April 15, 2014
About 20 young children and their parents spent Saturday morning at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery getting involved with the art of Chinese-born Cai Guo-Qiang.
The children had fun creating multimedia “gunpowder drawings” and fireworks displays on computers set up inside the Gallery.
And outside in the adjoining Studio workspace, they built paper boats and constructed bridges from cane and sticky tape to add to special landscapes created for the occasion.
The children were taking part in “Let’s Create an Exhibition with a Boy Named Cai”, a travelling show from Brisbane’s Gallery Of Modern Art (GOMA) which was visiting the South Burnett for the day as part of a tour through regional Queensland.
The show allowed the children to enjoy the same creative experiences available to Brisbane children who visit GOMA’s complex at South Bank.
It was the third touring exhibition from GOMA the Wondai Regional Art Gallery has hosted, and curator Elaine Madill said the numbers in attendance were “very pleasing to see”.
“We have an excellent relationship with GOMA and being part of their travelling exhibition circuit is a big tick for the South Burnett,” she said.
“GOMA’s touring exhibitions are world class and it’s wonderful to be able to give local children these sorts of experiences.”
The morning was completely free, and included a morning tea.
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