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Murgon State School students mounted a display of their works in “Kidz Korner”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 7, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last twelve months have soon a lot of excellent exhibitions and many other good things happen to the Wondai Regional Art Gallery, former South Burnett Mayor David Carter said on Friday night.<\/p>\n

He was addressing the crowd who’d come to see “Nature In The Raw”, the Gallery’s final exhibition for the year.<\/p>\n

Mr Carter – who is the Gallery’s patron – said that probably like many people, he’d initially wondered what he was likely to see at an exhibition called “Nature In The Raw”.<\/p>\n

But he was delighted with the high standard of the works and was sure others would be too.<\/p>\n

The new exhibition features works by a wildlife arts group of the same name, which is led by Toowoomba artist Sandra Sengstock-Miller,<\/p>\n

The group have been exhibiting around Queensland since February 2000.<\/p>\n

Artists from the group have exhibited in both Germany and England and include many national and international award winners.<\/p>\n

Their aim is to highlight Australian flora and fauna using a variety of media, though some of the works in the latest show feature non-indigenous wildlife.<\/p>\n

Several members of the group – artists Sandra Temple, Peta Boyce, Elizabeth Burnett and Diane Smith – came to the opening to discuss their works, and said they were pleased with the exhibition too.<\/p>\n

“We simply can’t find a display space like this in Brisbane,” they said.<\/p>\n

“The care and attention that’s gone into mounting this exhibition is wonderful.”<\/p>\n

Gallery curator Elaine Madill said she’d already booked the group for a future exhibition, but the Gallery’s schedule is so packed Nature In The Raw’s next show is unlikely to be seen at Wondai until 2016.<\/p>\n

A contingent of children from Murgon State School also attended the opening night, along with proud parents and teachers.<\/p>\n

The children have mounted an exhibition of their own works in the Gallery’s “Kids Korner”.<\/p>\n