Margot Hardy Gallery

The Margot Hardy Gallery is located within the Foyer of Building 23 at the UWS Bankstown Campus. It was formally established in April 2000, in honour of the first Masters student in the Visual Arts program at UWS (Macarthur), Margot Hardy. The gallery contains 21 metres of hanging space, and is open to the public 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. The exhibition space is unmanned, with video surveillance spanning the length of the gallery.

Exhibition in Februaury will be the Art for Advocacy Exhibition (PDF, 831).

Please join us for the launch of the 'Art for Advocacy' Exhibition, and the launch of the book, The Rights and Responsibilities of Children, projects of Save the Children on Friday 5 February at 5.00 pm in the Margot Hardy Gallery.

The Art for Advocacy Project aims to educate, inspire and empower children by allowing them to express what they want to say about issues that have relevance in their lives.
 
As the world's largest independent organisation for children the underpinning mission of all Save the Children's programs is to listen to children by involving them authentically in social discussions and ensuring their views are taken into account. Long term community projects that encourage active participation, empowerment and capacity building and where children play an integral role in the ongoing evolution of the projects that they are involved in.

Art for Advocacy actively promotes positive social change by building a deep awareness of child rights while simultaneously providing students with opportunities to engage with the arts.

Through learning effective skills and techniques to create multi-media artworks, children have creatively expressed their ideas and opinions on social justice within this exhibition.

• 2010 Margot Hardy Gallery Exhibition Calendar
• The Gallery's Mission
• Administration Policy
• Eligibility and Applications

2010 Margot Hardy Gallery Exhibition Calendar

The Gallery's Mission

The primary goal of the gallery is to provide an exhibition venue for the University and wider community to view artworks which have been created by alumni students of UWS, current students, as well as artists who are residents within the wider community of the region of Western Sydney.

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Administration Policy

• No rent will be charged for the exhibitor, however all costs associated with the exhibition will be met by the artist.
• Duration of the majority of exhibitions will be at least 3 weeks, with one day for installation and another day for dismantling.
• The assistance of UWS must be acknowledged in all publication material and promotional packages.
• To cancel an exhibition a minimum of 2 months notice is required in writing.

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Eligibility and Applications

The following are eligible to apply:

• UWS Alumni members
• current UWS students
• current UWS staff members
• artists who are residents within the Western Sydney region
• students and teachers from surrounding primary and high schools.

All applications should be made in the first instance to the Gallery Curator, Monica McMahon, contactable on 4620 3450, or via email at monica.mcmahon@uws.edu.au.

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