Exhibition News
We had two successful exhibitions in the Autumn.
Viv Hendra kindly invited us back to the Lander Gallery, Lemon Street Market, Truro for our 50th Anniversary Exhibition. This ran from Saturday 8th October to Friday 21st October 2005. Members were invited to submit up to five framed paintings or three-dimensional works for selection, and up to five unframed, unselected works. We greatly appreciated the skill, care and time taken by our selectors, Nicola Tilley, Robin Hunter and Viv Hendra in producing a well-balanced exhibition.
46 members submitted work. From 184 framed and box canvas paintings the selectors chose 70 for hanging. All 10 3-D works were exhibited and, in addition, 21 members between them had 80 unframed pictures in the browsers.
Works by 12 artists were sold: 11 pictures and 5 ceramic pieces. Cheques for over £900 were sent to members whose work was sold.
The second, totally unselected, exhibition was our contribution to Cornwall’s Macmillan Day Appeal at the Hotel Bristol, Narrowcliff, Newquay on 9th-10th November 2005. In spite of the inconvenience of delivering paintings to the venue, 25 members responded to our invitation to submit up to 2 framed and 4 unframed works. There were many flattering comments on the general high standard of the paintings. 5 framed and 6 unframed paintings sold and we were pleased to be able to donate £220 to Macmillan.
If we are invited to exhibit at any more charity events, it might be worth bearing in mind that the highest price paid was £65 (the lowest was £8).
Future Exhibitions
Our main problem in Truro is lack of suitable exhibition space. However, we are looking forward to holding a selected exhibition at Trelissick in September 2006. We are continuing to explore the possibilities of other venues at other times.
Christmas 2005
Although not a public exhibition, members again had the opportunity to show off their work at the Christmas party. The subject was “Winter” and Pam Glasser’s colourful picture of children playing snowballs won the most votes. We also enjoyed John Faupel’s mind-stretching art quiz, a delicious buffet brought by members, and the odd glass of wine.
We had two successful exhibitions in the Autumn.
Viv Hendra kindly invited us back to the Lander Gallery, Lemon Street Market, Truro for our 50th Anniversary Exhibition. This ran from Saturday 8th October to Friday 21st October 2005. Members were invited to submit up to five framed paintings or three-dimensional works for selection, and up to five unframed, unselected works. We greatly appreciated the skill, care and time taken by our selectors, Nicola Tilley, Robin Hunter and Viv Hendra in producing a well-balanced exhibition.
46 members submitted work. From 184 framed and box canvas paintings the selectors chose 70 for hanging. All 10 3-D works were exhibited and, in addition, 21 members between them had 80 unframed pictures in the browsers.
Works by 12 artists were sold: 11 pictures and 5 ceramic pieces. Cheques for over £900 were sent to members whose work was sold.
The second, totally unselected, exhibition was our contribution to Cornwall’s Macmillan Day Appeal at the Hotel Bristol, Narrowcliff, Newquay on 9th-10th November 2005. In spite of the inconvenience of delivering paintings to the venue, 25 members responded to our invitation to submit up to 2 framed and 4 unframed works. There were many flattering comments on the general high standard of the paintings. 5 framed and 6 unframed paintings sold and we were pleased to be able to donate £220 to Macmillan.
If we are invited to exhibit at any more charity events, it might be worth bearing in mind that the highest price paid was £65 (the lowest was £8).
Future Exhibitions
Our main problem in Truro is lack of suitable exhibition space. However, we are looking forward to holding a selected exhibition at Trelissick in September 2006. We are continuing to explore the possibilities of other venues at other times.
Christmas 2005
Although not a public exhibition, members again had the opportunity to show off their work at the Christmas party. The subject was “Winter” and Pam Glasser’s colourful picture of children playing snowballs won the most votes. We also enjoyed John Faupel’s mind-stretching art quiz, a delicious buffet brought by members, and the odd glass of wine.
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