Vol 5 No 2 Dec 2008-Mar 2009 - Bundaberg Regional Libraries

ARTS CENTREThe CentreShopAt the Bundaberg RegionalArt Gallery we are very proudof our Centre Shop, with itsamazing assortment of art andcraft items available for purchase.These items are all produced byresidents of the newly amalgamatedBundaberg Regional Council and aresold on a commission basis. Many ofour items – such as Jan DeMattia’s glassbutterflies and frogs – are only availableat the Centre Shop and cannot bepurchased anywhere else.We are always looking for fresh, newand exciting stock and currently wehave over sixty suppliers. Our range ofitems include scarves (knitted, woven,felt and hand painted on silk), glassbusiness card holders, ceramic cats,trinket boxes, jewellery, fridge magnets,postcards, scented candles, DVDs,coasters, carved timber articles andBundaberg souvenir items.At the Centre Shop we try to caterfor all visitors to the Arts Gallery,from international backpackers andtravellers who want a small, light andnon breakable gift to take home intheir suitcases, to children who comein to purchase a gift for Mum or DadJan Arnold’s knitted cakes and breakfasts have proved a big hitwith the publicThe Bundaberg Regional ArtGallery Shop is proud to present awide range of hand made artisticgifts from local artistson Mothers or Fathers Day, to localresidents who want locally made qualityartwork to decorate their homes.The Centre Shop also has the bestrange of beautiful handmade cards inthe region. Supplied by at least eightdifferent artists, our cards are madefrom a wide variety of materialsincluding embroidery, quilling,silk painting, dried flowers andphotography, and are some ofour best selling items. We arevery proud to have visitorswho now come into theCentre Shop specificallyto buy a card for a specialoccasion or for a specialsomeone.Another feature of theshop is the wide variety of cleverlyknitted items. Jan Arnold, a localresident of Bundaberg, started knittinga number of years ago while she spentmany hours looking after her motherin hospital. Jan has now come to loveknitting so much it is her favourite pasttime and as she says “I would ratherknit while watching TV than sleepthrough the programs…”. When Jancame into the Centre Shop just overART GALLERY 37