What is happening at the Gallery

Whew after the excitement of the opening etc we are able to give you some sense of what is happening here on the ground.

 

Today, Sunday was a busy and another rewarding day. There were the residents of Spoleto, surrounding areas and further afield, all out and about with their families in the beautiful warm sun perambulating up and down the medieval hill town and many of them visited our Exhibition (Art from Australia).

 

One young couple who came in saw details of our Exhibition  on regional television and made the journey from Lake Trasimeno which is north of Perugia at the northern end of Umbria.  Lake Trasimeno is the largest lake in Central Italy.  They were delighted by all the works and want very much to buy a painting or a textile but can’t decide so have gone away armed with the catalogue and CD to help them in their decision making.

They engaged with Andrea for nearly an hour while they viewed all their favourite pieces and were entranced with the stories.  Another appreciative visitor from Rome left contact details as well regarding his interest in the exhibition.

 

Another couple who visited were coming home from their summer holidays to Rimini a coastal town in the far north west near Trieste.  They saw our big canvas notice of the Exhibition upstairs in the main Gallery and were delighted with the unexpected pleasure of seeing the works.  They were thrilled with freely available catalogue of the Lockhart River works. 

 

Today our friend Wallace who is currently running a B&B in Spoleto arrived with his guest of six embroiderers from the British Isles as they started their discovery of Spoleto.

 

Also, we had a number of visitors who made a special visit to the service desk and said “complimenti on the exhibition”  It is so rewarding to know that we have touched the hearts of Italians with our uniquely Australian story.

 

And last but not least, today the sister city to Spoleto delegation from Germany arrived and we have arranged to have a copy of the catalogue included in their welcome pack.