Singer Jenny Morris has created a project called Art of Music in which 10 paintings inspired by iconic Australian songs will be auctioned to raise funds for the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre at the University of Western Sydney’s Kingswood campus.
The auction is to be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on June 2nd. The paintings include images inspired by Megan Washington, Gangajang, Paul Kelly and Mental as Anything.
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