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Seventy-five works are part of the exhibition, in comparison to the 100 which were shown at the Ashmolean Museum.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ashmolean collection is one of the premier collections on Pre-Raphaelite artworks in the world, because of the long association of the Pre-Raphaelites and Oxford as a city, and Oxford University,\u201d Ms Tegart said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn Ruskin, who was a great supporter of the Pre-Raphaelites, and there\u2019s some works of his in this show, he gave a large number of his works to the Ashmolean and then that kickstarted that collection which has grown by purchase and bequest over the last 160 years or so.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blue William Morris wallpaper throughout the exhibition connects each gallery space together.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorris\u2019 influence is still really felt today through simple things like his wallpapers and carpets being in peoples\u2019 homes, and his philosophies are very contemporary, in terms of his social and environmental activism,\u201d Ms Tegart said.<\/p>\n
In the rooms next door to Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours is a complementary show, In the Company of Morris, inspired by Ballarat\u2019s connections to the Pre-Raphaelites.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Gallery was established by James Oddie who came from England, and from this education which was based very much on the philosophies of John Ruskin and William Morris,\u201d Ms Tegart said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur gallery motto of, \u2018not for self, but for all,\u2019 is very reflective of William Morris\u2019 ethos about art for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three Pre-Raphaelites even sailed out to Australia, and settled in Ballarat, with the hopes of striking it rich.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Company of Morris has been curated almost entirely from our own collection, with historical and contemporary works that show the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites and Morris,\u201d Ms Tegart said.<\/p>\n
Deborah Klein, Louiseann King, Fiona Hiscock, Carole Wilson, Ana Petidis, Tiffany Titshall, and Belinda Michael are just some of the contemporary artists featured.<\/p>\n
Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours and In the Company of Morris will be displayed until Sunday, 6 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IN an Australian exclusive, historic works by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are now on display at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Gallery director Louise Tegart said the Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours exhibition, previously presented at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is a once in a lifetime experience for local art-lovers. \u201cIt\u2019s a rare chance […]<\/p>\n