Kids welcome to Wollongong art exhibition celebrating Coomaditchie
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By Desiree Savage, Illawarra Mercury
A beautiful new exhibition celebrating the First Nations people of the region comes equipped with a "children's room", making art more kid-friendly.
Tess Allas, curator of Coomaditchie: The Art of Place at Wollongong Art Gallery, said a room would be setup with artworks positioned down low, while kids could read published story books which correlate to the art.
The newly opened exhibition features commissioned works, led by senior artists Aunty Lorraine Brown and Aunty Narelle Thomas, and include the gallery's outdoor panels which tell the environmental stories of Coomaditchie Lagoon.
Canvas works speak to the history of three decades of community engagement; ceramic hand-built platters by the two Aunties and fellow Coomaditchie-based artist, Allison Day as well as the recent "love letters to Coomaditchie" art works from the broader community in the form of ceramic plates.
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