'The Print and Narrative' - Opening Night a Great Success!

The Gallery, artworks by, from left to right: Sue Top, Leah Bright,
Myra Kaufman, Michele Newman, Beata Slifierz, Cindy Mann

The opening night to our portfolio show was a huge success, with lots of lovely food and wine, speeches and conversation, and of course the beautiful artworks.

It was wonderful to see Marian Crawford from Monash University and Sue Forster from the Print Council take time out from their very busy Impact 7 schedules to come to the opening and be presented with the portfolio boxes for their respective institutional collections.

Councillor Claude Ullin officially opened the show, giving a speech in which he praised all the work that goes in to running a community arts organisation, and putting on a show such as this. Claude was on the Council when the Firestation began all those years ago, and has seen us go from strength to strength. He was impressed by the high quality of the work on display, including the little linocuts by children from one of our local primary schools.

Thanks to everyone involved (list below), and congratulations!

Enjoy the photos, or come along and see the prints in the flesh!

Councillor Claude Ullin
(the workshop was filled with other works by the portfolio artists, this one by Beata Slifierz)

Sue Forster of the Print Council of Australia, accepting the portfolio for their collection
from our Committee President Coralie Stow
(Leah Bright's artwork in the background)

Linocuts by the group of 5 children from Stonnington Primary School in Windsor
who did the Lino Doodling class earlier in September

Hand printed linocut by Callum from Stonnington Primary

Thank to the artists (all listed in previous post), Impact 7, Monash University, The Print Council of Australia Inc., Arts Victoria, the City of Stonnington, Seniors Art Supplies, the children of Stonnington Primary, and

Myra Kaufman for helping with framing

Trudy Rice for hanging the show so beautifully

Bronwyn Rees for helping with the collating

Margaret Manchee for her enthusiasm at getting artists to sign up

Judith Sackville-O'Donnell for helping with gallery minding

Edith in the office for everything

Coralie Stow and the rest of the Committee for their support

(and the beautiful flowers I got to take home!)