Zoe Moffatt
Diggers Rest Primary School will farewell its old art room with a 2000 piece glowing art exhibition.
The Great Glow Show will be held on Thursday, March 30 in the current art room to celebrate the students and their work before the room gets demolished during the school holidays to make way for a new specialist hub.
The school’s art teacher, Taryn Paterra, said more than 400 students have contributed to the show.
“The event will feature over 2000 art pieces… with kids entering four pieces each,” Ms explained.
“It has become a massive event with all 2000 art pieces displayed being fluorescent.
“It is actually quite outstanding, the efforts and the effects of this show.”
Ms Paterra said the school wanted to farewell the old art room with a bang.
“[I thought] let’s go out with a bang [and] paint the room black.”
Along with a new art room, Ms Paterra said the specialist hub will include a gym and stage. The work is being funded by a $13.4 million state government grant.
“The kids are incredibly excited to see the new building,” she said. “Construction will begin shortly and it will be amazing.”
The glow show exhibition will be held on the evening of parent teacher interviews, so the children can walk through with their parents.
Ms Paterra said children from preschool to year six will have their work on display with a range of glow in the dark sculptures, including; 3D glow worms, disco balls, neon clay sculptures, paintings and more.
