THE surrounding greenery of the Robert Clark Horticultural Centre will house a colourful interior over the weekend with the return of a community art group\u2019s regular exhibition.<\/p>\n
Launching on Friday, members of the Ballarat Society of Artists are set to ring in their 40th annual Easter Art Show with 45 creatives displaying.<\/p>\n
BSA president Trudy Nicholson said the event is their most important in their yearly calendar.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gives the artists a chance to showcase their abilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we get so many people around Victoria and Australia, the exposure is just phenomenal. We get thousands through.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur sales are fantastic. We have a raffle and Lyn Cooke usually donates a painting, so this is a great fundraiser for us as well and gets us known in and around Ballarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows we\u2019re a real presence and a necessary part of the community. This is our most important event for the whole year and I think this might be the biggest exhibition we\u2019ve had.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prizes for participants will include best in show and top three places as well as eight honourable mentions with this year\u2019s judge being the Art Gallery of Ballarat\u2019s collection manager Robyn Hovey.<\/p>\n
All art will be on sale and proceeds will go towards BSA\u2019s regular activities such as their Next Gen exhibition donations and Senior\u2019s Week efforts.<\/p>\n
Each exhibiting BSA member will display about three pieces.<\/p>\n
The group\u2019s business secretary Sue Clarke will be exhibiting lino prints, and has been taking part in the Easter show since 2015.<\/p>\n
She said she enjoys the camaraderie the exhibition brings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s interacting with the community that come in and are encouraging art,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get some very interesting conversations and it\u2019s great just talking to people in general and encouraging them to get involved in art.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many of our members have gone back to art later in life and it\u2019s fascinating talking to other people who may have thought they couldn\u2019t do this but they can.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ballarat Society of Artist\u2019s 40th Annual Easter Art Show will run each day from 10am to 4pm from Friday, 7 to Monday, 10 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE surrounding greenery of the Robert Clark Horticultural Centre will house a colourful interior over the weekend with the return of a community art group\u2019s regular exhibition. Launching on Friday, members of the Ballarat Society of Artists are set to ring in their 40th annual Easter Art Show with 45 creatives displaying. BSA president Trudy […]<\/p>\n