The artworks of two East Maitland schoolmates will be hung in Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital and Central Railway Station as part of the popular Operation Art touring exhibition.
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Tyson Johnson, 9, and Brandon Gilford, 10, were among four East Maitland Public School students who entered work in the 20-year-old competition.
Tyson's work Brown's Cows will contribute to creating a more congenial, healing environment for the children's hospital's young patients and visitors.
"We were learning about life on the farm and how things get from the paddock to our plates," the year 5 students said.
"We used our hands to make prints and turned them into cows and horses. I am proud of my artwork."
Brandon's work will be made into a poster and displayed at central station as part of an Anzac Day Centenary celebration.
"It's the lost soldier for Anzac Day, the grave is representing all the lost soldiers in the war," Brandon, year 5, said.
"He is on his own because he is so far from home."
More than 800 artworks from 749 mostly primary school students from 263 schools across the state are on exhibition at the prestigious Armory Gallery at Sydney Olympic Park until Sunday, October 26.
Following the exhibition, 50 of the best works will begin a year-long tour to regional galleries before settling at Westmead Children's Hospital as part of its formidable collection of art.
Other works were selected for display in a number of key organisations such as ANSTO and the NSW Commission for Children and Young People before being donated to children's wards in regional hospitals.