Given the existing economic gloom, the following statistics supplied by The Victoria Art Gallery are surprisingly encouraging and support my feeling that we are responsible for a very worthwhile enterprise.
Total works entered: 718
Total works accepted: 415
Non-members works accepted: 225
Members work accepted: 190
The 415 works displayed constitute a record for any exhibition held at the Victoria Art Gallery with 72 works sold. Number of visitors totaled 12,876. Here is a random selection of comments from the Visitors' Book:
'Works of international level - should go on tour'
'Very high standard overall, interestingly diverse, hard to choose a favorite'
'Well worth the council tax. Keep VAG free'
'Far too many for the space, distracts from rare and unusual works'
'Refreshing entertaining variety'
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