05/04/2024
Last week we had our opening of the final project of Gorton Visual Arts. The “Gorton Tank” Project has been so good to work on. We worked closely with on this project as well as an outreached session at Gorton Mill House. We had a great turn out for the opening, lots of new and old faces came to celebrate the project as well as the Gorton Visual Arts group as we closed the group. We have had a fantastic run over the 18 years winning awards and recognition but more importantly we have worked with so many brilliant and different people along the way. We would like to thank everyone that supported us by following us on social media, attending our exhibitions and openings, this support for this group has been so good and we all appreciate it so much. We would also like to thank our many and varied funders over the years who have funded the wide variety of art projects. Another thank you to all the groups and schools we have worked in partnership with and also those that have allowed us to share our project through outreach workshops. To all the venues that have allowed us to hang and display our work so that the public can view the quality of the work produced. A big thank you to all our volunteers over the years whose time, experience and patience have helped us keep the group open and running. A massive thank you to all our members from our 18 years of existence, to those who are currently in the group, the ones from the very start of the group, the ones from the times in between and to those that sadly are no longer with us, the biggest thank you for all your hard work, understanding, experience, stories, positive attitudes and skill. The project would be nothing without you. And finally a thank you to Ian who started the group and kept the ball rolling for 18 years through the hard times and the easy times. I think it’s safe to say that everyone who has been involved with or has a connection to Gorton Visual Arts would wish you a happy retirement. It’s been a long and emotional ride, Thank you everyone and goodnight.
