15 May 2005

An exciting new exhibition of local primary school children’s artwork will officially open at the Shepparton Art Gallery on Wednesday 18th May.

‘My Heroes’ is an exhibition of art pieces from students in primary schools across the region serviced by the Tongala Mobile Arts and Craft Centre (MACC) 1 and 2 vans.

The MACC and teachers Gwenifer Hack and Pauline Kilpatrick teach art and craft to rural schools with fewer than 100 students. The MACC vans help to raise the profile of arts in small schools and allow those who would like to become artists develop more skills and experience.

25 schools in the Goulburn Valley are involved in the exhibition and have provided more than 1100 pieces of art for display.

The participating primary schools are from number of small towns throughout the region, including Ardmona, Colbinabbin, Congupna, Currawa, Dhurringile, Dookie, Drummartin, Elmore, Girgarre, Harston, Invergordon, Katamatite East, Katunga, Katunga South, Kialla, Lancaster, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna Nth, Tallygaroopna, Undera, Wunghnu, Waaia/Yalca South and Zeerust. 

The students’ artwork will feature in the foyer of Eastbank and inside the gallery in the Child’s View area. 

The exhibition will be officially opened by Brian Collins, Senior Education Officer, Goulburn North Eastern Region, at 11.00 am on Wednesday 18th May.

‘My Heroes’ will continue in the gallery until Sunday 10th July.

Admission to the Shepparton Art Gallery is free and it is open seven days a week from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. The gallery is located in the Eastbank Centre, 70 Welsford Street, Shepparton, phone (03) 5832 9861.

The Shepparton Art Gallery is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund, and through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.