Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculptures for Schools

Through a sponsorship program we are offering access to an Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture where nature journaling posters from contributing schools become part of the Interactive Augmented Reality experience -- capturing how children see, feel, learn and connect with the natural world around them. The physical sculptures link to an Augmented Reality Genestreaming sculpture that features the nature journaling art from contributing schools along side animated paleo creatures which inhabit the era they lived in millions of years ago…. including Dinosaurs! Through a combination of nature journaling resources with cutting edge augmented reality technology this is an educational & environmental initiative shaped by young people’s nature journaling about their region. 

Sponsor Schools for $6 per week to join the National Genestreaming Sculpture Trail by having their Nature Journaling poster displayed in Augmented Reality

Public Art as Educational Tools for Conservation, Science & Culture This initiative blends public art & augmented reality, bringing communities together with contributions from First Nations artists, Field Naturalist artists, Schools, Conservationists, Elders & Scientists. Immersing visitors in an experience that supports education, conservation and eco-tourism. Left to right: Mark Hewson – engineering/structural design, Aunty Carol Pettersen OAM – co-founder/cultural consultant, Ben Beeton – co-founder, sculpture design, field naturalist art,  Mali Moir – scientific illustrator, botanical illustration workshops, Gary Muir – shared ancestry research.

Nature Journaling for all Ages

All patrons receive access to Explore Nature Journaling with activities designed for everyone — from young learners to adults. Encouraging lifelong learning this flexible program nurtures curiosity, creativity, and outdoor discovery. Learn the art of nature journaling, create new memories whilst exploring deep time. Learn the art of nature journaling, create new memories whilst exploring deep time past and future.

Collaborative Projects

Schools may choose their own nature journaling themes for their posters. We have had many positive experiences engaging with citizen scientists, First Nations Artists, Elders and conservationists. We encourage themes that connect with First Nations artists and inspire students to explore their surroundings such as “What is in our backyard”. We provide collaborative nature journaling activities from colouring-in to map making & drawing together, creates a fun shared space for all ages to learn about nature and create art together.

Public Art & New Technology

School contributions are also shared in Augmented reality as an extension of the Genestreaming public sculpture project. Each Genestreaming Sculpture is designed as a unique ecological, cultural & deep-time learning tool about the specific region — shaped by the local First Nations artists, endemic species, geological history, phylogenetics, environmental character and mapping of place documented through nature journaling. Through the sculptures a community of schools who document the marvels of the natural world are exhibited. 

Future Focused Education

We’ve worked closely with school teachers on a range of STEAM projects and have run work shops over many years. Through these experiences we have created the 'Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit which is Multimodal and accommodates all age groups. It combines science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics with a national sculpture trail designed to promote an awareness of conservation, science and first nations culture with school input. The ‘Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit’ offers a broad cross section of nature journaling activities for all ages. The program assists schools in making the nature journaling contribution to their Augmented Reality Genestreaming sculpture which is connected to the physical sculptures. Our program emphasizes the importance of nature journaling because, as a global educational movement, nature journaling is about contributing to future-focused education which explores: - environmental sustainability - community engagement - participation in a national artwork - students connecting with nature - real-world learning - creativity and expression When expressed through a Genestreaming Sculpture nature journaling combined with field work: • Connects Science, Culture and Sustainability through Art • Strengthens creativity and visual literacy • Creates opportunities for community engagement • Encourages outdoor learning and careful observation • Supports environmental awareness and future-focused thinking • Builds community pride through participation in a national project

Using Visual Literacy to engage with Conservation, Culture & Scientific concepts

The program is designed for whole-school access allowing the school community to engage with the program together. Perfect for schools, homeschooling families, and after-school programs, this flexible resource kit combines drawing, writing, photography, simple field naturalist studies, and hands-on creative activities suitable for a wide range of ages and learning styles. Many local conservation groups have valuable knowledge and a strong desire to engage with schools, helping students understand the importance of protecting their local environment through on country experiences. To support this connection, we invite conservation groups to create nature journaling posters that can be shared through this sculpture project. By bringing together student, community conservationists, citizen scientists and elders, we aim to foster environmental awareness while strengthening intergenerational connections. Left to right: Dr Noel Nannup, Aunty Carol Pettersen, Mali Moir, Ben Beeton

Connecting to the National Genestreaming Sculptures Trail

Our Explore Nature Journaling for Schools program is connected to our growing national trail of Genestreaming Scrulptures. Having established the first physical Genestreaming Sculpture trail, now…. we are building something ambitious: We are creating a nationwide public art tourism trail of Genestreaming Sculptures across Australia. The 3 pillars of our program are: Conservation - Promoting education & awareness of regional biodiversity Science - Exploring ecology, geology and deep time shared ancestry Culture - Promoting the art & culture of First Nations artists from the region This project was conceived in Albany in 2017, the sculpture was designed at the Australian National University in 2020 and was launched in the Porongurups in 2021. In 2025, a tourism trail of Genestreaming Sculptures was installed across the South West of Western Australia. Genestreaming sculptures promote the artwork of first nations artists of the region on the outside of the sculpture and field naturalist art in the form of a giant map of the region on the inside of the sculpture. Artistic themes include local ecosystems, geology, endangered species and deep time landscapes. Each of the sculptures 15 petals represents a different species or group of animals, plants or fungi which connects to an ancestral line on the base plate. As a community resource the sculptures are designed to be educational tools about the region. Externally the viewer is taken on a cultural journey, internally when the viewer enters the sculpture they represent all of humanity & may explore the local ecology, geological origins of landscape and the shared ancestry of species through deep time.

Genestreaming Sculptures  Established Thus Far

Through public art and new technology these established sculptures connect First Nations art, Field Naturalist art, science, conservation initiatives and a school nature journaling project displayed in Augmented Reality. The sculptures depict the shared ancestry of 15 local species with humans.  Each sculpture contributes to the National Genestreaming Sculpture Trail program.

Singapore Gardens by the Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

The Singapore Gardens by the Bay Genestreaming Sculpture stands as a vibrant ambassador for Australia, sharing First Nations culture, conservation, and scientific storytelling with millions of international visitors in Singapore. As the first Genestreaming sculpture installed beyond Australian shores, it symbolizes the friendship between Australia and Singapore while showcasing Australia’s unique environmental and cultural heritage. In 2025, Australia's Governor General Sam Mostyn officially unveiled a plaque marking the sculpture’s permanent installation at Gardens by the Bay, celebrating its role as a lasting cultural connection between the two nations. The sculpture’s AR experience brings deep-time evolutionary stories to life, creating an engaging Australian cultural landmark in one of the world’s most visited garden destinations.

Twin Creeks  Genestreaming Sculpture

The Genestreaming Sculpture at Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve as an educational tool celebrates the region’s unique ecology by combining art, environmental storytelling, and scientific interpretation to highlight local biodiversity, waterways, and habitat connections. The project also encourages strong community involvement through Aboriginal participation, local collaboration, and accessible science communication that deepens understanding and care for the reserve’s ecological and cultural values.

Bunya Mountains  Genestreaming Sculpture

The Bunya Mountains Genestreaming Sculpture was developed in collaboration with the Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation and draws on knowledge shared through the Bonye Bair Bush University, helping connect visitors with the cultural, ecological, and historical significance of the Bunya Mountains. The sculpture highlights the region’s unique ecology, illustrating how ancient lineages of species have evolved and adapted within this biodiversity-rich landscape over millions of years. It also explores the volcanic history of the area, tracing its origins to hotspot-driven volcanic activity that shaped the mountains and influenced the ecosystems that thrive there today.

Alice Springs Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture

Through the Activate Alice Public Spaces Beautification Program this is the first sculpture in the Northern Territory of the Genestreaming Sculptures National Tourism Trail. The Alice Springs Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture is a joyful blend of art, science, and culture that transforms the stories of Central Australia into an immersive digital experience. Its vibrant collaboration between Aboriginal artists, conservationists, and researchers creates a beautiful celebration of the region’s landscapes, wildlife, and shared heritage.

Capel Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture

The Capel Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture celebrates the unique regional ecology of Capel by combining innovative digital art with stories of local biodiversity, native species, and environmental connections. The project also strengthens community engagement through active participation from a local school, artists, and residents, creating a shared sense of pride, learning, and stewardship for the region’s natural environment.

Northcliffe Genestreaming Sculpture

The Northcliffe Genestreaming Sculpture celebrates the rich ecology of Northcliffe by showcasing the region’s ancient forests, biodiversity, and environmental systems through innovative science-based public art. The project strengthens community connection through local participation, Aboriginal cultural collaboration, and engaging science communication that helps residents and visitors better understand and value the landscape’s ecological and cultural significance.

Denmark Genestreaming Sculpture

The Denmark Genestreaming Sculpture highlights the rich regional ecology of Denmark by creatively interpreting its towering karri forests, diverse coastal ecosystems, and unique native wildlife through immersive public art. The project also fosters strong community connection through the involvement of First Nations & field naturalist artists, and residents, encouraging environmental awareness, creativity, and shared stewardship of the region’s natural heritage.

Kellerberrin Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture

The Kellerberrin Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture celebrates the unique landscapes and ecological stories of Kellerberrin through immersive digital public art informed by Aboriginal guides, cultural knowledge, and collaborative Aboriginal artist participation. Supported by the science communication work of GeoParks WA, the project helps connect visitors and the local community with the region’s geology, biodiversity, and living cultural heritage in an engaging and educational way.

Bremer Bay Genestreaming Sculpture

The Genestreaming Sculpture at Bremer Bay is inspired by the extraordinary biodiversity of the Fitzgerald Biosphere, creatively interpreting its rich ecosystems, endemic species, and coastal landscapes through immersive science-based public art. The project supports community connection through Aboriginal participation, local collaboration, science communication, and educational school visits that help young people learn about the region’s ecological and cultural significance.

Ravensthorpe Genestreaming Sculpture

The Genestreaming Sculpture at Ravensthorpe is informed by field naturalist research into the remarkable plant diversity of the Ravensthorpe Range, translating scientific knowledge about its rare and endemic flora into engaging public art and ecological storytelling. The project brings together schools participation, community members, and Aboriginal participants through collaborative science and cultural communication with educational visits that inspire learning, cultural understanding, and appreciation for the region’s unique biodiversity.

Wave Rock Augmented Reality Genestreaming Sculpture

The Genestreaming Sculpture at Wave Rock is inspired by the immense geological history of the ancient Yilgarn Craton, using science-based public art to interpret one of the world’s oldest landscapes and its enduring ecological significance. Influenced by the surrounding beauty of the Wave Rock Wildflower Farm, Lake Magic and enriched through Aboriginal artist participation, the project strengthens science communication by connecting geology, biodiversity, culture, and community storytelling.

Creating a Genestreaming Sculpture about your Region

We are creating a Genestreaming Sculpture Trail for every State and Territory. To assist groups in fundraising efforts we have a broad range of merchandise that, via a printed QR code link to the Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculptures. The merchandise can also feature the groups logo. A short documentary clip will be made about the artistic and scientific inspiration behind Genestreaming Sculpture as well as the opening of the Genestreaming Sculpture. This footage will, in time be included in a documentary about the sculpture trail. Funding supports:  - First Nations art - Field Naturalist art - materials & sculpture fabrication - galvanizing & printing - signage design - webpage development - Augmented Reality Sculpture  - field naturalist studies - phylogenetic tree research - baseplate design & laser cutting - project documentation  - founders team consultation - auspicing body - sculpture delivery - sculpture and signage installation oversite - a short documentary - filming & editing - travel & accommodation 

What teachers, science communicators &  community leaders are saying

This project is about connecting the next generation to the environment through nature journaling and new technology. Discover how teachers, families, and educators are bringing outdoor learning, observation skills, and creative exploration into everyday education.

Relevant, Real & Current “You should have seen the students, they just erupted! It just goes to show how interactive education is very important for our younger generation”.
Douglas Kichen.

Capel Shire President

"In the Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculptures ..          a whole new world of discovery awaits you".
Gary Muir.

Wow Wilderness Eco-Projects

"I think that the involvement with the children now brings it down to another generation of people who understand the earth, who can walk on it, who can go into that sculpture look at a petal follow it down and follow the timeline through I'm amazed at how the children have connected very well with it, it will never leave them".
Cr. Sue Leighton

Ravensthorpe Councillor

My background is in teaching, and my passions are art and science. Taking the kids out into the Bush and learning about the flora and fauna, by having the kids drawing what they find or photographing it, looking at it in detail, helps embed that knowledge deeply. The Genestreaming sculpture is such a rich learning tool for children because it has so much embedded in it, it offers a lot, it's a very powerful tool for learning and its beautiful form.
Kier Douthie

Principal of Jerdacuttup Primary School (retired)

"This project is self-motivating fostering a growth mindset that inspires a curiosity lead investigation of the natural world".
Ben Price

Teacher, Tour Guide, Lecturer

Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit supporting Schools & Communities

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    Welcome to Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit

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    Resource Kit 1: Nature Journaling Activities with Children

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    Resource Kit 2: Easy, quick and fun. Sketching, colouring and painting techniques for Nature Journaling

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    Resource Kit 3: Expressive Drawing Tools and Techniques

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    Resource Kit 4: Fun Collaborative Drawing for Friends & Families

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    Resource Kit 5: Refine Your Drawings and Paintings

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    Resource Kit 6: Colour Recipes & Colour Mixing Theory

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    Resource Kit 7: Innovative Fun with Photography on your Phone

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    Resource Kit 8: How to Mind Map Connections in Nature

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    Resource Kit 9: Introduction to Botany

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    Resource Kit 10: Flower Pressing, Collecting and Eco-Dyeing

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    Resource Kit 11: Writing & Turning Your Nature Journal into an E-Book

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    Resource Kit 12: Deep Time Nature Journaling - Behind the scenes in creating inspired murals

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    Resource Kit 13: How to Draw Australian Wild Life & Sea Life

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    Resource Kit 14: Colouring in Australian Wild Life

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    Resource Kit 15: Dot to Dot Nature Activities

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    Bonus Section: Genestreaming Sculptures Public Art Program

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