November 4, 2016
The Ration Shed Museum now has a special area set aside that Cherbourg children can call their own following the opening of a new exhibition on Thursday.
The ‘Little Ones Life Museum’ was curated by local children who did all the artworks – including painting, clay models, displays of found items and a children’s map of the town.
The exhibition, which is expected to become a permanent installation in the old Boys Dormitory, was made with assistance of not-for-profit community development group Inala Wangarra and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s “Jarjums Life Museum”, part of the Out Of The Box festival for children aged eight years and under.
It was also supported through the philanthropic organisation, The John Villiers Trust.
Jane Jennison, one of the three visiting artists from Inala Wangarra, said about 30 children took part in the Cherbourg project, from Gundoo Daycare and Cherbourg State School.
The artists travelled up and down from Inala to hold regular workshops with the children, and they were joined at Cherbourg by local artist Robert “Rocko” Langton.
“This is our third (jarjums) project and our dream is to cover the whole State,” Jane said.
“I really want to thank The Ration Shed. It is a one-of-a-kind museum.”
She said she also wanted to thank the “wonderful children who have created things for us to enjoy”.
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