Fancy A Night At The Museum?

The museum will be seen as never before at a night-time event on Saturday, September 7 from 7 pm to 9 pm.

Projection artists will bring vivid colours to the historic buildings in a showcase of dazzling technology.

Entry to the event is by gold coin donation.

Attendees are required to wear suitable footwear to navigate unsealed pathways at night.

Snacks, refreshments and soup will be available for purchase.

Night At The Museum - Bioluminescence is supported by Griffith Pioneer Park Museum, Red Earth Ecology.

A lineup of projection artists include Griffith’s Bernard Gray and Andrew Keith, whose live-coding skills have been a feature of events in Banna Laneway and the local Art Gallery.

Dr Greg Pritchard will be returning to town and he is arguably one of the earliest proponents of projection art in Griffith, when he exhibited his skills while working as the inaugural Regional Arts Development Officer for Western Riverina Arts.

Joining them will be a full class of emerging talent gaining experience under Scott Baker’s tutelage as part of the Bioluminescence Project that has been touring NSW this year.

Curator Jason Richardson said they were stoked to bring Scott Baker back to Griffith after the cutting edge projection workshop he ran at the Museum in 2016.

“It’s also wonderful to add new colours to the landmark location of Pioneer Park Museum,” Mr Richardson said.

Mr Richardson has been active in the Riverina, from adding a projection event to the first Leeton Art Deco Festival in 2011 through to coordinating the infrequency tour that played events in Yanco and Tanja with many of the same artists involved in workshops and performances.

“I helped establish Red Earth Ecology as an artist-run not-for-profit to develop opportunities in the region,” Mr Richardson said.

“This year, we’ve sponsored a community-driven photography exhibition and also delivered our Beak Technique workshops, both as part of Griffith’s phenomenal Action Day event.”

The Night At The Museum event will be Mr Richardson’s final activity at Griffith Pioneer Park Museum as he leaves the role of curator.

“It’s wonderful to bring colour to this exceptional community-based organisation and I hope everyone will join us in seeing the Museum in a new light,” Mr Richardson said.

“You can bring a torch to add to your own light and it will assist families with exploring the event.”

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