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Gallery/Exhibitions

Dromkeen, a graceful nineteenth-century homestead, houses a unique collection of original artwork, manuscripts and other pre-publication material from Australian children's books.

In the homestead's gallery rooms, exhibitions of original and preliminary artwork from children's books are on display each school term. The exhibitions are open to the general public and for booked excursions.

During booked educational visits Dromkeen staff will share the process of picture book creation, as well as exploring techniques, mediums, visual literacy and the exhibition theme.

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Selected Australian books, books featured in the current exhibition and many literary gift items including bookmarks and cards are available.

Exhibitions at Dromkeen

Gallery 1 showcases an ever changing exhibition from Dromkeen’s own archives.

Twice yearly picture book art themed exhibitions may feature new releases and historical and contemporary works, exhibitions and provides the opportunity to explore in more depth the drafting stages from manuscripts to finished art.

EXHIBITIONS 2010

Featuring original and preliminary artworks
from Australian picture books

Term 1 — The Albert Ullin Collection at Dromkeen

A veritable feast of Australia’s finest illustrators:
Argent, Base, Brooks, Denton...
to Graham, Harvey, James...to Lester, Mullins, Rawlins…
to Tan, Vivas, Whatley.
An alphabet of illustrators!
This wonderful exhibition showcases a diverse range of
illustration styles and media plus a walk in model of
Albert’s Famous Little Book Room.

Term 2 — Seven Little Australians

What more iconic Australian story than Seven Little Australians, Ethel Turner’s 1894 story, illustrated by John Lennox, 2005.
This visually stunning artwork will have you spellbound. These large scale paintings come with many of the original preliminary sketches, clothes and other illustration ‘props’- tea sets, picnic baskets, dolls...