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Preston russell art awards exhibition

Riverton Community Arts Centre

The Riverton Community Arts Centre is hosting the 2019 Preston Russell Art Awards Exhibition. This event is sponsored by Preston Russell Law.

The entries are varied and include photography, paintings (oil and acrylics) mixed media, foam and resin, wood, textile, clay, pastel, pencil and pen, photography animation, film and video. This exhibition will be an extraordinary sample of the talent of artists in the Southland, Otago and Central Otago districts, and is not to be missed.

The winner of the Preston Russell Law Awards will be announced Thursday 18th April at a private viewing at the Riverton Community Arts Centre.

The exhibition opens on Saturday 20th April to 19th May 2019. The venue address is 149 Palmerston Street, Riverton, Southland. The gallery is open from 11am to 4pm from Wednesday to Sunday.

We hope the community will take this opportunity to view this exhibition. All art is for sale and will be available at the completion of the exhibition.

For more information please contact
Rebecca Cooper - Riverton Community Arts Centre
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