The exhibition ‘Hearts and minds: wartime propaganda’ highlights the war-time strategies behind poster printing and presents a large visual collection of both handmade Posters created to protest the Vietnam War and government-issued campaign Posters circulated throughout World War I and World War II.
A City of Whitehorse spokesman said Posters were widely used to communicate propaganda during the wars, adding:
“Impermanent yet public, they were designed to be noticed, and could be printed and distributed quickly in large numbers.”
The use of propaganda to influence audiences has a long history and, the spokesman said, Posters provided a vehicle for selective information to be circulated with an aim to provoke or initiate emotional reactions in support of an individual person or group.
Whitehorse Artspace in the Box Hill Town Hall at 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill is currently hosting the exhibition which will continue until September 28.
All ages are welcome and admission is free to see the wartime propaganda exhibition, which is open from 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Friday and from 12 noon to 4pm on Saturday. Bookings can be made via the City of Whitehorse website.Get a Free Quote for Posters