Peninsula art walk planned

The Multi Arts Confederation is organising its first Peninsula Arts Walk, a visual arts shopfront display from January 12 to February 12.

"Our aim is to promote visual arts and the need for a visual arts venue on the Peninsula, as well as to promote shop owners who are willing to support the arts," said confederation vice president Ms Leila Desborough.

"There are many ways to make life beautiful on the Peninsula and bringing some beauty into our day-to-day life certainly is one of them."

"Artists are invited to enter up to four of their own two or three dimensional works and are requested to enter work appropriate for shopfront display," Ms Desborough said.

"Photos of each should be sent in, along with a completed application form.

"Artworks will be matched with an appropriate shop and the artist given contact details to arrange set-up."

Ms Desborough said the event was open to all artists regardless of locality, with an entry fee set at $5 per piece.

Shop owners in Woy Woy, Ettalong and Umina have been encouraged to participate "as this will help both the artists and the shops", Ms Desborough said.

"Shop owners will benefit by getting a percentage of any sales plus being on a map that will be widely promoted on the Central Coast and beyond."

Application forms for artists and shopkeepers can be obtained from the Multi Arts Confederation website at www.mac.ccoast.org.

Ms Desborough said the confederation was hoping to make it an annual event.

For more information, telephone Ms Desborough on 4344 1810 or email her at sculpi@gmail.com.

Press release, 2 Dec 2007 Leila Desborough, Multi Arts Confederation