ACTIVITIES FOR 2001:

April 27/28 - Art display with Garden Expo at Showground Pavilion.

May 18-20 - Local Gympie Show with large Art & Craft Section.

Long standing Member Violette Vegh at her Exhibition of "Crochet as Art" in
the Cooloola Shire Public Gallery in conjunction with Hooked - 

A Regional Gallery Tour .  Having developed a unique crochet stitch of her own,
Violette has mounted an exhibiton of various items - fish floating free,
bonnets, shawls (as seen in pic), breakfast with attendent flies, wedding
cake, eggs in a crate and much more.  One of the very successful exhibitions
in our Gallery overthe past three and half years.  We are very proud of our
local artist! E-mail: Violette degrene@safeweb.com.au

Celeberation of Federation Parade - the local Drum Band.  This band has a
weekly session in the Reading Room of the Cooloola Shire Public Gallery.
Note the wheels holding the drums.  The Towing Member had difficulty on the
steep hills of Gympie but it added to the carnival atmosphere of the Parade.

Cooloola Arts Society President Gladys at our display in the Marquee with
patrons.  Gladys was also in the parade wearing her Olympic Torch Relay
outfit as she was a runner through Gympie, August 2000.

Coming Events:  

Weekly activities at Cooloola Shire Public Gallery 10am-3pm on Wednesdays.

Monthly meeting 1:30 pm the first Wednesday of every month.

Annual Art Show:  Gold Rush Art Exhbition, Gympie Civic Centre, Thursday to
Saturday with Formal Opening on Wednesday 17 October.  Theme of Gold-Rush
Section is "FLAMES OF GOLD".    Prize money over twelve sections is about 
$7,500.  Most sections are open to all artists so for an entry form put your
name on a mailing list with the Secretary, or e-mail Cecile.