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During the school holidays, kids were choosing artworks from the City’s art collection for the next Invercargill Public Art Gallery exhibition.
Under-18s were able to choose from 70 images of artworks covering the walls of a special space at the 5 Don Street pop-up gallery.
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A wide-ranging 46 artworks were chosen by over 100 children and young people, including Ralph Hotere’s Banner – Window in Spain and Pat Hanly’s Living Room.
The children’s reasons for their choices are compelling and have been included in the exhibition’s curation. “I love abstract art, plus the colours make it stand out!”, wrote eleven-year-old Hannah Dudfield.
A group of twenty pre-schoolers from Queens Park Early Childhood Education also participated. After choosing his favourite artwork, spending time in the exhibition and enjoying the children’s activities, two-year-old Axel Cull was heard saying to his friend, “It was cool yay, it’s very coooool”.
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Kids can Curate opened to the public on Saturday 29 October. The official public exhibition opening will be held at 2pm on Saturday 5 November at the 5 Don Street Pop-up Gallery. A professional face painter will be at the event, along with other children’s activities. All are welcome.
During the exhibition, gallery staff will run free after-school art workshops inspired by the artwork on display. Workshops are targeted at different age groups:
5–8 years: Tuesday 8 November, 3:45–4:45pm
9–12 years: Tuesday 22 November, 4–5pm
13+ years: Tuesday 15 November, 4–5pm
Spaces are limited so registrations are required. Please register at least 3 days in advance by emailing [email protected] or calling 215 7432.
The project is supported by a Creative Communities grant and sponsorship from the Invercargill Licensing Trust.
Invercargill Public Art Gallery open hours are weekdays 10am–5pm and weekends 12noon–3:30pm. FREE entry.
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