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Wildflowering culture: Kathleen McArthur and creating a popular wildflower consciousness
Changing people’s hearts and minds requires courage, conviction and creativity. To change attitudes and reach the public consciousness, a diverse range of communicative and cultural tools need to be employed. Australian artist and conservationist Kathleen McArthur rose to the challenge using all the forms that were available to her. Working with others such as renowned poet Judith Wright, she sought to change the way Australians regarded our native plants and landscapes. Kathleen understood that to protect the precious environments that remained would require reaching out to ordinary Australians. Therefore, she utilized a suite of arts and communication forms, ranging from postcard campaigns to weekly newspaper columns, public talks, slide presentations, paintings, exhibitions and published books. Inspired by natural forms and utilizing cultural forms, McArthur was able to promote a form of ʼnature culture’ and public consciousness to protect and promote the nature that she loved.
History
Volume
9Issue
1Start Page
67End Page
82Number of Pages
16eISSN
2045-5860ISSN
2045-5852Publisher
IntellectPublisher DOI
Additional Rights
CC BY 4.0Language
enPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- Yes
Acceptance Date
2019-11-09Era Eligible
- Yes