A rewarding project
Site specific - artists respond to Rusten House was conceived as a way of drawing public attention to the history of Rusten House, Queanbeyan, NSW, its architecture, surrounding heritage garden, uses of the building and relationship to the community.
Inspired by the concept, fifteen artists from Networks Australia researched objects at the Queanbeyan Museum and attended a talk by a local historian outlining the history and available resources for research. They each then developed their own creative works in sculpture, drawing, textiles, painting and installation, focusing on nursing and hospital/social history and how this has evolved over time and the architecture, plants and gardens considering the changes from the Victorian era to the present day.
The artworks in this exhibition convey ideas about the early development of Queanbeyan, its health and social systems, people, approaches to land use and landscape design. The intention of the exhibition is to highlight Rusten House through the artists' individual and highly original responses, engaging community in looking and thinking about the significance of the building, the site and its role in local history.
Site specific - artists respond to Rusten House was conceived as a way of drawing public attention to the history of Rusten House, Queanbeyan, NSW, its architecture, surrounding heritage garden, uses of the building and relationship to the community.
Inspired by the concept, fifteen artists from Networks Australia researched objects at the Queanbeyan Museum and attended a talk by a local historian outlining the history and available resources for research. They each then developed their own creative works in sculpture, drawing, textiles, painting and installation, focusing on nursing and hospital/social history and how this has evolved over time and the architecture, plants and gardens considering the changes from the Victorian era to the present day.
The artworks in this exhibition convey ideas about the early development of Queanbeyan, its health and social systems, people, approaches to land use and landscape design. The intention of the exhibition is to highlight Rusten House through the artists' individual and highly original responses, engaging community in looking and thinking about the significance of the building, the site and its role in local history.