Join three of Australia’s leading creative and environmental thinkers: Andy Marks, Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Marnie Ogg for a timely discussion around our symbiotic future.
Over the past three years, MAG&M’s CEAD (Collective for Environmental Art & Design) initiative has explored creative responses to climate change, collective action, biodiversity and sustainability in the art and design sectors. In 2026, we turn our focus to symbiosis, exploring how we can move beyond ideas of human impact and instead embrace models of mutual exchange, interdependence and living in harmony with nature.
The speakers will reflect on how creative and scientific communities are collaborating to develop more symbiotic relationships between people, ecosystems and the environments we inhabit and inspire new ideas for creating a more connected, resilient, and sustainable future.
Framed by CEAD’s principles – Act, Connect, Learn – the event aims to foster a dynamic and productive conversation, sparking tangible ideas for environmental stewardship and broadening our understanding of the intersections between art, design, science, and the natural world. This event is part of the 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize.
This event is free and includes welcome drink on arrival.
Image: Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Actual Size Maratus (detail). Courtesy the artist.
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