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High school artists shine at University Gallery
22 August, 2005
High school students from the Sunshine Coast region will exhibit their dynamic and imaginative work at the University Gallery from 26 August to 15 September.
The Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art (Regional 2005) is an exhibition of outstanding artwork by senior students from more than 20 high schools from the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions.
The exhibition opens at the University Gallery on Friday 26 August at 6.00pm.
Gallery Curator, Dawn Oelrich said the awards are held at the USC Gallery on an annual basis and recognise creative excellence.
"Only a small number of works by students from each school are selected for the exhibition, so being included is already a mark of excellence," Ms Oelrich said.
"The standard is always exceptionally high. Visitors are impressed by the diverse choices of theme and media the students use to present thought-provoking works," she said.
This extensive exhibition includes more than 55 works including paintings, photography, sculpture and installation.
Last year's winners included students from Matthew Flinders College and Mountain Creek High School.
Each Queensland region selects between two and five art works that will be displayed at the Queensland Art Gallery and then form part of an exhibition to tour the state.
The selected artists from the region will be announced on the exhibition opening night.
Entries for the Minister's Awards for Art Excellence will be on display at the University Gallery until 15 September.
The University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery is open from 10am to 4pm weekdays and 1 to 4pm on Saturday. Admission to the exhibition is free and the public is welcome.
The 2005 USC Gallery Exhibition Program is proudly supported by Coastline BMW.