A group of 21 artworks ranging from paintings to furniture will travel to Horsham Regional Art Gallery (HRAG) from the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Gallery of Australia for two years.
The collection will serve as a reflection of local landscapes of the Wimmera, interpreted across various mediums and periods of Australian art since the 1800s.
The loan includes paintings, works on paper, photographs and furniture by some of Australia’s most revered artists including Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, John Olsen, Arthur Streeton and more.
The artworks will arrive at HRAG from March 8.
Gallery Director Lauren Larkins said HRAG was excited to share these significant works with our community, highlighting the expansive and detailed landscapes of the Wimmera region through the eyes of significant artists.
“The exhibition View From Here: Highlights from the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Gallery Collection will serve to showcase the national significance of works made in our region and celebrate the rich source of inspiration for artists that is the Wimmera landscape,” Ms Larkins said.
“Thank you to the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Gallery of Australia for allowing our regional gallery to be a part of this important initiative,” she said.
The ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Collection holds over 155,000 artworks of great beauty and cultural value, but at any one time 98 per cent of it is in storage.
Sharing the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Collection is part of Revive, Australia’s new national cultural policy, which sees the Federal Government fund the costs of transporting, installing and insuring works in the national art collection so that they can be seen across the country for extended periods.
The works can be viewed via the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Gallery’s .
