From the 2nd to the 11th of July the old Allpikes car showrooms in Mt Lawley, Western Australia, came alive with the inaugural AinA Exhibition.

Set to be demolished and redeveloped into a mixed commercial/residential complex members of AinA transformed the site in under a week into a funky showcase for the work of their member artists.

The opening night on the 2nd was extremely well attended with hundreds of people going through the exhibition. Ex West Australian Premier Dr Geoff Gallop opened the exhibition and the feedback and sales were very encouraging for all concerned.

Homestead Realty agents formed one selling team and Artists the other on the night with an informal competition being run between the two teams. Both teams were readily identifiable by their red caps and the Real Estate team won the night hands down.

Not only did they win but they reported back that they all had a great time and also bought some of the artworks themselves in the process.

On the second night we had a ring-in don a red cap who totally outsold everyone else. At the end of the night we were sitting around going “who was that guy?” Thanks to Patsy we now know who he is and a ‘big shout’ out goes to Darren. We understand that he really enjoyed himself and we will be chasing him now for future exhibitions!

The exhibition was manned throughout by volunteers from Mercy Ministries and AinA members. Congratulations to all concerned for making this event a great success and stay tuned for news of upcoming events.