2019 Celebrate Australia

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Section Two First Prize winner, 2019 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition, "A Drought is Coming" by Nyah Loosmore (2018)

2019 Celebrate Australia

Primary School Art Competition

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A presentation of the 13th annual Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition entries.

This competition encourages Gladstone Region students to think about an aspect of Australia they believe is really important to them and put their creativity to work using pen, paint, collage or other media on A4 paper.

Winners announced during Gladstone Regional Council's Australia Day celebrations, Saturday 26 January 2019, hosted at the Millennium Esplanade, Tannum Sands, from 3pm to 7pm.

It is a colourful and imaginative display of paintings, drawings and collages celebrating 'who and what make Australia great'. This touring exhibition can be seen at the following venues on the following dates:

  • 8 to 31 January 2019 - Visitors Centre Gallery, Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens
  • 1 to 28 February 2019 - CQUniversity, Gladstone Marina Campus
  • 9 March to 20 April 2019 - Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
  • 8 May to 8 June 2019 - Boyne Tannum Community Centre
  • 15 June to 31 July 2019 - Gladstone City Library
  • 31 August to 30 September 2019 - Calliope Library

A digital exhibition of entries can be viewed at selected Gladstone Regional Council offices, venues and libraries throughout January to April 2019.

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Gladstone Regional Council's Cr Glenn Churchill congratulates Marijanke Werner, during the Australia Day presentation. Image: D Paddick
Registration / Heritage Assistant Paula Wayte, takes a closer look at the exhibition of entries, Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre Gallery. Image: D Paddick
Volunteer Belinda Venables, during the installation of entries, CQUniversity Gladstone Marina Campus. Image: D Paddick
'2019 Celebrate Australia', Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Image: E Korotkaia
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Musuem volunteers, Rosemary Anderson, Julie Miers and John Anderson, during the installation of entries at the Boyne Tannum Community Centre. Image: D Paddick
'2019 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition', Gladstone City Library Image: D Paddick
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