Logan students’ artworks dating back more than 20 years will be put on display at the Living Museum of Logan next month.
The exhibition, titled The Big Voices: Children’s Art Matters, will comprise of children’s artworks from rural and urban areas across Australia, China and Vietnam which were donated to the State Library of Queensland in 2005 by Barbara Piscitelli.
Ms Piscitelli is a leading academic and early childhood educator who collected over 2000 artworks from children since 1986, four of which came from Woodridge State School students.
The Woodridge students’ works reflected their homes, families, friends and observations, and were titled: Children Have Rights (1997), Children’s Rights Project (2013), One Sun, One World – Many Dreams (2016) and Pandemic Picture Stories (2020).
The Living Museum of Logan also worked with current Woodridge State School students to bring a contemporary perspective to the exhibition.
These students showcased their stories through three-dimensional artworks which will be displayed in glass cases alongside the other pieces.
Local councillor Teresa Lane said she was proud to see three-decades of artworks by local students.
“Many of the students involved from Woodridge State School are now grown-up and I’m sure they would be thrilled to know that artworks they created as students have been preserved,” Cr Lane said.
“Dr Piscitelli’s Children’s Art Archive is a time capsule of works which will live on for generations to experience and enjoy.”
