Creativity blooms from connections

Ryman resident Honor Mackellar (right) works on piece of art, while Otago Art Society council...
Ryman resident Honor Mackellar (right) works on piece of art, while Otago Art Society council member and Ryman staff member Mari Gomes-Bradford looks on. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Artists are always connecting times and places, but "Making Connections" is more than just a snappy title for the Otago Art Society’s latest exhibition.

The exhibition, which opened last month, highlights how Ryman Healthcare has sponsored Otago Art Society exhibitions since 2018.

Among the connections made between the society and the company has been between the art society council and Dunedin-based Ryman staff member Mari Gomes-Bradford.

A member of the art society council herself, Ms Gomes-Bradford noticed how positively Yvette Williams rest-home residents responded to art.

She helped to organise the "Making Connections" exhibition and is keen for residents to visit the show at the society galleries at the Dunedin Railway Station.

The exhibition, which features painting, sculpture, jewellery and photography, was judged by Dunedin artist Michael Greaves.

The exhibition continues until December 18.

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