56th Birthday February 27 2021

 Fantastic meeting and lunch at The Platform on Saturday.

Some key points from the meeting:

Lynda's exhibition is currently on display and worth a look, just a warning, give yourself some time as there is so much to discover.


Christie's exhibition at Yarta Purtli is also worth a visit if you haven't already popped in. 

Our Calendar for the year is looking great.

There are copies at the desk for people to hand out.

Flinders Ranges A BRUSH WITH ART is going ahead from September 4. 
Our Theme is "OUR PLACE UP CLOSE". This offers the opportunity to explore our local surroundings and can be interpreted in any medium. 
This fits with the Photographer's challenge of bold, abstract, minimal.



We have our flags at last, thanks to Crossroads Concepts for the great design and product. Instructions for putting them up are in the procedures book.
Lyn, Sharron and Georgie tackled the store room and artists picked up their pieces thank you.


The "Come and Try" sessions will begin on March 20th. Hosts to determine the number of people they can work with. First in, no bookings. The materials in the kitchen area have been sorted into containers so check these out of you think you might need pencils, brushes etc.


There was a discussion about keeping the books and magazines and it has been suggested that people place a sticky note on the ones they would like to keep. 
 

If people are borrowing equipment from the gallery for example paper making moulds and deckles could they please keep a record in the Communications Book at the desk. 

The meeting was followed by a lovely lunch from Archers' Table and we were all so busy chatting we forgot to take photos.

There are  currently some lovely new works  which add to the changing ambience of the gallery space.



























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