Well it has all been art, art, art this weekend, with our Winter Arts Exhibition running Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.

With 40+ artists work on display, and over 120 works in the show there was a super range of art to enjoy.

We had lots of people come along to enjoy the art accompanied by drinks and nibbles in our lovely new spaces on Friday evening … and works sold - which made the artists happy, I am sure! Then a steady stream of visitors over the weekend. It is great to be able to partner with local artists and support their practice. It is also a thrill for us to be able to provide unique opportunities for our community. There were lots of people who came along who we don’t normally see at ACC - and that is fabulous!

Thanks to all the artists who participated in the show and to everyone who came along.

We are looking forward to touching base with everyone this week as they collect their works and congratulating those who bought a piece as they also drop by to collect them. A reminder that our office is open 9am-3.30pm Monday to Friday.

And … time doesn’t stop! This week we have our:

• Preserves Group on Tuesday afternoon from 1-3pm. It will be super to top up our preserves that we have for sale after a busy weekend of sales at the Winter Arts Exhibition.

• Movie Club on Tuesday evening - we’ll be Iris and the Men at 6pm at Westgarth Cinema if you are interested in coming along please let us know.

• Life Journaling workshop series starting this coming weekend, from 10am-12pm. It runs for 4 weeks with journalist Carmela Ferraro here to help you write your autobiography! How fun! It should be really super. Book in ASAP if you are interested here. We will need minimum numbers for it to go ahead.

Looking forward to seeing you at ACC soon.

Leanne

Our AAA Art group put some work in the Winter Arts Exhibition this year. And we took some photos of them in front of the 5 pieces once they were hung. Check them out …

Well done everyone involved.

It is hard to choose a movie for lots of people isn’t it?

This month for Movie Club we are going to see Iris and the Men. Quite light hearted. Starts at 6pm at Westgarth Cinema. We’ll head over to Kelvin Bar afterwards for a drink and a chat.

Here is the trailer if you are interested in coming along. Do let us know so we can look out for you. Email or call!

Last week we continued to get organised here at ACC.

Kalimna and Lee were both away, so I was in the office 5 days and consequently got lots of paperwork done! And Clare came in to run Crunch on Thursday - thanks Clare.

On Friday local carpenter Matt came past to fill in the gaps in our hanging system after doors and walls changed position in our renovations … and he also put up our defibrillator in the back yard.

Hooray!

This week we are getting ready for the Winter Arts Exhibition. Click on the link below for all the details … we hope you can come along this 16 August from Friday 5-7om for the Opening Night and/or pop past on the weekend between 10am and 4pm.

Also … check out our latest lemon 🍋 donation - thanks Shirley. Perfect timing for Preserves Group coming up on Tuesday 20 August. The same day as Movie 🍿 Club.

Let us know if you are keen to join in either of these programs and we’ll add you to the relevant What’s App groups.

Hope to see you soon.

Leanne

We are expecting to have about 30 artists as part of our Winter Arts Exhibition this year. What we really love about this exhibition is that it is so inclusive. Anyone can enter works. So … some works are by well established artists whilst others are by emerging artists. It is lovely to see the mix!

The Exhibition runs Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm, with a fun opening night on this Friday from 5 - 7pm. Come along!

We are thrilled that our AAA Arts group will enter some works this year. Our access all abilities programs are run by staff but supported by generous locals who volunteer their time weekly to help us ensure that everyone in our community has the opportunity to do the things they most enjoy.

Here are some process pictures.