{"id":1692,"date":"2013-06-12T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2013-06-11T23:03:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T13:03:16","slug":"animals-and-the-ekka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1692","title":{"rendered":"Animals and the Ekka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1692\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>The count down has begun and with the end of a long weekend we are all anticipating the next public holiday&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ekka.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">The EKKA<\/a>! Queensland&#8217;s largest annual event the Ekka celebrates Queensland life. For the kids and big kids at heart the animals are perhaps the highlight of the show! There is everything from cats &amp; dogs, cattle &amp; poultry to Alpacas! Cuddle a lamb, watch a chicken hatch, feed a calf or even milk a cow, it is all possible at this event.<\/p>\n<p>So here are some animal inspired art pieces to get you energised in anticipation for this exciting event!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1717\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1717\" title=\"Animals and the Ekka\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka00.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka00-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Mela Cooke &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/MelaCooke.htmlhttp:\/\/\">www.redhillgallery.com.au\/MelaCooke.html<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1717\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1717\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Shirley Marais &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1717\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1717\">www.redhillgallery.com.au\/ShirleyMarais.html<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1718\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1718\" title=\"Animals and the Ekka\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka01-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Leah Anketell &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emporiumgallery.com.au\/LeahAnketell.html\" target=\"_blank\"> www.emporiumgallery.com.au\/LeahAnketell.html<br \/>\n<\/a>Paul Margocsy &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1720\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1720\">www.redhillgallery.com.au\/PaulMargoscy.html<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1723\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1723\" title=\"Ekka04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka04-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Glenys Lindsay &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/GlenysLindsay.html\"> www.redhillgallery.com.au\/GlenysLindsay.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1724\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1724\" title=\"Animals and the Ekka\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka031.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ekka031-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Dean Rusling &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1720\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1720\">www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeanRusling.html<\/a><a><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1692\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareThe count down has begun and with the end of a long weekend we are all anticipating the next public holiday&#8230; The EKKA! 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