Emergence Creative Arts Exhibition at Brunswick Uniting Church – Emergence Watch the video Nearly 2 months ago, when I first wrote to you all it was to share with you the announcement of our upcoming exhibition, Emergence. I spoke of uncertainty, change, and how these have impacted our individual experiences. It is in line [...]
We are so excited. The Olive Arts Collective is returning to the Youth Hall on Wednesday 3rd February, 10am-noon. We are looking forward to welcoming artists back into the physical space to share stories and make art together. Ann Soo has stepped back from the role of Olive Arts Coordinator after 5 years. We [...]
In this time of physical isolation everyone is invited to contribute to the BUC's Household of God Creative Arts project. This project is an opportunity for people to offer a creative work in whatever medium you choose - painting, drawing, knitting, craft, music, poetry, story, storytelling, dance, videos, and whatever else comes to mind. [...]
BUC Arts Planning Day BUC ARTs warmly invited members of our church community to an afternoon of dreaming and creativity which was held in a local space called Siteworks in Saxon street. Twenty people gathered and reflected on their earliest memories of creativity at BUC and the journey it has taken since those beginnings. [...]
‘We need to dream powerfully’ Stefano Conti – Artist and poet of The Olive Arts Collective. BUC Arts produces and supports many wonderful ways that art and creativity is explored, offered and celebrated in our community including - The Olive Pesto and Olive Arts Collective World Wide Knit in Public Day, Felting for Peace, [...]
From the moment doors opened on Saturday 9th June at 12noon, the Olive Way filled with the sound of needles clicking and conversations around communal tables. Over 65 people enjoyed four hours of knitting beanies, scarves and fingerless mitts for KOGO ( Knit One Give One). A KOGO volunteer was laden with four bags of [...]
Church Camp Our home away from home at the Adekate camp site, as always, provided us with the venue to spend a weekend together from 27th-29th April, 2018. This year our theme was ‘Bearing Fruit’ based on John 15:1-12. Over the course of the weekend approximately 70 people came & went or stayed to [...]
The Olive Arts Collective experienced both consolidation and expansion in the 2017. We define ourselves as a group of artists with passion and focus on community, creativity and care. Our two lead artists Geoff Falk and Phil Kreveld support us by making art and facilitating our individual and collective artistic journeys. Alongside are three [...]
What is Creativity? The art exhibition and performance night responding to ‘What is Creativity?’ was a manifestation of the joy and creativity of our church community. As revealed in our mission planning process in 2016, we are a community of communities and this exhibition brought all those communities (and beyond) to be in one [...]
BUC News Christmas Bowl FUNdraising Stall After worship on Sunday 10th December you are all invited to enjoy buying Christmas gifts for family & friends from the Bake, Craft & Preserves stall. The stall also features a collection of 10 Christmas Cards created using Ann Soo and [...]