A GROUP of students from Dubbo were given the chance of a lifetime to participate in a pilot program run by Kaldor Public Art Projects in partnership with the Western Plains Cultural Centre.
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The Regional Engagement program was designed for the students to explore and create contemporary performance and public art.
Kaldor Public Art Projects marketing and regional engagement co-ordinator Jo Higgins said the program was an important strand of Kaldor's 30th project with renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic, as the group were able to visit her exhibition and work with her on their performance art ideas in early July.
Abramovic attracted 31,920 spectators to her project, Marina Abramovic: In Residence, at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay in Sydney in just 12 short days.
Across four weekends, the group of students were given the chance to work with regional and Sydney-based artists and curators to explore their own ideas around performance space and contemporary art, which would then be presented at the Western Plains Cultural Centre on Sunday, July 26.
The purpose of the program was the guide the students through the process of how to create their own performance art project.
"They didn't necessarily need to have specific knowledge of performance art," Ms Higgins said.
Giving the students the change to work with Abramovic was something Ms Higgins said they would never forget.
"There was such an energy about them when they were with her, they were so keen to learn," she said.
The final presentation of the students' performance art will be on display at the Western Plains Cultural Centre on July 26.
The event is officially launched at 10.30am followed by the exhibition opening at 11am.
