The popular Bouddi Art Trail is back over the October long weekend and local organisers have good reason to expect a big turnout for this year’s event thanks to the quality of the artists and a new local sponsor.
The Bouddi Peninsula Arts Trail starts at 9am, Saturday, October 1st and continues until 4pm Sunday 2nd, located across the villages of Killcare, Hardys Bay, Pretty Beach, Wagstaffe and Killcare Heights.
This year 20 locally based artists will open their studios to the public to view and eventually purchase their works.
Art genres include sculptures, ceramics, oil and watercolour, sketching, photography and silversmithing.
“The diversity and depth of the Art Trail artists is remarkable for such a small community,” says Leah Turner of Killcare’s Ray White Real Estate. “We’re really delighted to take on the sponsorship of this marvellous event, as it shows some of the talent and beauty we have here”
Local sculptor and committee member Leanne Koppen says the area has been a drawcard for creative pursuits for as long as people have lived on the land, it can be seen in the rich aboriginal history across the Bouddi Peninsula.
“We’re expecting a big weekend as the event is something many people look forward to and the fact that our new sponsor Ray White at Killcare has given us the possibility to reach more people outside the area”
CCN will publish a full rundown of all the artists concerned in the week leading up to the event.
A full size map of the Art Trail can be found in the print edition of Coast Community News or online.
David Abrahams