From January 10 to January 29 the Manning Fibre Artists will present “Sense of Place” at the Great Lakes Art Society, 34 Lake Street, Forster. 

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm daily – the official opening will take place on Tuesday, January 10 at 5.30pm at the Great Lakes Art Society. 

Another exhibition, “Encounters with Nature” by Jana Pearceova and Gerald Pearce will be held from January 6 to February 5 at Green Point Gallery, 105 Green Point Drive, Green Point (off Lakes Way south of Forster). 

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm daily. 

SENSE of Place is the second exhibition from the Manning Fibre Artists, who work to use traditional textiles techniques in innovative ways. 

The group started three and half years ago at the suggestion of Sue Mitchell, the then director of the Manning Regional Art Gallery. 

Originally a band of half a dozen friends who already knew each other slightly from TAFE days and similar activities – the group’s membership has grown and changed over time.

It has consolidated to become a force of around sixteen enthusiasts (both beginners and experienced) who meet irregularly to support each other by 'showing-and-telling' the results of their individual studio work.

Manning Fibre Artists exhibition will be the first outside group to exhibit at Great Lakes Art Society gallery. There will also be a concurrent exhibition of GLAS members’ work.

Encounters with Nature is a collaborative exhibition by artists and husband and wife, Jana Pearceova and Gerard Pearce. 

It also includes work from some members of the Manning Fibre Artists.

Fusing mixed media arts of painting, printmaking, drawing, sculptural objects and textiles – the exhibition's theme draws on the artists' responses to the inspirations found in our local landscape and the natural environment.

This is an artists' run, limited time showcase and an opportunity to purchase works from local artists.