Historical information

On Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of May, 1978, an art and craft exhibition was held as a fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). Titled, "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living", the exhibition was held at St Andrew's Parish Hall in Brighton. A second "Living with Arthritis" exhibition was held two months later in Footscray. Henceforth, the respective events were commonly referred to in newsletters as "the Brighton exhibition" and "the Footscray exhibition". A fashion parade and panel discussion were also held as part of the two-day Brighton event. In this photo, two people are viewing some of the artwork on display while, in the background, another person is perusing another stall. A slightly cropped version of this photo appears on page 5 of the Vol 9, March 1978 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It is captioned: "Visitors at Brighton admire paintings by R.A.A.V. members, Mrs. Joan Wyer and Mrs Ness Chappel. Photo - Ben Baxter." The photo accompanies an article titled, "AIDS TO DAILY LIVING", and sub-titled, "ART AND CRAFT".

Physical description

B&W photo of two people looking at several paintings hanging on a display board. In the background, there is another person standing in front of a table full of potted plants and other items.

Inscriptions & markings

[handwritten in light blue ink] Page 5 Visitors at Brighton