March 3, 2013
They definitely love their art in Wondai! Flooding rain and blocked roads couldn’t keep a hardy group of local residents away from the opening of the Wondai Regional Art Gallery’s March exhibition on Friday night.
Numbers were down – Murgon, Nanango and Kingaroy visitors either couldn’t get through or feared they might not be able to get home – but that didn’t stop the night being successful.
On show were artworks by Daphne Browne and Friends in the main gallery (the “friends” were Jan Sody, Gwen Olm, Jeanette Ann Winton, Robyn Parker and Ethne Kinsela).
These are all local South Burnett artists who work in a range of media, including pastels, oils and acrylics.
In the front gallery, leather artisans Lorraine Tinniswood and Sandra Hoffmann had a range of works on display, including leather boxes, bowls and vases.
And in the third gallery, Julia Shaw has artworks on display made from branches, sticks, rocks, coral and clay.
Kingaroy State School took over Kidz Korner with artworks, along with their prize-winning cow from last year’s Brisbane Exhibition.
The “lady in pink”, Cr Kathy Duff, was called upon to do the official opening, which she did by cutting a pink ribbon she brought along especially for the occasion.
The exhibition will remain at the gallery throughout March.
[Photos: Gil Smith and Kathy Duff]
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