Juvenilia
All Ages
29 September - 3 October
Tuesday
29th September
Wednesday
30th September
Thursday
1st October
Friday
2nd October
Saturday
3rd October
The Story Place Gallery, State Library of WA
Aimee Chan
Free event
Juvenilia is work produced by an author or artist while they were a child.
This exhibition showcases the juvenilia of Australian children’s authors and illustrators and their early attempts at storytelling.
Everyone starts somewhere. Whether it is handwriting stories on scrap paper or drawing pictures in pencil and then rubbing them out, today’s most prominent creators of children’s books all started as children too, dreaming about being able to publish their own story.
This unique and intimate collection is an insight into the early writing and drawing of some of the most established authors and illustrators in Australia and runs until Sunday, 31 January 2027.
Accessibility Guide
Lighting and Sound
Total blackout (audience)
Lighting level
Regular, bright indoor lights
Flashing lights
Loud sounds
Repetitive noises
Drums
High-pitched tones
Unexpected sounds
Background Music
Interactivity and Participation
Children invited on stage
Artist goes into audience
Manual activity (e.g. read, draw, sing, paint, construct things)
Audiences are expected to walk around to look at artworks on display and explore the exhibition at their own pace
Undertake direct movement
Participation in groups/pairs
Parent/carer can support in participation
Capacity for a child slower in their movements to participate
Senses, Emotions and Effects
Distinctive smells
Special effects
Textures
Balloons
Characters express anger
Dialogue driven
Props
Attention Span
Intermission/break
Introduction
Children need to sit in one place
Appropriate to make noise/move around
