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Exhibition drawcard during school holidays
Drawings by some of Australia’s top artists are featured in an exhibition that is currently on display at the University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery.
The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) exhibition, which showcases excellence in contemporary Australian drawing, will be open during the school holidays from Tuesday 14 April to Saturday 18 April.
The Gallery will be closed for the public holidays from Friday 10 April to Monday 13 April.
USC Gallery Curator Dawn Oelrich said the high-profile exhibition gave Sunshine Coast residents the opportunity to see works by artists from all states of Australia.
“Many of the artists included in the exhibition – such as Wendy Sharpe, Nicci Haynes and Godwin Bradbeer – have international reputations,” she said.
Ms Oelrich said the exhibition was the biennial flagship of the Grafton Regional Gallery in New South Wales.
“Artists from around Australia submitted drawings to contend for the JADA first prize of $15,000 that was awarded in October 2008,” she said.
“The contest was judged by Hendrick Koleberg, Senior Curator of Australian Prints, Drawings and Watercolours at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
“Besides the winning entry, the Grafton Regional Gallery purchased additional works for its collection. Over the past 20 years, Grafton has amassed an impressive collection of drawing to rival any in Australia.”
The JADA exhibition will continue at the USC Gallery until Friday 24 April.
The University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery, located at the University campus on Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, is open to the public from 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday. The Gallery is closed Sundays and public holidays.