Myall U3A Art Group thanks community helpers for recent show success

ARTISTS and supporters of the MU3A Art Show were roundly thanked at a special morning tea on Monday 3 November.

The show, held a month earlier in Hawks Nest Community Hall, was the largest and most successful to date, with over 500 people passing through the doors over the sunny long weekend.

“The annual Art Show could not have been possible without the cross-community support of groups like the Tea Gardens Red Cross, and the many husbands and men who helped set up the display stands the afternoon before,” MU3A Art Show organiser Jeanette Hart told News Of The Area.

“It was an awesome community event because it involved other local groups, and we received consistently great feedback from visitors saying the art was of a particularly high standard this year.”

“The show is a great way for budding artists to develop their skills, meet like-minded people, and occupy themselves in a productive way.

“Having a larger Art Committee made life easier, too – Mandy Craig, Christina Reid, Carolyn Fredericks, Vivienne Boyd, Sherrie O’Keefe, Rozz Albon, Karen Piggott and Ros Jones – the whole group pulled together to help set up and run the show.”

While the Myall University of the Third Age has several active interest groups, the Art Group is the largest, with over 50 members.

A professional artist is invited every term, covering abstract, watercolour, and a mixture of techniques like pouring, pillowcases, drawing and plaster art.

The Art Group will round out the year by creating “seasons greetings” cards for nursing home residents.

By Thomas O’KEEFE