"Clover Hill Dairies - "Watch the dairy in operation"
Picasso Cows 2008 Primary school students are discovering agriculture and environmental awareness through art, aided by this exciting dairy industry program.
In 2008 a total of 10 primary schools, from Corrimal near Wollongong to Cambewarra near Shoalhaven, were involved in the preliminary stage of the project.
Each school received a life-size fibreglass cow which the children decorated with donated art materials from Matisse Derivan
The project includes a strong focus on eco-sustainability with children decorating their four-legged artworks with environmental messages based on themes of clean water, healthy landscapes or energy-efficient dairies.
“The project involves the education of the decision makers of the future. They learn about clean water, sustainable farming and other environmental aspects of farming” said Mayor of Kiama Cllr Sandra McCarthy at the project launch in July “This generation will take these important lessons about the value of farming into the future.”
The project incorporates a customised curriculum incorporating science, literature and maths as well as art.
Prize money has been donated by the ANZ with the presentation held on 2nd December 2008
The project culminated with the painted cows displayed at the PiCOWsso Art in the Park Exhibition in Hindmarsh Park in Kiama January 10th to 22nd 2009 and then becoming the stars of the 2009 Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Afterwards, schools can chose to auction their cows as a school fund-raiser, or keep them as a reminder of the fun – and fundamental – presence of dairying in all our lives.
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International Artist paints Picasso Cows at Sydney Royal Easter Show
Picasso Cows 2008
