Exhibition: Butterfly Elf, What's Your Favourite Nectar? - Professor James H. Yang In-Person
Butterflies are more than just colourful, beautiful creatures. They play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems. Butterflies are attracted to bright flowers to feed on nectar. When they do this their bodies collect pollen and carry it to other plants, helping fruits, vegetables and flowers to produce new seeds. The majority of plants need pollinators like bees and butterflies to reproduce.
This eco-art exhibition will run from early August to September 2025. The display features six selected artworks, along with four additional illustrations showcasing butterfly nectar plants. Visitors are welcome to take home free cards.
The pictures are part of the forthcoming ecology picture book Butterfly Elf, What’s Your Favorite Nectar?, scheduled for publication next year. The book highlights a range of nectar plants such as milkweeds, star clusters, and Kawakami hydrangea, alongside native butterflies from Taiwan and the United States—including the monarch, tiger swallowtail, old world swallowtail, and zebra swallowtail.
Inspired by Professor Yang's ongoing butterfly pollination research, this exhibition aims to educate the public on butterfly ecology and environmental preservation.
“In these times of global warming and ecological disaster, teaching children about nature is more important than ever,” said the artist Professor James H. Yang (a visiting scholar from YunTech Taiwan hosted by Western Sydney University's Education in the Anthropocene research group). “This project is my personal contribution to help bring awareness to our plight.” He aims to promote butterfly pollination and ecological conservation through his project.
This exhibition runs from August to September in the Penrith Library exhibition space. Please check our website for current opening hours.
- From:
- 8:00am, Friday, August 1, 2025
- To:
- 5:00pm, Monday, September 1, 2025
- Time Zone:
- Sydney, Melbourne (change)
- Location:
- Penrith Campus
- Campus:
- Penrith
- Audience:
- Academics & researchers General Interest Undergraduate Students Western staff
- Categories:
- Community Events
Time Zone: Sydney, Melbourne (change)
Exhibition: Walking with Qoheleth In-Person
- From:
- 9:00am, Thursday, June 26, 2025
- To:
- 9:00pm, Thursday, July 31, 2025
- Location:
- Campbelltown Campus
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- Undergraduate Students Post-graduate students Western staff General Interest Academics & researchers New to WSU Future students
- Categories:
- Community Events Student Activities
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- 8:00am, Friday, June 27, 2025
- To:
- 5:00pm, Monday, July 14, 2025
- Location:
- Penrith Campus Library, Penrith
- Audience:
- General Interest
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- Community Events
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- Date:
- Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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- 11:00am - 3:00pm
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- Parramatta Sth Campus Library, Parramatta Sth
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- Community Events Future Students Student Activities Activity
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- In-Person Registration
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Exhibition: Butterfly Elf, What's Your Favourite Nectar? - Professor James H. Yang In-Person
- From:
- 8:00am, Friday, August 1, 2025
- To:
- 5:00pm, Monday, September 1, 2025
- Location:
- Penrith Campus, Penrith
- Audience:
- Undergraduate Students Western staff General Interest Academics & researchers
- Categories:
- Community Events
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- 9:00am, Friday, August 1, 2025
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- 9:00pm, Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Location:
- Campbelltown Campus, Campbelltown
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- Undergraduate Students Post-graduate students Western staff General Interest Academics & researchers New to WSU Future students
- Categories:
- Community Events First Nations Events Future Students Student Activities
Time Zone: Sydney, Melbourne (change)
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- Date:
- Tuesday, July 15, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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- Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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- Undergraduate Students Post-graduate students Western staff General Interest Academics & researchers New to WSU Future students
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- In-Person Registration
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- Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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- 5:00pm - 6:30pm
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- Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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- Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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- 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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- Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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- Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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- Undergraduate Students Post-graduate students Western staff General Interest Academics & researchers New to WSU Future students
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