INTRODUCING COLLABORATORS:

Director of the Navigate Arts Launch (November 8, 2025) is actor, artist, musician and stage director: Eva Mills.

Honora (woman in the dream) — played by actor: Kim Hawthorne

Lin (beloved underground gnome) — played by actor: David Stocker

Nayara Piloni as herself, but in the spirit of book character, Mateus.

In honour of the book character, Mateus (Brazilian man who appears on a surfboard out at sea), actor Nayara Piloni wrote a song (with Director Eva Mills) called Almar in Portugeuse. The song includes spoken word that Nayara wrote for the piece, exploring the themes of grief and the search to belong. Nayara and Eva performed this song at the Nov 8 launch.

The Grubbies — played by actors: David Newell, Mahamati, Pamela Cleo, Micah Micani, Nick Whittock and Skye Etherington. (see gallery below for more photos)

LYREBIRD PROJECT ART FOR SALE by Amy Grealy at @dripwearableart

Pambula artist Amy Grealy has designed a series of up-purposed jeans as a response to the book To Heal a Lyrebird. Every pair is unique and responds to a certain section of the narrative. Amy’s talents do not just rest with paint designs but also with pottery. She has created a limited edition series of clay earrings and decor in gold-flecked grubby-style. Please follow @dripwearableart or email: amygrealy@live.com.au or items are available from Art Essence Gallery, Pambula.

OFFICIAL PROGRAM from the Nov 8 launch of book and project:

GALLERY from Nov 8, Navigate Arts, Tanja.

Images captured on film by Camilla Johansson-Merrick

Digital images taken by Camilla Johansson-Merrick

THE LYREBIRD PROJECT is a movement; a love letter to creativity.

The next collaborator … is YOU! Please email kate@katelistonmills.com if you want to contribute to this project. @lyrebirdproject would love to share your work, inspired by the book To Heal a Lyrebird by Kate Liston-Mills 2025.