Derby MarshART Festival 2008

'Marshability' is an annual arts event on the vast, dried out mudflats that surround Derby, a small town on the edge of King Sound near the mouth of the Fitzroy River.

Marshability featured performance, traditional dance, outdoor film screenings, artworks, fire sculptures, fire dancing and a human size nest on the marsh built from driftwood by Irish installation artist Jean Conroy.

As part of the event workshops were held with local Indigenous children to develop artwork and performance skills.

This video, which was screened on the night of the event, was made with the support of DADAA, the Derby Chamber of Commerce and the Derby Revitalisation Project.

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