Arts & Entertainment

Opening Night at the Gallery

A visitor describes the opening night of a new gallery exhibition of young local painters.

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1The new gallery opened its doors last Friday with an exhibition of young painters.

2Visitors were welcomed at the entrance with soft music and glasses of fresh orange juice.

3The main room displayed large abstract paintings full of bright colours and bold shapes.

4One artist had used old newspapers and sand to build texture on the canvas.

5The curator gave a short speech about supporting talent from the local community.

6Several paintings were sold to collectors within the first hour of the evening.

7I spent a long time in front of a quiet portrait of an elderly fisherman.

8The artist told me she had painted her grandfather from an old photograph.

9A small catalogue explained the ideas behind every work in the show.

10The exhibition will stay open for six weeks before touring other cities.

11I left feeling inspired and promised myself to visit galleries more often.

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