Bellarine Drivers Group members Joe and Val Findling chose to check out the exhibition while in Deniliquin last Friday.
It might not have attracted the same viewer numbers as their Easter Art Show, but the latest exhibition from Edward River Art Society and the Rotary Club of Deniliquin has still been hailed a success.
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The Pre-Loved Art Exhibition and Sale was held in the Deniliquin Multi Arts Centre from Friday to Sunday, after a gala opening on Thursday.
Items on show and up for sale or action were either created by the artist themselves, or no longer wanted items from local collections.
A fundraiser, a 25 per cent commission from most items sold will now be donated to Deniliquin’s Navorina Aged Care facility or to aid in Motor Neurone Disease research.
Some items were donated so that all proceeds would go to the beneficiaries.
The tally to be donated was still being finalised at the time of going to print.
ERAS vice president Pam Wettenhall said while the exhibition and result was not as large as first anticipated, it was a great experience.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm and curiosity about whether this will become an annual event, which is a discussion for another time,” she said.
“It was successful in the sense that it created that curiosity, but the numbers were down a bit. But that’s no surprise given Deni is struggling a little at the moment.
“A few items were sold, and some of the pre-loved items gave it a bit of a Antiques Roadshow vibe.
“One of the paintings dated back to 1908 and another from 1911, so someone might have snapped up a real bargain.
“We had a nice display from Kurrajong’s Studio 2710 artists, and the Deniliquin RSL Club donated three paintings from their collection which were all sold.”
ERAS and the Rotary Club of Deniliquin will next come together for the 2024 Rotary Easter Art Show.
It is expected to begin with the traditional gala evening on Thursday, March 28, and open to the public from Good Friday, March 29 to Easter Monday, April 1.
Edward River Art Society members Jan Harris and Den Calder.
