CoLABS 2017

Overview

When the weather's this good, swapping the stuffy art gallery for an outdoor cultural fix seems a total no-brainer. So it's perfect, really, that this Friday, September 29 marks the launch of CoLABS, an interactive outdoor event set to take over Western Sydney Parklands' Bungarribee Park with a fun and engaging fusion of art and science.

Designed to highlight how these two disciplines can come together to inspire the next generation of minds, the sprawling outdoor art gallery will run throughout school holidays until October 8.

But the program isn't just for kids. On display are works like Edison Chen's vibrant, four-metre-high Bear-Ometer of Positivity, which inflates and deflates according to positive tweets sent through visitors' smartphones, and Clayton Thompson's Project Bread representing global wealth by way of an eight-metre-tall pyramid crafted from bread crates. You'll also play plants like instruments inside Botanicus Musica's sound garden, trek through a huge interactive kaleidoscope and even play noughts and crosses with a robot as part of the RAPP LAB Robots, Art, People and Performance piece.

Tickets to the inaugural CoLABS outdoor art event are a steal at just $5 (plus booking fee), and are available on the door or through the website. You can visit between 10am and 6pm each day.