Along the Molonglo Art Exhibition

The Along the Molonglo Art Exhibition will be held at the Queanbeyan Art Gallery between 6 and 25 June 2010, with the winners being exhibited at The Q between 15 and 25 June 2010.

Four major waterways of the Molonglo catchment, the Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers and Burra and Jerrabomberra Creeks, combine to provide the lakeside setting for our national capital. Perhaps less well-known is that their valleys also support vulnerable and endangered ecosystems such as box-gum woodlands and natural temperate grassland. Such ecosystems harbour endangered plants and animals and a fascinating range of more common native plants and animals. The Molonglo has been significant in Aboriginal culture for tens of thousands of years, and European heritage for almost two hundred years.

Each year, the Molonglo Catchment Group through the Queanbeyan Art Society and the Artists Society of Canberra challenges artists to capture The Spirit of the Molonglo, revealed not just in the waters of the catchment, but in the richness of its plant and animal life, and the vibrancy of its cultural heritage.

Along the Molonglo Art Exhibition and Competition is held in conjunction with Queanbeyan Art Society each year in June, and in conjunction with the Artists Society of Canberra in September.

There were 82 entries in the Queanbeyan exhibition, which was opened on Sunday 6 June by Rainer Rehwinkel. The first prize was awarded to Phillip Greinke's work, Water for Life. Works remain on display at the Queanbeyan Art Gallery, in Trinculo Place (beside the bridge), until 25 June, except for the winning entries which will be displayed in the Door C corridor at The Q, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan, from 15 June. The winner entries will then be moved to shop windows adjacent to the Riverside Plaza main Monaro Street entrance.

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