Photo Festival receives boost through Coffs Central partnership Coffs Coast Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 14, 2022 Children enjoying the freedom of Botanic Gardens, picture perfect for the Photo Festival. ARTISTS in the Garden, a community art enjoyment group who meet in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour on the first Sunday afternoon of every month from 12-midday, are excited to announce they have found a supportive partner for their upcoming Photo Festival. Coffs Central will not only fund the production of large banners it will also give the festival a second site. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au What does this mean? “It’s a major step up for both the festival and photos being promoted through the shopping centre screens,” James P Gilmour, Co-Director of Artists in the Garden told News Of The Area. “Large photo banners will now be placed throughout the Botanic Gardens as well as Coffs Central throughout December and January,” he said. The Photo Festival works simply by submission of any photo taken within the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden through the months of September and October. “The photos can be of anything, in any style and any genre, it’s up to you,” Artists in the Garden Director Tammy Mills-Thom told NOTA. “It is a simple celebration of place through the art of photography.” With only a couple of weeks left in October, now is the time to take a stroll and take a photo to be a part of it. “There have been some fantastic photos submitted already, and we are looking for more.” Photographs selected for the large banners will include the photographer’s name and photo title. “It’s your shot, you don’t have to be a professional, we want to view your world through your lens; it is inclusive and celebratory. “We thank Coffs Central for their support of community and the arts,” Tammy and James said. “It will certainly be a feature of summer in the Botanic Garden.” The artist-led Artists in the Garden initiative received funding through a Coffs Harbour City Cultural Grant in August this year. It is free for artists to participate and free for the public to attend. Its aim is to bring art to people, and people to art. Enquiries can be made to Tammy Mills-Thom on 0419 898 112 or via info@artistsinthegarden.au. Visit www.artistsinthegarden.au. By Andrea FERRARI A blossoming beauty, this rose took the eye of a photographer and made a lovely shot. The fine detail of a feature in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden provides an interesting close-up photo.
