WA’s talented young artists are celebrated in this yearly showcase, gauging the pulse of young people who will influence, empower and shape the world we live in. The selected works provide a window into young people’s private, social and artistic concerns. It is...
Developed in collaboration with the National Archives of Australia A group of young men claim a street corner as their own, staring defiantly at the camera. A policeman directs trams, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians at the intersection of Wellington and Barrack...
Each year, Propel Youth Arts WA sends out over 150 blank sketchbooks to young people from the ages of 12 to 25 across Western Australia. Participants are asked to fill their sketchbooks with anything that takes their fancy, resulting in pages brimming with rich and...
John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and naturalist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould. He has been considered the father of...
Ohio native Genevieve Estelle Jones was a self-taught scientific illustrator christened the “other Audubon.” After seeing some of Audubon’s paintings at an exhibition, Jones decided to draw the nests and eggs of the 130 bird species nesting in Ohio at the time. But...
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