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Kay Gorring and Robyn Dower with some of the pieces from their exhibition; the pair will be touring “A Sense Of Wonder” around Queensland during 2016-2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 11, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

An art exhibition that dazzled crowds for two months at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery will go on tour around Queensland.<\/p>\n

“A Sense Of Wonder” by Tingoora artist Robyn Dower and her sister, Kay Gorring from Brisbane, has been awarded a $14,980 grant from the South Burnett Regional Council’s RADF Fund.<\/p>\n

The grant will help meet half the costs of touring the exhibition to Gympie, Bundaberg, Chinchilla, Biloela and Tambo from April 2016 to October 2017.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the RADF Committee has funded a touring exhibition by a South Burnett artist, and the sisters propose to use it to help promote the region and its arts culture through the Wide Bay-Burnett and central western Queensland.<\/p>\n

They are working with the council’s Tourism Development Officer to distribute South Burnett information kits wherever they go.<\/p>\n

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“A Sense Of Wonder” is a multimedia installation artwork that recreates the interior of a fictional house called Grandma Kate’s Cottage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The heart-warming story of the house and its occupants is told in an introductory poem that visitors are asked to read before they enter.<\/p>\n

Once inside, they can then explore the “house” to find clues about how the story ends.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is full of quirky oddities – papier mache mice and farm animals, paintings, sculptures, quilts and flowers – that all recreate aspects of the story.<\/p>\n

It even features a large double bed which has something asleep and breathing heavily under the blankets.<\/p>\n

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Robyn and Kay worked for three years to prepare “A Sense Of Wonder”, and it debuted to a large crowd at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery in December last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curator Elaine Madill described it as the most unique exhibition the Gallery had ever hosted, and during its two month run it drew record attendances.<\/p>\n

Since then, Robyn and Kay have continued to develop the project and have fielded a growing pile of fan letters and emails from viewers who’ve enthused over the show.<\/p>\n

“Many people have told us the exhibition gave them warm feelings no other exhibition has ever done,” Robyn said.<\/p>\n

“A few have even told us they broke out in tears when they were viewing it.<\/p>\n

“That’s wonderful, because that’s what we wanted to do – to convey a good feeling, a good impression that reached out and really touched people.”<\/p>\n

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At present, the exhibition is on display at Maryborough’s Customs House, in conjunction with the Maryborough Art Gallery – the first time an art exhibition has ever been held inside the heritage-listed building.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Sense Of Wonder” went on display there in early September and was included as part of this year’s Maryborough Open House Festival<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It will remain at the Customs House until the end of January.<\/p>\n

After this, it will travel to:<\/strong><\/p>\n