‘Big Voices’, State Library of Queensland Curator’s Tour of the Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM Children’s Art Archive. Photo: Joe Ruckli.
Today (14 April), artworks by young children from kindergartens and primary schools in Wuhan (China) and Brisbane (Australia) have been added to the prestigious UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.
The drawings are part of the Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM Children’s Art Archive – over 2000 artworks held within the State Library of Queensland’s collection. The archive began in 1986 to enable children to share their stories about their social worlds, human rights and futures.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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