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october- november 2013
the Life Without barriers Visual arts program supports 6
local artists from the bellingen and Nambucca shires who
come together every tuesday to create paintings, ceramics,
mosaics and sculpture. People with disabilities gain great
satisfaction from these creative activities, producing
artworks for the exhibition and auction and having a lot
of fun together whilst working towards a final opportunity
to display and sell their works. all works are presented
professionally and framed using recycled materials.
the group has been attending the arts program for
many years guided by artists susie Peake, sara Wade and
tanya mcQuinn. the participants continue developing
their own individual style of artistic expression, becoming
more accomplished and gaining confidence, life skills, and
participating in a community activity. this year the LWb
group and Phoenix bowraville have been working with
visiting artist in residence russell Way on a collaborative
c.ex urunga supports
Local
Visual Arts Program
C.ex Urunga will host the 8th life Without Barriers Annual Art Auction
and exhibition to be held at the Club on 2nd November with bidding
starting at 4pm.
public art piece. The residency workshops and final art
work is funded by a regional arts Fund through arts NsW.
the auction, conducted by local auctioneer Guy
saddleton, has been held at C.ex urunga club for several
years now and their support with a venue enables the
artists to present their work to the public and generate
their own income, with a percentage of sales going to the
artists and the remainder going to continue funding the
program. art buyers and the public are welcome to come
and view the work and enjoy the excitement of bidding,
with a chance of acquiring original art whilst supporting a
very worthwhile community arts program. there is also a
gallery section with works for sale.
this year the work will be on display from thursday
31 october and the auction will be held on saturday 2
November opening at 3pm for viewing with the auction
starting at 4pm
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