The two, two-hour free performances are being held at the Mick Tuck Reserve and are set to feature ground performers, stilt walkers and aerial artists dressed as turtles, flying foxes and bees.

Some will also be dressed as a family of brush turkeys which will include a mum, two babies and a teenage turkey.

The 10 aerial artists are all local Circartus students ranging in age from 12 to adult.

They will be working across three custom made apparatus which are due to be installed on-site on Thursday ahead of the live performances on the weekend.

There’s a giant spiders web, a cage and ‘strops’ which is a type of sling.

So far the aerial artists have only been able to rehearse at the Circartus studios in Isabella Street which is quite a bit smaller than they will encounter at Mick Tuck Reserve.

Despite space restrictions, Sunday's rehearsal was an opportunity to piece their two hour performance together for the first time.

“It’s a very challenging task,” Circartus director Jill Watkins said.

“They were exhausted.”

Fortunately, Sunday’s rehearsal left the aerial artists on a bit of a high and Jill feels her performers are very ready for the weekend.

“They’re very excited about the project,” she said.

A Touch of the Brush will be performed on both Saturday and Sunday evening with visitors encouraged to begin their journey at 4.15pm at the Wingham Brush Environmental Education Centre at Wingham Brush Public School.

Wingham Brush Public School students have been hard at work painting a display which will feature in the school hall on the night of the performances.

Bobin Public School students have been busy too, writing and rehearsing a song to sing on the night.

A passionate discovery ranger will be on hand in the Brush and visitors will then be guided to Mick Tuck Reserve for the performance.

A shuttle bus will be running from the car park of the Wingham Riverside Reserve if show goers want to park closer to where the performance will end.

There’s also an Akoostik shuttle bus which can bring festival goers to the performance.

Jill encourages anyone wishing to watch the entire performance of A Touch of the Brush to take a chair.

However it’s not necessary to stay the entire two hours.

“Fly in or out anytime,” said Jill. 

The performances in Mick Tuck Reserve will begin at 4.45pm and finish at 6.45pm on both Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21.