The Worry Bug
  • Home
  • About
    • Sarina Dickson
    • Julie Burgess-Manning
    • Home and School Scaffolding >
      • Home and School Scaffolding Evidence
      • Low Intensity Resources for Mild to Moderate Anxiety Literature Review
    • Everything Is Going To Be Alright (Video)
    • Making Everything Alright (Videos)
    • Reviews
    • Media
    • Contact Us
  • Rising Tide
    • More For Families
    • More For Schools
    • More For Therapists
    • Tell Me Even More
  • Maia & the Worry Bug
  • Wishes & Worries
  • Blog

Bloom Exhibition, The River of Flowers and Reflecting on Earthquakes

5/2/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
February 22nd 2016 marks five years since the 6.3 magnitude Earthquake that so dramatically and instantly changed the lives of Cantabrians.  Each year on February 22 people of all ages are invited by The River of Flowers to visit selected sites along the Avon river to place flowers in the river.  Its a beautiful time of community and individual reflection.

Today River of Flowers, Poetica, Flourish and The Canterbury Museum, under the vision of Michelle Whitaker, open
ed the Bloom Interactive Exhibition to mark the anniversary but to also celebrate all the writing that has come from the experiences of the Earthquakes.  The poems by Canterbury children displayed are remarkably beautiful, the importance of the author's mothers are a central theme is very moving.


Picture
 You are invited to visit the exhibition, view some samples of the writing, write some poetry and to make a paper flower to add to the river in the museum, as well as to attend the sites along the Avon on February 22nd. The Arts in all forms have been a hugely healing part of Christchurch's recovery.  

The beautiful water colours by award winning illustrator Jenny Cooper from Maia and the Worry Bug and Wishes and Worries are displayed as part of Bloom.  Julie Burgess-Manning and I are so honoured to be part of this event and we will be attending a reading session on February 21st.  We'd love to have you in the audience.


I hope you can make some time to come into the museum during February and add you poems, flowers and hopes for the future to the interactive exhibition.  There is a lot more than is shown in the pictures above but we wanted to leave some surprises.

All the books featured in the exhibition are available for sale in The Museum Gift shop.


Picture
For more information about other events please visit Flourish

​​5th Anniversary ​​"BLOOM"

In 2016, River of Flowers will again commemorate the 22 February 2011 earthquake. This will be the fifth 

anniversary and an important milestone for our people and city. For many this anniversary will be a poignant and significant time to reflect.
 
River of Flowers are partnering with Poetica and Canterbury Museum to produce a month- 
long interactive 

exhibition in February 2016 called Bloom. This temporary exhibition will tell the story of the Canterbury 
earthquakes, through messages of hope, flowers, stories and poetry tributes made by the people of 
Christchurch. 


The exhibition runs from 1 to 28 February 2016. 

On Monday 22 February, River of Flowers’ sites will be across the city to host local community commemorations. The exhibition at Canterbury Museum is designed to provide a space for people to reflect on the last five years and to explore the good in our recovery journey.


The exhibition is accompanied by three public programmes:

The Bloom Poetry Competition: 

Entries were run through schools and closed on 9 November. The topic of the poem, to be no longer than eight lines or 40 words, is “Who or what gave you strength to carry on after the earthquakes?” A panel of judges has 

chosen the five best poems which have been posted on the Poetica Facebook page.

The winning poem will feature in and inspire a mural created on a wall in the exhibition. The mural will be revealed on Monday, 4pm, 22nd February. The competition received over 100 entries.


Hand crafted River of Flowers: 

Primary school children have been invited to create a handcrafted flower that will form a river of flowers 

running through the Visitors Lounge in the Museum. Whole classes can take part and they can be brought into 
the Museum during the month of February. Alternately, individual children and families are welcome to bring 
theirs in or make them on site in workshops. 
(No living flowers can be brought into the Museum or be part of the handcrafted flower as they can carry bugs 
that could harm the treasures in the Museum).

River of Poetry: 

Poetry can be written directly onto the walls of the Visitor Lounge in designated areas combining to make a 

river of reflective poetry on the Canterbury earthquakes, the last five years and the future of our city. All High 
Schools and Youth Groups are welcome to work with students and bring them in to write up their poems on the walls. Individual young people, friends and family can also come into the Museum and get help on site to create their poem during the month.

Readings from local authors: 

We have an abundance of great authors and poets who have reflected beautifully on the earthquakes and our 

story since. A curated sample of writing from each of our nine invited authors will be exhibited. This gives 
visitors a chance to read and reflect through other’s powerful words throughout the month. On Sunday 
afternoon’s author’s and poets will read from their books phrasing our collective experience in a powerful way. Sessions will have authors, poets and children’s book authors with time at the end for questions and 
open mic for budding poets.

The River of Flowers facebook will have up to date information about the events and activities before and during February 2016 

Readings by local authors and poets
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm every Sunday on February
Question time and open-mic for poets follow all sessions​

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    We all worry and feel anxiety at times in our lives.  Anxiety can impact on children and their families in many ways. The Worry Bug Project seeks to support parents and teachers to recognise and address mild to moderate anxiety.
    ​Sarina Dickson is a parent, author and educator, Julie Burgess-Manning is a parent, author and registered psychologist.

    facebook.com/theworrybug

    Archives

    October 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    May 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    Categories

    All
    Parents
    Te Reo
    Therapists
    Worry

    RSS Feed


Sarina Dickson                              Julie Burgess-Manning
hello@webandflow.co                   julie@verifyme.co.nz
0276277437                                     0210584083                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Copyright The Worry Bug Project 2020