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Kay Gorring and Robyn Dower began assembling “A Sense Of Wonder” inside the Wondai Art Gallery on Monday after an agonising week-long wait to find out if the building was structurally sound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 1, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tingoora artist Robyn Dower felt an overwhelming sense of relief today after enduring a nail-biting wait to find out if her new multimedia exhibition will open at the Wondai Art Gallery on Friday night.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council officers were called in to inspect the Gallery’s structural integrity last week after termites were discovered in the building.<\/p>\n

They found the building was fundamentally sound – although they’ve told the Gallery’s volunteers to keep out of the store room area – and after making a few quick fixes, gave the go-ahead for Robyn’s exhibition to run in December and January as originally planned.<\/p>\n

But from February, the Gallery’s shows will relocate to the former Wondai Council Chambers for a few months while Council staff undertake remediation work to eliminate the termites and correct drainage problems that were also discovered during the inspection.<\/p>\n

Gallery curator Elaine Madill told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> today she was relieved the long-planned summer exhibition would go ahead, and praised Council staff for their understanding.<\/p>\n

“When they found out Robyn’s exhibition has been purpose-built to fit into the Galley – and really couldn’t be run anywhere else – they were very accommodating about rescheduling repair works into early next year,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Robyn’s exhibition “A Sense Of Wonder” has been three years in the planning. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a collaborative venture with her sister Kay Gorring which combines art and literature in a way that’s never been seen in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

It’s based on a heart-warming story, (see below), designed to raise guests’ curiosity and delight the senses.<\/p>\n

Visitors who enter the Gallery for the next two months will find themselves in an entirely different building, packed full of papier mache animals, artworks and other elements taken directly from the “Sense Of Wonder” story to create a three-dimensional recreation of “Grandma Kate’s Cottage”.<\/p>\n

“It’s like walking into a storybook,” Robyn said.<\/p>\n

“And the only way to find out how the story ends is to visit the Gallery and explore the story in real life.”<\/p>\n

This morning Robyn, Kay and their helpers began assembling their mammoth undertaking.<\/p>\n

They expect to be busy every day until Friday night’s opening putting the project together.<\/p>\n

But they promise visitors something unique – and an exhibition that will also be great family entertainment over the summer school holidays, too.<\/p>\n