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Go West Young Artists

To celebrate the Year of the Outback, students from St Brigid's Primary School in Kyogle are presenting an exhibition, Outback, now on show at the Roxy Gallery in Kyogle.

More than 120 primary students are exhibiting their works, either individually, in pairs or as a group.

Using all sorts of different materials including paper, wood, bark, sand and stone the students have created a diverse array of artworks representing the outback.

Whether using sculpture, collage, painting or drawing, the students' works are fresh and colourful - ranging from a picture of a desert made with sand and gum leaves to a depiction of an outback dunny made from old wood and cotton balls.

The students have worked on the artworks for the past two months under the direction of art teacher Vanessa Flipse, using materials donated by Kyogle Building Supplies, Norply, St Vincent de Paul and local parents.

"The students come from various cultural and economic backgrounds and with this in mind you will see a diverse representation of what they perceive the outback to be," Roxy Gallery's curator, Ruth Tsitimbinis, said. "Some of the artworks show different relationships that artists have with the outback such as physical, personal, family oriented, historical, romanticised or fantasised. The students have worked very hard to produce an enthusiastic and dynamic variety of work."

Outback is on show until July 24. The gallery is open from Tuesday-Friday, from 10am-4pm and on Saturday from 10am-12pm. Entry is by donation.

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