Marlene Griffin raises refugee awareness through Stringer Gallery exhibition Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 28, 2023 Marlene Griffin will exhibit ‘Creative Moments, Art for Refugees’ at the Stringer Gallery. THE Stringer Gallery’s Feature Artist for the months of May and June is Marlene Griffin, a long-standing member of the Nambucca Valley Arts Council. Marlene paints in a range of media including watercolours, acrylics and oils, and more recently has experimented with alcohol inks. 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 She said it has been an interesting and rewarding journey, full of challenges and fulfilment. Marlene tackles all subjects but loves most of all painting Nambucca scenes. There will be a morning tea in the Stringer Gallery to launch Marlene’s ‘Creative Moments, Art for Refugees’ exhibition on Tuesday 2 May from 10.00am. All the proceeds from the sales of Marlene’s art works in the exhibition will be donated to the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) in Newtown. The ASC supports asylum seekers in the Sydney area by providing meals, food parcels, help with school equipment, legal advice and more. The Gallery is also opening its Themed Exhibition, open to all artists, titled ‘Comedy in Art’. The Gallery, now part of the new Learning and Cultural precinct in Nambucca Heads, is open from Monday to Friday from 10.00 am until 3.00 pm, and on Saturday from 9.30 am until 12.00 noon.
