Opening night is Friday, March 13 from 7pm to 9pm. Entry fee of $15 includes delicious refreshments. (Over 18-year-olds only, please) After Party at Club Bundee, Liverpool St. Live music from 9pm with The Urban Bilbies. Free entry. The exhibition continues throughout the Art of Living Festival, Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15, from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Entry fee of $2, kids under 12 free accompanied by an adult.

Artwork by Sidney Shen

Artists from many diverse backgrounds have made their homes in Bundeena-Maianbar. All have been influenced by unique environment of the villages and the surrounding Royal National Park.

Visitors to the increasingly popular Bundeena-Maianbar Art Trail will be well aware of the high quality of the work on display. Those who have yet to "do the trail" can sample the locals' work by visiting the Art of Living Festival Art Exhibition.

In 2009 the exhibition celebrates its 14th year, and again over 100 local artists have been invited to participate.

Award winning artists exhibiting this year include:

• Garry Shead
• Jiawei Shen
• Lan Wang
• Caroline Corby
• Doris Kaminski
• Robert Wilson
• Bob Marchant
• Delma Montesin
• Inger Marchant
• Peter Mulder

FEATURE ARTIST : MICHAEL WEEKES

“The first thing I could do well as a child was to draw. The First thing I liked that I could make a living from was to take photographs. I make art for me, pleasing others is too stressful. Making art is far more satisfying than seeing it on the wall. It’s just something I have to do.”- Michael Weekes

FEATURE EMERGING ARTIST : SIDNEY SHEN

It is not often that an Art Festival has the privilege of promoting an artist at the very beginning of their career.

Only daughter of artists Jia Wei Shen and Lan Wang, who are much respected in Bundeena for their enormous talent and contribution to artistic life, Sidney Shen is an art force “about to happen”

Still only 19 years old, and a student of the College of Fine Arts at the University of NSW, Sidney has a passion for creativity.

She is on the cusp of a possible distinguished art career, so it is timely that the AOLF introduces her work to the art world. By focusing attention on her recent and current practice, we believe that this exhibition may be a spring-board for her .

If you would like to exhibit . . .

All artists (over 18 years), who are resident in Bundeena Maianbar, or who have a significant local connection (part-time resident, brought up here etc) are eligible to enter work into the Art of Living exhibition. The cost is $20 /artist for up to 4 works in a variety of media (size limits apply), and the entry fee includes an opening night ticket.

Download a copy of the 2009 entry form and conditions
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Applications close Friday 2nd March.

For further enquiries, contact Lyn Mason-Norman 0408 860 026 or Kerry Richardson 0418 943 427