APT8 kids in review

25 APT8 KIDS ON TOUR 24 APT8 KIDS ON TOUR GALLERY 107 @ DALBY 12–14 January 2016 Attendance: 50 children and adults Gallery 107 @ Dalby is an integral part of the Dalby cultural precinct called MyALL 107, which also includes the Western Downs Library, the local radio station and the town’s cinema. The gallery’s aim is to showcase, support and nurture local creative talent by reserving a proportion of its exhibition program for artists from across the Western Downs region. QANTAS FOUNDERS MUSEUM LONGREACH 11–20 January 2016 Attendance: 74 children and adults The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is a transport museum located in Longreach, a quintessential outback metropolis and the original home of Qantas. APT8 Kids on Tour at Qantas Founders Museum Longreach / Image courtesy: Qantas Founders Museum Longreach Clockwise: A child with their completed template as part of the Yelena Vorobyeva and Viktor Vorobyev I Prefer... 2015 project / A family taking part in Venkat Raman Singh Shyam The Woman and the Parrot 2015 project / Image courtesy: Gallery 107 @ Dalby ‘This year’s program was very engaging because of the variety of activities on offer. The participants enjoyed trying each activity, and then returning to their favourites to explore them further. The facilitators, and several parents, enjoyed creating their own artworks alongside the children.’ ‘As our region enters its fourth year of drought, these sorts of activities also provide relief and enjoyment for families who are struggling. Since Qantas Founders Museum has participated in the Kids on Tour program, the museum has gone on to provide more activities for young children in our museum. Thank you QAGOMA for creating such a wonderful program and for providing great resources for free.’ ‘Programs such as Kids on Tour provide local and visiting children the opportunity to learn about, and try, different forms of art from all over the world, and we are privileged to be able to provide this experience.’ ‘The children seem to have enjoyed themselves immensely, especially with the transformation of the fruit shapes. My three attendees came home yesterday and played out the story that they created the props for at yesterday’s workshop! Lots of creativity, imagination and enjoyment for all of them! Thanks!’