Name: Exhibition: 30 Years of Nature Book Illustration
Start: 2024-10-03
Location: The Wheeler Centre

Image: Sami Bayly - The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature

Presented as a part of Spring Fling 2024, The Wheeler Centre is pleased to partner with the Wilderness Society on this exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Environment Award for Children’s Literature.

The exhibition features a selection of illustrations from books shortlisted over the three decades of this influential award, including much-loved Australian illustrators and author-illustrators Alison Lester, Jeannie Baker, Oliver Jeffers, Renee Treml and Coral Tulloch.

All the prints are available for sale to raise vital funds their work to protect nature. Browse the catalogue and bid for your favourites below!

wiilderness society auction

Peruse the exhibition selection at The Wheeler Centre before attending a Spring Fling event, while you enjoy a drink at The Moat or in between browsing for books at Readings SLV. Enjoy this season of curiosity unleashed.

Presented in partnership with the Wilderness Society as part of Nature Book Week.

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Spring Fling: Wild Abandon

A season of curiosity unleashed.

Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your preconceptions and foster new ways of thinking.