Not Just a Brush is a visual arts program for NSW public schools. The program includes teacher professional learning workshops and culminates in an art exhibition for Kindergarten to Year 6 students in a professional gallery at the end of 2021.
The theme for 2020-2021, 'Copycat or trailblazer', has evolved from a quote from artist Paul Gaugain who stated "In art one is either a plagiarist or a revolutionary".
The NJAB program provides teachers with skills they can take back to school and use in their classrooms with their students to create artworks over a period of time, incorporating a variety of forms and media.
Students then have the opportunity to exhibit their artworks in one of two professional gallery exhibitions.
This program aims to enhance the status and value of visual arts in schools and local communities, and enables students to develop skills in critiquing art and to see themselves and their peers as young artists.
