The big news this month is, a Society team has formed to organise the 2009 annual exhibition at Kiama Leagues Club; the dates are Friday 13 to Sunday 22 November. Convenor is (vice-president) Judy White, assisted by Renée Lever (sponsorships), Ray Teasdale (finances), Doreen Teasdale (raffles), Chris Anderson, Colleen Behl, Heather Netherclift, Jolanda Noel-Gough, Jan Parkes; with Faye and Len King in a past-team advisory capacity.

Two raffles, where net proceeds are credited to annual exhibition income, are already in place. At our highly successful (see item below) Old Fire Station exhibition this month, we sold tickets in a raffle to be drawn 5th May where first prize is a large charcoal drawing by Bob Millis. The second raffle will be a painting donated  by People’s Choice 2008 winner Vivien Tanner, drawn on the final day of the annual exhibition.

This early February exhibition of members’ work attracted 25 participating artists who filled the Fire Station walls and centre table. Convenor Rosalyn Hanson reports total sales were just shy of $2,300 with nine paintings and numerous craft items sold, including jewellery  by Renée Lever.

The exhibition was conducted during the same heatwave which caused the disastrous fires in Victoria, and let me inform you that your Committee has donated $500 of Society money to the Bushfire Appeal.

To the right is Kathryn Eden with her 900 x 900 ceramic  Fire Station exhibit Summer made up with numerous broken tiles, glass and dinner-plates, all mounted in grout on a Masonite base.

Also at the Fire Station exhibition is member Brian Chapman  with his smart painting titled Timber Sloop tied to Bollard. Kathryn Eden and Brian Chapman were two of the 25 participating artists at the Society’s early February exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery, Terralong St, Kiama.

Society members were also well to the fore in the newly completed Pavilion which housed the Kiama Ag Show in January, with charcoal portraitist  Phil Cooper doing active business.
Talking of the Pavilion, we will be back there again with members’ paintings on Monday 16th March to be part of the Seniors Week Expo. Co-ordinator is Rosalyn Hanson.

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