Art Exhibition & Prize

Entries were open to all… we advertised by having posters up outside church, sending promo packs to local art schools and community art groups, libraries, larger art schools, as well as advertising with google ads and facebook ads. Entries details were all completed online by the artists (using wufoo forms) which made it easy for managing the works and doing up an exhibition catalogue and exhibition labels for display. It also reduced the need for any data entry.

We received over 30 entries from the community with the majority living locally in Kirribilli and surrounds.

We stripped the church of the pews and turned it into an art space – hiring exhibition gear to display the artworks.

I Heart Kirribilli Art Exhibition was open to the public 9am-9pm Monday to Thursday. We were so fortunate to have about 3 people each hour to man the exhibition over the 12 hour days. We had a peoples choice award, which acted as a great way to  be able to greet and chat with those who wandered through the exhibition. Over  500 people voted for their favourite work, which is exciting to think that that number and more wandered through the church building that week who normally would not step foot inside our doors.

I think the art exhibition works to tear down the walls – people walked into their local church. It makes it very easy for them to become familiar with the building and the faces of those who go there.