Logan City Council has won another major award recognising Logan Art Gallery's outstanding exhibitions.
Logan Art Gallery was awarded the Temporary or Travelling Exhibition Award at the Australian Museums and Galleries Association's national conference and awards night at the Alice Springs Convention Centre yesterday.
The award recognised the excellence of the He kākano āhau (I am a seed) exhibition of contemporary Māori arts and culture held at Logan Art Gallery in October and November last year.
Logan City Council Director Community Services Katie Barton-Harvey said the latest accolade comes just five months after the gallery won the state-wide Gallery and Museum Achievement Award for Logan City Council's suite of five public art and heritage trails.
"We are extremely proud to have our art gallery and the work of Logan's creative community recognised in this way," Ms Barton-Harvey said.
The He kākano āhau exhibition featured artworks by local Māori artists Cheremene Castle, Jackie Hawkins, Tania Hapai Heta, Leona Morete Mihimai Nikora, Merri Randell, Teraimana Tahiata, Allen (Onesian) Vili with project co-ordination by Amy Clarke.
A large collaborative artwork was made by Logan's community under the guidance of artists while complementary public programs included a cultural family fun day.
"He kākano āhau was the result of an extensive period of planning and consultation," Ms Barton Harvey said.
"This long-term project was designed to highlight and celebrate the various cultural influences that so richly contribute to Logan's diverse community and to foster closer relationships between Council and these cultural groups."
The exhibition title and theme come from an ancient proverb celebrating ancestral connections and Māori culture and traditions.
Each of the artists addressed the theme in a different way basing their artwork on traditional stories.
