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 as "the Brighton exhibition" and "the Footscray exhibition". A fashion parade and panel discussion were also held as part of the two-day event. In this photo, several panelists are seated on the stage during the panel discussion event.

Physical description

B&W photo of four people seated on some folding wooden bench seats. A man, sitting on one of the bench seats, is speaking into a microphone on a stand, which is situated in the gap between the two wooden bench seats. There is a small painted wooden table in front of them, on which there are various pamphlets. Behind them is the edge of a stage, with a large stage curtain/backdrop in the background. There is a radio/cassette player and a large potted plant in the front corner of the stage.