Operation Art launches Touring 50 Exhibition in Cowra

Artworks from the Operation Art program have begun making their way around NSW as part of the annual Touring 50 Exhibition, with its first stop in Cowra.

The Touring 50 Exhibition is a selection of artworks from the 2022 Operation Art exhibition, which featured almost 650 unique artworks designed by NSW students to help cheer up children in hospital. It officially opened at Cowra Regional Art Gallery on Monday, 30 January and will run until Sunday, 5 March.

Brian Langer, Gallery Director of Cowra Regional Art Gallery, said the colour and fun Operation Art brought to the out-reach exhibition in the community library was a highlight for adults and children alike.

“Displaying the gorgeous artworks by children from across NSW is an honour, and we are really excited for this year’s exhibition,” Mr Langer said.

Several artworks from the Operation Art bank, created by local students, were donated to the Cowra Health Service to brighten up the walls permanently. The handover took place at the Cowra Art Gallery’s community library on Tuesday with Mr Langer, Pauline Rowston, Cowra General Hospital Manager, and Nikki Kiss, Councillor at Cowra Council, in attendance.

Ivy Baddock, Art Curator at Childrens Hospital Westmead, expressed her excitement about donating artworks from the Operation Art bank to Cowra Health Service.

Operation Art, an initiative of CHW in association with the NSW Department of Education, involves school students from Kindergarten to Year 10 at schools across NSW.

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