PAPUA NEW GUINEA ART TO INSPIRE CHILDREN
7th Jul 2010
 WORK by contemporary artists from Papua New Guinea is on show in St Andrews.
'Double Visions: Contemporary Art from Papua New Guinea' can be found at Gateway Galleries, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, until August 14.
A special feature of the exhibition will be paintings by the major artist Mathias Kauage OBE (1944-2003) who once visited Scotland and met the Queen. Also exhibited will be delicate figurative sculptures from recycled metal by Tom Deko; oils on canvas by Martin Morububuna; Sepik river carvings by Kaua Gita; and a range of textiles based on the traditional 'bilum' woven bag technique, featuring Cathy Kata.
As part of a free children’s art week MUSA (Museum of the University of St Andrews) on The Scores, St Andrews, will be running two workshops inspired by the Double Visions exhibition.
The print-based activities run on Monday, July 12 at 11 a.m., until 12.30am for 11-14 year-olds and on Wednesday, July 14 from 3.30 p.m., to 4.30 p.m., for 7-10 year-olds.
Places must be booked by phoning MUSA on 01334 461660. Free worksheets covering activities for younger visitors are available at the Gateway Galleries.
'Double Visions: Contemporary Art from Papua New Guinea' is presented by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in collaboration with the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London. The ‘Hailans to Ailans’ section was originally organised with the Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, Canada.
The exhibition has been organised to coincide with St Andrews University’s hosting of the European Society for Oceanists Conference.
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