The Western Plains Cultural Centre is set to officially open the Art of Threatened Species exhibition on November 8 from 6 pm.
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The exhibition explores threatened flora, fauna and the environments that sustain them across New South Wales, by enabling artists and scientists to collaborate in a battle to raise awareness and educate.
The exhibitions comprise the Art of 12 New South Wales artists, 10 scientists and focuses on 10 regions and 10 threatened species.
Each artist has travelled vast distances and spent many hours researching and observing species and environments and has partnered with a scientist working within each specific field.
The resulting works attempt to communicate the issues, politics, and emotions that surround at-risk animals, plants and environments.
This exhibition is in recognition of the 'Saving Our Species' program, a project partnership between Orana Arts (OA) and the Office of Planning, Industry and Environment, curated by Dr Greg Pritchard.
The exhibition will highlight endangered species.
Contributing artists include Kelly Leonard who has focussed on the endangered Regent Honeyeater bird, as well as Nicola Mason, Cathy Franzi, Amanda Stuart, Anna Glynn, Bec Selleck, Bridget Nicholson, Vicki Luke, Tullulah Cunningham, Alison Clouston, Peter Boyd and Peter Dalmazzo.