Contribute to the flock - bird making day

Make a bird and contribute to an exhibition of the TWEET flock that will tour the South West region in 2011.

The project, which wants to re-claim the TWEET, hope to collect 500 handmade textile birds by the end of this year. The "flock" will then take flight in each of the six participating towns for an exhibition.  The project is inspired by Gippsland artist Andrea Lane's Twitter 2009 exhibition at Nowa Nowa Gallery, which grew with the spontaneous donations of birds from visitors to the gallery.

South West project participants are Terang and Mortlake Health; Southern Grampians and Glenelg PCP (Hamilton); South West Health (Warrnambool); Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy); The Arts Company (Portland) and Regional Arts Victoria.

Organisers are encouraging anyone to lend a hand and make a bird at the Bird Making Day in Port Fairy in October.

WHERE: Port Fairy Community House cottage
WHEN: Sunday 10 October, 11.00am-3.00pm
COST: gold coin donation
BRING: any material or scraps in the cupboard, needles, thread,ribbons, buttons etc. Patterns will be provided on the day
Coffee/tea provided - bring a plate of food to share for lunch

For more information contact Oriel Glennen on 0407 829 861