Council News #40 - April 18 2015

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Council News WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL

FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2015

Issue 40

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SOLEMN: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is currently exhibiting a collection of artworks by 15 local artists, inspired by domestic artefacts of rural working families lives from the Anzac era.

Gallery marks Anzac centenary

Women’s Hut In conjunction and Charles Sturt with the University. centenary of The exhibition presents Anzac, Wagga diverse range of Wagga Art Gallery acontemporary art works is showcasing the created by significant regional Australian artists, in response exhibition Loss, to Wagga quilts and other reverence and domestic artefacts of rural longing: ANZAC working families’ lives from stories from the the Anzac era selected from the Pioneer Women’s Hut Home Front, collection. in partnership The fifteen invited artists with the Pioneer

of national and international standing and varied backgrounds and practices, are Casey Ankers, David Burraston, Veronica Cay, David Gilbey, David Green, Scott Howie, Sarah and Vic McEwan, Chris Mullins, Chris Orchard, Adele Packer, Shona Pratt, Jacob Raupach, Lorraine Tye and Kath Withers. The exhibition was co-curated by Linda Elliott and Julie Montgarrett. The artists were invited to bring their individual

interpretations of the Anzac era to the exhibition through the provenance of these unpretentious domestic objects of a century ago. Remaining as evidence of this time, the objects by association of story and the contemporary art works as response, provide rich insights into lives lost and time past; of identities and hopes that were changed forever by the impact of war upon our nation and its culture over successive

generations. This major exhibition will be showing at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery from 11 April to 31 May 2015. There is also a commemorative catalogue supporting the exhibition with reflective essays from Charles Sturt University lecturers Dr Neill Overton, Dr Sam Bowker and Dr Annette Brown. Loss, reverence and longing: ANZAC stories from the Home Front will conclude with a Symposium on

Saturday 30 May at 11:00am. This exhibition highlights the importance of recontextualising contemporary ideas surrounding the Anzac legacy. Loss, reverence and longing: ANZAC stories from the Home Front is on exhibition until 31 May 2015. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery opening hours Tues to Sat: 10am - 4pm Sunday: 10am - 2pm

You are invited to

Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care’s 40th Birthday Celebration

7.00pm Saturday 9 May 2015 | Wagga Wagga RSL Club, Mirage Room

nurture. inspire. educate

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5 – 20 Tickets $45 | RSVP by Monday 27 April 2015 with payment to WWRFDC Office, Wagga Wagga Civic Centre,Council Ph: 6926News 9367 - A Wagga Wagga City Council publication


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