the historical religious concepts of sanctuary and pilgrimage by encouraging visitors to journey from artwork to artwork and find refuge or respite in their presence. It offers a form of restorative practice within nature, encouraging the viewer to re-centre, re-calibrate and remember the places and moments of sanctuary we found during 2020-21, both from COVID-19 and contemporary, fast-paced lives. 

Sanctuary Project Locations

  • St Stephen's Church, 5-7 Stiggant Street (open Tuesday to Saturday, 12.00pm to 3.00pm)
  • Warrandyte River Reserve, behind Anderson Street
  • Warrandyte River Reserve, Pottery Expo site near Webb Street
  • Warrandyte Library, 168 Yarra Street

Artist Walk and Talk

When: Wednesday 14 April, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Cost: This is a free event but places are limited. Please register online.

Join artist Lindy Yeates for an enjoyable walk between the sites of her Sanctuary Project and a discussion about art, life, nature and the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The Sanctuary Project is an Arts Manningham FAIR project.

Image: Lindy Yeates, Currawong Bush Park, Manningham (detail), 2020, ink on paper.