Boorai, the word for ‘baby’ or ‘child’ in the Wurundjeri language, is the title given to The Children’s Art Gallery, a permanent venue in which to study and appreciate the thoughts and perceptions of children as expressed through their art.

Boorai - The Children's Art Gallery brochure (pdf).

The desire and capacity to construct, understand and communicate by inventing symbolic forms underpins the history and development of the human race. Through movements, sounds, words, images and constructions, children explore their understandings of themselves and the world around them.

Boorai - The Children's Art Gallery is an initiative which responds to a growing interest by families, teachers and researchers, in what children understand and communicate through their art. This gallery presents a new vision; one which aims to stimulate and challenge the viewer to recognise and value, the personal and social comments of children as expressed through their art making.

In an increasingly global community, Boorai - The Children’s Art Gallery, places emphasis on exhibitions which foster intercultural understanding for children, families and the wider society.

Exhibition Program and Events

The Early Learning Centre is committed to the development and presentation of child art exhibitions in a variety of local, national and international settings. It provides a permanent venue for children's art. Expressions of interest are invited to:

• present exhibitions at Boorai - The Children's Art Gallery
• host touring exhibitions developed by Boorai - The Children's Art Gallery
• develop research and project materials suitable for exhibition