# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 02 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Sophia Dacy-Cole and You Are Here invite you to get your hands dirty—literally.

Petrichor is a hands-on soil and water workshop that invites participants to spend two hours in deep sensory immersion with their favourite dirt.

The term petrichor describes the smell of rain on soil, and was coined by Australian Scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Dick Thomas in a 1964 Nature paper. Petra for rock, and -ichor, variously translated as “tenuous essence”, and “ethereal fluid.” It was Bear and Thomas who first discovered that this petrichor smell would emanate from “the vast majority of dried silicate minerals and rocks.”

The workshop includes: hands-on play with wet soil, clay, moss, and rocks; guided embodied meditations; reflective writing and drawing; lots and lots of nerdy facts; and deep group chats about how rain and soil make us feel. It's a spa day, a romp in the mud, and a crafternoon all rolled into one. 

This is part of an ongoing research project, and participants will be contributing to a small body of work on how dirt makes people feel. 

Participants are invited to bring their own soil, clay, moss, or argillaceous (clayey) rocks to experiment with. 

Sophia Dacy-Cole is a conceptual artist, writer, emerging environmental humanities scholar, and unschooled ethnoecologist. Sophia plays, works, and loves on unceded Ngunnawal lands. She recently completed her PhD in soil studies and sculpture at the ANU School of Art and Design. She is interested in who we become when we spend intimate time with the wild world.

This is a one-off workshop.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/petrichor-workshop-with-sophia-dacy-cole/200030493021152
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 131 City Walk, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
- **lat**: -35.27843
- **long**: 149.13105
- **full address**: 131 City Walk, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole being held?
  - **A:** Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole takes place on Sun, 02 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 02 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 131 City Walk, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole?
  - **A:** Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole is organized by YouAreHere.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Canberra, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Petrichor - Workshop with Sophia Dacy-Cole sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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