*The Picnic* (Dunedin/Port Chalmers/Christchurch/ Wellington/Online)

*The Picnic* was held in Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Christchurch and Wellington, this event encouraged people to gather in these locations for lunch or to sit at their computer and watch a live webcam performance from Amsterdam and experiment with the interactive MUSH (multi-user shared habitat), a kind of virtual environment. This exhibition through sharing and connectivity marked the rise of the internet era and highlighted our ever growing global community.

This exhibition included: Layla Rudneva-Mackay, Christina Haughton, nerv/habibi, Douglas Kelaher and Emily Barr, The Winkers with David Muir, Martin Kean, Sandra Bell and Brett d’Squirm, Rob Linkhorn, Filo, Seagull Monkey Horse, Regan Gentry and Bekah Carran, Pipi and Mae, Teresa Andrews and Ruby O’Connor, Libby Paulin and friends, Cathy Helps, Roger Palmer, Jenny Powell-Chambers, Larry Matthews, Sarah Jones, Glen Ross, Matt Frost, Prue Edge and Cathy Tane, Russell Chambers, Steve Carr, Nick Duval-Smith, Virginia Fay, Osi BSY, Robert Landreth, The Lunam Mushroom Pot Luckers, Jo Thorrenson, Jane Venis, James Curran, Elaine, Bob Scott, Francisca, Johannes Contag, Three Phase Goddess, Aveida da Liberdade, Sulcus, Empress and Loop, Aaron Frater, Teresa Andrews, Simon Morrison-Deaker, Jason Holland, The Logan Sisley Collective, Izzy Biscotti, S*W*A*B, Anastasia Straponoviski+SCAR, Emma Kitson, Demarnia Lloyd, Shay Dewey, Sarah Jones, Matthew Frost, Tim Gibson, Paula Brand and Penny Hagen, Kim Pieters, Into the Void, Rob Linkhorn and participants. 

*The Picnic* was listed as an event in the inaugural Dunedin Fringe Festival in 2000:

"Performances, multimedia installations and a map directing picnickers through new media and art tours based on the idea of a picnic. Taking culture to the people, The Picnice takes place in Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton. The Dunedin Picnic culminates after four hours of entertainment to enjoy wine and cheese from Central Otago. Gather at the Blue Oyster Gallery at noon to pick up your map wich will guide you on your way. Blue Oyster Gallery and Art, Sat 14th, 12pm. Port Chalmers *Picnic* venue to be advised. Lounge Bar drinks vouchers available for forty lucky picnickers."