Artist Kevin Williams artwork Untitled.
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DISCOVER CAMPASPE’S ART COLLECTION WITH FRESH CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
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Campaspe Shire Council will showcase over 20 works from its extensive art collection alongside new pieces by contemporary artists in an exhibition running from July 1 to September 1 at Kyabram Town Hall Gallery.
The council’s collection comprises more than 300 pieces accumulated over many years through gifts, donations and purchases.
“It is a pretty comprehensive collection, featuring contemporary paintings, ceramics, First Nations paintings, prints and sculptures,” curator and artist Ellen Lee said.
“There are bushland scenes and other paintings that depict our land.
“For this exhibition, we are using over 20 works from the collection, and they are being paired with new works that are being created by current artists in and around the shire.
“It is presenting a new perspective on works from the collection, an established collection.”
Aunty Diana Cooper’s magpie artworks.
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Up to eight artists are involved in creating responses to the historical pieces.
“I have deliberately tried to pair artists with different mediums and approaches,” Ellen said.
“I have a ceramist who is responding to still life paintings and pastel works.
“There is an artist who is responding to a First Nation ceramic work with really bold, vibrant, colourful finger painting works.
“I am really loving that contrast of responses and being a little bit playful, that different approach to make things a little bit fresh, a little bit fun.”
Ellen highlighted several standout pieces, including Diana Cooper's untitled magpie sculptures and David Frazer’s Lonely Boy III print, which she will personally respond to.
The exhibition also features David McCubbin’s walking maps of Lockington, Tongala, Stanhope, Rushworth and Rochester.
“We have an artist who is working with them, and they represent towns around the shire, the landmarks,” Ellen said.
“I think they are going to be a real interest to people if they come to see the collection.”
The exhibition will be held at Kyabram Town Hall Gallery, 199 Allan St, Kyabram.
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