The long-awaited What’s Their Future? (WTF) exhibition at the Butter Factory, Bairnsdale, opened on Thursday, January 25, with a capacity crowd enjoying the art and conversation.
Award winning artists responded with considerable enthusiasm, taking the theme around climate change and creating high level works, using a range of mediums.
Sculpture, textile, photography and fine arts were embraced, and the works generated considerable discussion among those attending.
Roni Corby, a young climate activist previously from Bairnsdale and now studying in Melbourne, opened the exhibition addressing the theme of What’s Their Future? She spoke of the increased chances of famine, economic and social breakdown, epidemics and extreme weather events.
“These human consequences of the climate crisis will have a catastrophic impact on the way our society operates,” she said.
“I personally find them the most terrifying potentials of climate change”.
The artworks are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going to support East Gippsland Climate Action Network, the community group that initiated the art show.
Along with the artworks, evidence based information is available to those who may be climate crisis converts, curious, or even cynical.
This information outlines those factors which are increasing the temperature of the planet, and the consequences.
The exhibition is at the Butter Factory, 2 Macleod St, Bairnsdale and runs until April 2.
Hours will be 10.30 am to 3pm daily.
