The artworks are a combination of pencil and watercolour. Photo: Supplied.
The Foundry Arts Space is preparing for its newest exhibitions set to open this Friday.
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The works are a two-part exhibition that celebrate and comment on Australian history.
In gallery one, Bendigo artist Sarah Wallace-Smith will be showcasing ‘War Dogs - They Also Served’.
The exhibition will coincide with Anzac Day next month and will celebrate the service dogs who are often forgotten.
The artworks tell the stories of peoples relationships with dogs during wartime. Photo: Supplied.
After coming across a photo of her father with a dog during World War II, Ms Wallace-Smith said it prompted her to take a look into the stories of dogs during wartime.
“That led me to look at how animals have supported us through wars and troubled times,” she said.
“So that sort of got me started and as I read about each of the dogs, I started drawing and trying to use photographs and images from the time to try and tell their story.
“All of their stories are just extraordinary but some of them are just too hard to share sometimes.”
The series is ongoing as Ms Wallace-Smith continues to learn more about the dogs. Photo: Supplied.
Ms Wallace-Smith will also be exhibiting an artwork of Maria Dickin, a woman who helped animals during wartimes and founded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals.
The artworks are a combination of pencil and watercolour and depict dogs who received the Dickin Medal, the equivalent of the Victoria Cross or Purple Heart.
She will be showcasing 13 artworks down at the Foundry, but the series will be ongoing as she continues to learn about the dogs’ stories.
Three well-known Australians by Martin Shaw will be on show at The Foundry Arts Space's new exhibition. Photo: Supplied.
In gallery two, the Foundry will be hosting Martin Shaw’s famous ‘Three Well-Known Australians’.
Since 1983, the painting has travelled all over the country, gathering responses from Australians.
The artwork has had letters written by many well known Australians and Prime Ministers.
All the responses have been collated into yearbooks that travel alongside the artwork.
Everyone is welcome to submit their own guesses or thoughts down at the Foundry and take part in this historical exhibition.
Both exhibitions will open this Friday, March 28 until Sunday, April 27.
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