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1 Stained Glass Windows at Warracknabeal Library A Community Art Project initiated by the Warracknabeal Arts Council and led by Gerry Cummins as part of a Bicentennial Grant. The 3 panels depict the evolution of the district at 3 critical times. 1846: The area as it would have been pre settlement. 1870: The arrival of pioneer settlers showing their struggle to clear the land and establish farming. 1940: The transformation of the land as mechanization aids the development of farming and the infrastructure of settlement, railway and silos. (back cover)
2 Print Collection The Arts Council Print Collection was started in 1991 and is hung in the Shire offices Function room, The collection focuses on the work of Australian Print Makers with the emphasis on quality, interest and a range of techniques and subject matter. Each work Warracknabeal is a limited edition original print and includes work by well-known Artists such as Charles Blackman and Louis Khan.
3 Textiles Banner Walkabout Art Also in the Shire Function room, this was a community project led by Arts Council members, commissioned to celebrate the bicentenary. It depicts our local landscape, heritage and aspects of every day life. (fig 3)
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7 3 GARDINER ST. Agricultural Museum WOOD ST. 1km South