THE AUGER GREEN COLLECTIVE: EMERGENCE AND EVOLUTION

Erin O’Connor recently presented at at the Mid West Ecology Summit in Geraldton on 6 February 2025. Her paper sensitively shared her experiences and that of her colleagues in the development of the Augur Green Collective and the role that IOTA played in its emergence and evolution. Reading as an informal manifesto for how to ‘create group environments that enable individual creative expression to flourish; that transform strangers into loving friends, and acquaintances into trusted peers’, Erin also offers practical suggestions for others to initiate and nurture their own collective. A must read!

Erin O’Connor Holding Space, 2024, merino X corriedale. Photo: Erin O’Connor.
Erin O’Connor, Holding Space, 2024, merino X corriedale. Photo: Erin O’Connor.
Julie Weir talking about her work, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, October 2024.
Chris Bolton, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, IOTA24
Marianne Penberthy, installing, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, IOTA24. Photo: Erin O’Connor.
Julie Weir, Erin O’Connor, Chris Bolton