Creation Station

Collections as Self Portraits

Taking inspiration from works in Primavera: Young Australian Artists, create your own installation of things that are important to you!

Artists collect ideas, objects and materials combining these to create works of art that create new stories and meanings. In the artwork I Pray You Eat Cake, 2023, the artist Truc Truong has created an installation of toys, found natural and man-made objects, packaged food, fabric, wood, metal, and even dried chicken feet. This installation of objects tells us a lot about the artist and her experiences and cultural memories as a second-generation Vietnamese woman.

View Truong's work and create a small installation on one of our shelves, or draw the things that you like, are important to you, or describe your personality. We have displayed some items from our collection that shows part of our self-portrait as a gallery.

Our Creation Station is a free art making activity space for children and all ages. All materials are supplied and you can stay as little or as long as you like. The Creation Station is accessible at anytime during gallery opening hours.

Susie Losch, Teasel, 2016, detail, textile paraphernalia, teasel, found objects, 13 x 14cm. Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection.