‘FINDING the Magic’, an exhibition featuring the work of junior artists aged six to fifteen, opens this Sunday in Bellingen.

The young artists, who attend the Drawn to Art school in Port Macquarie, will have their work displayed at the Nexus Community Gallery until 9 August.

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This is the group’s third official show.

“Having their show in Bellingen, out of the students’ home area, is even more exciting as they feel their work is ‘on tour’,” Drawn to Art teacher Jane Whitfield told News Of The Area.

Through their work Jane encourages all students to explore their own creative freedom.

“I want to give them the same opportunities I get as a practicing artist and the real life experience of showing in an exhibition.”

Creating their works for the show, each student had the unique opportunity to choose their own subject matter and the medium they wanted to work in.

“I love how uninhibited children’s art is; it’s bold, colourful and free,” Jane said.

“Art is such an important part of a child’s development.

“Art enables self-expression, confidence, imagination and creativity.”

Sunday’s opening commences at 2pm, with most of the young artists expected to be in attendance.

Drawn to Art students have previously exhibited at the Nulla Nulla Gallery in Kempsey and Canvas Momentz in Port Macquarie.

By Andrea FERRARI