Peterborough(SA) Art Prize 2009

Would you venture that far away from your place?

Geez it's an Art Exhibition, not an Old Fossil Exhibition lol lol.

When I said we, I meant we as in the Royal We.

Ah... a luminary has arrived with a brain the size of a pea.

FYI It is a Community Event run and staffed by volunteers who put a lot of time and effort in to it so that the community as a whole may benefit from it. Any income derived goes towards the next Art Prize. This is part of Exploring Oz.

Ahhh c'mon Willem - he got you there (lol).

As one of the credible elder statesman of this forum, cop it sweet mate - it's all in good fun...

George

We all recognise by now (well, at least I do) that if you want to in the slightest way comment on any single thing that Willem states ---- you gonna wear it.
So here we have, a blatant ad. for an art exhibition in his home town.
I wonder just how many pictures painted by his wife are for sale there? (all donated?)
Willem, when you mention brain the size of a pea, perhaps you should recognise that its mass is invariably in inverse proportion to its incumbent host.
Yours without much respect... furph

Steve 21

What is the name of the brand......???????,...if i was going through Peterborough on Satturday, i would have something to look at, maby meet the elder statesman, and his wife, should be a good weekend.

Cheers for now...William H...Bunbury...WA.

Furph!,....What's Genuine around this place could only be decided by a fool!!


Cheers Axle.

George M

No, this has nothing to do with Brand naming. And I am afraid, that if you think it is, then I will have to class you with the likes of that other fella who made the comment.



Furph

You are what you are.

My wife has 10 paintings on display. I have 1. There are 473 paintings and photographs in the exhibition. We do art for pleasure and to give pleasure.

Yes, it is a promotion for an event in my hometown. And travelling Australia is what this site is all about. So if you are passing by you may drop in and see what it is all about. We even give away free cups of tea and bikkies. We do not discriminate against grumpy old blokes like you.

I don't care about you, and, I do not need your respect.

Tea and bikkies.......tempting.

Beer and a sausage roll...... on my way. lol.

Hope its a great success, Willem.

PS, yours wouldnt be a paint-by-numbers effort would it....hahaha.


Cheers.....Lionel.

Good reply to Furph there Willem, I like the way you give a stern reply without being straight out rude.

As you state, it is a community display, not the Willem and Judith art display.

Hope it is a good success.

Regards
Krakka and Mrs. Krakka

Been to the one at Hawker a few times...always seem to go thru when its on for some reason, and usualy cost me me heaps before i can leave (swmbo was there with me on all occasions)

if its anything like the one at Hawker it should have some great buys

willem the one you have on display ...is that your old hand painted 4wd nissan rim?..lol lol

Steve 21 and Furph..your replies are quite dumb!! How many people would be able to get to Peterborough SA for the Art Show after reading Willems post... not many !! Good to see community minded people are still alive and well, thinking about the community in which they live. Sorry we cant all get there today Willem.. Michael

NO.....lol

Hi Fred

The CWA closed its doors a couple of years ago....I think all the ladiesl got too old :-)

But we have 2 service clubs and a host of other associations.

There were no less than 5 events happening in this town of 2500 people tonight.

The opening was a success and the happy visitors polished off copious amounts of free wine and soft drinks. The High School did the catering. We have art entries as far as Maleny in Queensland this year. First prize of $1000 went to an artist from Riverton which is about 140km south of here.


Cheers

"The Peterborough Hall is something really special to see too."

I love those old time country halls, been to many shows in them, have played a lot of sport in them as well. There is a certain feel about them. Last year on our way back from Birdsville we stopped in Hawker and found a Quilt & Craft show on there, we were running a bit late after finding that LOL

I'm sure it will be a huge success Willem, I too would love to see some of the paintings.

Cheers

Deanna

Motherhen and Deanna

We are about 100 paintings down on last year but the quality of the exhibits has increased. Maybe this recession was a good thing as it has curbed some of the excesses of the past. Still the artists come from all over the country SA region and interstate

The Town Hall is heritage listed and so we are not able to hang on the walls, and so, in 2003 and with the help of other individuals and the Rotary Club, I built 25 3mx2m free standing frames. Judith stitched and fitted all of the hessian which covers the frames. With the help of the 'young fellas' at Rotary and a truck we move the frames into place from their storage at the Art Centre. The frames all have carpet on the feet so that they are able to be slid over the polished town hall floor.

We are hoping to have 1500 visitors through the doors over the next 1o days. Entry is by voluntary gold coin donation.


Cheers

We had the pleasure of meeting Willem & Judith at the Art Show 2 years ago enroute to the Kimberley. Willem gave a personal tour of the wonderful stuff on display in the restored hall. An excellent
display put on by community minded people to promote art & photography...well done Willem & Judith, look forward to catching up again one day..cheers.....oldbaz.

Hi Willem, it sounds like you and your wife do a lot of community work in Peterborough, your wife of course being a councillor says it all really. Well done with your volunteer work that you do, Bevan and I love the country towns, they have such a different feel to them. Bushies at heart we are. We nearly went through there on our last trip over through SA, if we ever go that way we will drop in for that cuppa that we had a rain check on last year.

Cheers

Deanna

Yeah well.......its still on until after Easter so whats stopping you taking some time out of your busy schedule...its only about 1000km from your doorstep :-)

G'day Al

You step on my toe and I will stomp on yours....on the internet anyway....my motto.......hahahahaha

Unfortunately the masses do not understand the finer points of their spoken language and look at life from a very narrow perspective.

May posters on this forum are not people of action but rather that of reaction.

But it does not worry me these days. I have gotten over the early days. Peope try to shoot me down and I will fire back. Its all a game. Where to draw the line is for the Moderators.


Cheers

gramps, a simple cut n paste of williams reply 357618. maybe the young fella should loosen his grip, if ya can't take it don't dish it simple.

G'day Willem,

Yep, some people on here take things far too seriously. It's less stressful to just float along and have a laugh.


Steve21,

Roll with the punches mate. No point in getting worked up over trivialities.

Regards to you both

iam not getrting worked up, just looking at the facts here. so you think iam in the wrong? gee you got a lot to learn....

Like I said above Steve, when referring to peas

Yer just a forum terrorist with no real contribution to make.

I will respond if I wish to anything posted and give my opinion whether you like it or not

In the mean time, the more you post and the more I respond the more publicity is generated for the Peterborough Art Prize Exhibition

Steve21,

"iam not getrting worked up" - Are you sure about that?

I'm not interested in an argument this morning. As the day warms up that might change LOL.

Chill Steve, chill.

william you must have practised these words in the mirror, all i did was copy and paste part of your response to 357618 so who's the terrorist then?

stevie

Copy and Paste....that's all you are capable of....hence the comment

Hey Steve21.

In this instance you are 100% wrong.

This is not a person trying to blatantly advertise a product for hire sale or reward, this is a man telling people on this site of a community event that will help his community this is not for personal gain.

I read the post Willem made the other day that you refer to, I had a bit of a laugh and took it for what is was worth, having known Willem I see the funny side of his comments, if you new him You would too.

I recon you should be man enough to just suck it up and admit your wrong, then once you have done that try an apology.

Cheers Steve.

Kev

At this point in time I do not think that is foremost in her thoughts. And I am not sure what you discussed.

Please send her an email through our website


Cheers