Children’s workshops create work of art fit for a king
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Making Sense of Art workshop participants Abby Carswell and Alec Brennan with
Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care’s (DADHC) Angela Webb and Cobar Arts Council’s Narelle Retallick at the official opening of the exhibition at Cobar Library last Wednesday.
A colourful castle, complete with knights, princes and princesses, was the final result of a series of workshops designed to help local children make sense of art.
The Making Sense of Art exhibition officially opened last Wednesday afternoon to coincide with International Day of People with a Disability, with a number of local children with disabilities working on the project.
Local artist Yvonne Beard, who led the workshops, paid tribute to the efforts of all involved in the project.
“The kids were all in charge of this exercise and everyone has done a wonderful job,” Mrs Beard said.
The project was funded by Accessible Arts NSW as part of the Don’t Dis My Ability
initiative, and coordinated by Cobar Arts Council.
Cobar Arts Council president Mark Ingram said the end result was very impressive.
“There’s great colour, texture and shape and it’s a wonderful piece of 3D artwork.
“The project was a good way to raise awareness of disability and shows that really anyone can do anything,” Mr Ingram said.
Mrs Beard said the project started with tall cylinders donated by Country Blinds and Awnings, which lent themselves to a transformation into castle turrets.
She said the walls of the castle, made of cardboard, were donated by M&C Parisi Motorcycles.
As well as the castle, the workshop participants made flowers and leaves to decorate the castle, crowns and costumes.
International Day of People with a Disability patron Therese Rein said the many events held to mark the day were a “wonderful celebration”.
“Remarkable people with and without disability in our businesses, schools, offices, local government, sporting clubs, homes and general community do some extraordinary things for the disability sector,” Ms Rein said.
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