Wollongong Art Gallery — Attraction in Wollongong City Council

Very few places are free these days and give you a beautiful place to take your children these are things that taxpayers faithful and the generally given to the taxpayers for free it was a nice place and I thoroughly enjoyed it and so did my kids the exhibits for a very good they were not big they were small it was fun and the kids liked it a couple of hours spent here was very easy give it a try I'm sure you won't be disappointed I give this 5.0 easily because one it's free and to it was enjoyable the people that work there generally enjoy working there obviously because they were very nice and they spend their time for others so again worth 5 stars easily my kids loved filling out the drawings and the giant spider and the rainforest that isn't really a rainforest it's just rubbish hehehe so in other words it's fun you even get to hear the rainforest paint out of rubbish you get what I mean once you get there and I'm sure you'll enjoy the funniness of it all just as much as I did did you have a slightly inquisitive mind...

I stayed in Wollongong whilst on a work visit near by and on my last day I had some time to pass so decided to explore the area and I am glad I did because I found the art gallery. Coming from the U.K, my knowledge of aboriginal art and culture is very limited, so I was pleasantly surprised to find an exhibition of aboriginal artwork during my visit. I'm immediately taken back by the beauty and stories of the art and what they tell and represent. The colours and imagery are stunning. The gallery was great and I bought an art print, which has now been framed and hung proudly at home. It has also started an interest in discovering and researching the history of the aboriginal people.

If you're in Wollongong I very much recommend you visit. It's free entry, but please buy a catalogue if you can as everything goes back into...

“When I came out of school in 1981 it was go to uni or go on the dole. Those were the only two options,” said Craig Donarski. This backdrop was what drove the working class activism that came to characterise the town. Art and activism provided hope for Donarski. They were a way of survive “up to 50% youth unemployment in some areas,” said Nick Southall. They both spoke as part of the Activism, Art and Culture in Wollongong in the 1980s panel today, an offshoot of the Greetings from Wollongong exhibition at Wollongong Art Gallery until 31 August. Along with a colourful and beautifully curated exhibition, you’ll find a room where the next generation of Wollongong activists remind you that police are not your friends, particularly if you’re a working class young...