Innovative Youth Art Project – Gallery Sunshine In Melbourne’s West

Gallery Sunshine Everywhere is a NonProfit that links schools, families, business and the broader community with young artists. At least five exhibitions are curated every year, with no costs to families or schools, and the young artists are mentored. Grants and sponsorship are always welcome.

Current Exhibition

Director Maureen Ryan says:

“If you spent even a tiny bit of time over the last few days checking out the dresses at that wedding or even if you didn’t, you’ll love the current exhibition by Zeynep Cakir at the Granary Cafe (invitation attached): just beautiful.

Where there was lace, there’s paper, cardboard, acrylic and more ….”

About Zeynep

When Zeynep was in Year 12 at Sunshine College in Melbourne’s west, she was part of the first Gallery Sunshine exhibition in 2007. She is now in fourth year Architecture.

There’ll be a celebration of Zeynep’s work from 6pm on Friday 27 May, a live music night, at the Granary, 2 Devonshire Road Sunshine.

Upcoming Exhibitions

• Primary school students
• TAFE students
• Teacher educators (as part of Australian Teacher Education Association annual conference in Melbourne in July)
• Timor Leste young artists
• Secondary school students (Sunshine College and Marian College)
• SAIL (Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning) Project
• Local artists: Skye Fairclough, Mirjana Margetic, Trevor Donoghue, Mira Vuk-Nikic, Allison Orton and more…..

Gallery Commissions From Families, Workplaces,

Commissions are accepted from:

• Families, to provide an artist to develop an innovative art work with the family for display in the family home
• Workplaces, to develop murals and/or individual art works for display in the office, factory, foyer or staff room

Community Displays

There is an online Art Gallery and the Gallery is happy to discuss exhibiting this work in other places, after consultation with artists, families and schools, eg several pieces have been selected for inclusion in the local Brimbank Council publications.

Sets Of Cards

At the end of the year the Gallery produces a set of cards featuring examples of work exhibited during the year, with 80% of funds from card sales being returned to schools. Click here to see information about 2008 and 2009 cards.

For More Info

You can contact Maureen Ryan on 0412218974 or at mryan@gallerysunshine.com

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