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The Beyond Appearances exhibition has been a great success. This is so in many ways; firstly, in terms of visitor numbers, there were a total of 357 people, of whom over 80 attended the private view on the Friday evening. This evening was not only satisfying in terms of numbers, but there was a substantial, very attentive and appreciative audience for the studio upstairs writers when they preformed their poetry.

Feedback from the public attending the exhibition was full of praise for the work and the professional way it was presented. Moving, inspiring, thought provoking, beautiful and strong were common terms in the visitors book

In terms of sales the exhibition was a success too, with six paintings and four pieces of ceramic sold. As our first partnership event with Rethink and Mind it was also a great success, with all parties keen to work on more collaborative projects in the future.

"A fine collaboration, allowing expression and allowing the viewer to delve into individual expression."

"When you are in the foothills of trying to draw and paint, this exhibition gives one hope and inspiration"

"All the artwork is good, a lot of it has left me spellbound and timelessly inspired."

"Really strong work - powerful and creative"

"Impressive selection and quality - one can tell that this did not come about through hierarchical thinking!"

"Beautifully presented, varied artwork by talented artists. Would love to see more"

"Fantastic work from absolute little gems to extremely moving and very ambitious works of art"

"Some fantastic talent and some powerful pieces - brilliant ! Well done to everyone."

"Thanks to all involved in putting together a diverse and dynamic exhibition."

"On looking deeper into the work, you not only see the evident skills but the immense breadth of experiences that are very moving"

"Wonderfully powerful work that expresses so much."

"Brave, touching and heartfelt..... Thank you. I look forward to the next one"