| Ocean Shores Art Expo, Inc. |
| PO Box 2155 |
| Ocean Shores |
| NSW 2483 |
| registrar@osartexpo.com |
| president@osartexpo.com |
The Ocean Shores Art Expo, Inc.
invites the Community
Seeds of Change
this year's theme.
| Support our Sponsors: | |
 Lions Club Brunswick Mullumbimby Inc. |
| Event Details: |
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| Artwork in Five Categories |
| 1. Watercolour / Gouache |
| 2. Oil / Acrylic |
| 3. Mixed Media |
| 4. Drawing/Pastel |
| 5. Sculpture |
| In each category: |
| 1st PRIZE $500 |
| 2nd PRIZE $200 |
| One ONLY Viewers Choice by Byron Art Supply |
| Prize value of $300 |
| OPENING NIGHT: |
| 7pm |
| Fri 18th Sept, 2009 |
| with preview and |
| presentation of prizes |
| OPEN FOR VIEWING: |
| Fri 18th to Sun 20th September |
| Between 10am and 4pm |
| VENUE: |
| Ocean Shores Community Hall, Rajah Rd, |
| Ocean Shores |
Thu 01/10/2009 15:34:06.71
| Read about the Expo: | |
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Guests at the 2005 expo.
Good time at 2005 expo.
Expo 2006 art work.
David Hall at mic on stage.
Guest 2008.
REPORT - OCEAN SHORES ART EXPO 2009.
The wrap-up is almost complete after a fantastically successful 2009 Ocean Shores Art Expo. With a set up on Thursday and three days open, the amount of time and energy invested for those three short days is humungous, building up over a year.
The committee thanks everyone involved.Our generous major sponsors are flagged on this page and our many other sponsors are listed inside. Make sure you thank them by shopping local and using their services.
To all the wonderful creative artists who entered, we say you are incredibly innovative, colourful, imaginative people who uplift and inspire us in many different ways. Thank you for putting your pieces out there. Congratulations to all! and congratulations to winners.
Thanks to the kids whose artwork was so refreshing and uninhibited. You show us how to be free!
Volunteer catering by Lions ladies gave us delicious snacks and teas. The Lions also know very well how to sell raffle tickets, run a bar and a front desk. Thank you.
Art demonstrators Ri and Pete kept people enchanted by the magic of creating from blank page to finished artwork, and kindly sold their works for the show.
Musicians Jem and Vasudha, Toby and Friends, Morthern and Friends added groove and cruisey tunes to watch art by.
The judges lent their expertise with choices to surprise and delight us.
Frank Mills launched his new book of Nursery Rhymes for Kids watched by many of our elders. Granddaughter Renee created the beautiful artwork.
Raffles and Viewers' Choice kept the anticipation high as winners jumped for joy at the Sunday draws.
All in all, we had a spectacular community event, drawing young and old together. The purpose of the Expo is to deepen the sense of community, to support culture and the arts, and to share the history of the beautiful Brunswick Valley.
The committee are particularly proud of the new innovative layout with high panels, lighting and ottoman. Apologies to any artist who felt their art was not displayed well enough - we aim to be fair to all within the limited space. A community event isn't a gallery, and we hope that it all comes and sits together representing the jumbly multi-coloured mosaic that is our community. Sales were healthy. Twenty three pieces sold all up... a great result for any show. Our aims are accomplished when we feel the unity and joy of us all coming together, supporting and appreciating each other. 2009 was magnificent!
What's next?.... After mopping up, we'll take a bit of a rest. At the end of 2009 we will have an AGM and in the new year a new committee wil be formed. If you are interested to be on the committee and have skills and willingness to be a part of an egalitarian team, you can email the President. (see website) or phone 02 6680 3040
Peter stringing our 2009 banner out front.