Drawing Life for Kids on Tour - QAG GoMA - 14, 15, 16 January 2012

Cooktown kids are amazing!  Many joined Drawing Life for Kids on Tour and used their creativity to draw with family and friends. Our President Lea's 'Imagination in Everyday Life' Drawing Party was a huge success and the climax to the three day free school holiday art activity put together by the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane and generously paid for by the Fairfax Family Foundation and Santos.

Photo by Tracey Cass

"In stretching their imagination the kids didn't let us down. They couldn't wait to present their unusual creations to the others and everyone enjoyed lots of laughs with a party on the porch of the gallery at the end of a really fun morning," said Tracey Cass, organiser of the event.  These free school holiday events are proving really popular with kids and parents of Cooktown and we look forward to offering more in the future. Volunteers from the gallery happily set-up and supervise because the packages are so organised and the kids have such a good time, it's a pleasure to have them in the gallery enjoying themselves so much.

With drawing templates, an art journal to keep and other art materials provided by QAG - GoMA most generously sponsored by the Fairfax Family Foundation and Santos the Cooktown Kids had an wonderful three day art experience over the school holidays at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery with many Cooktown locals and members of the Cooktown School of Art Society!  Photo by Tracey Cass

Photo by Tracey Cass

From Cooktown Local News

Michelle Welsh, Kaitlyn Darvell, Tracey Cass, Penny Thompson and Jessica, Nikki and Shaylee Darvell at the "Drawing Life" classes at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery on Tuesday. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

At Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery Cooktown Kids enjoying 'Drawing Life' Art Activities.  Photo By Tracey Cass

Drawing Life for Kids on Tour is a part of the major summer exhibition ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’ at QAG GoMA.  ‘Matisse was first introduced to drawing by his mother and drew all of his life often using his drawings as a basis for larger works, he also took great pleasure in simply drawing life as he saw it around him, including his family and friends. Like Matisse, children are invited to draw life as they see it, keeping their art journal close at hand and recording their daily lives.