Maleny Arts and Crafts Group Inc.

Our club will be involved in this upcoming community event, the Hinterland Aussie Day Expo, and we invite all members and their families along for a great morning out together. At Maleny Showgrounds on Australia Day the whole family can enjoy a Big Maleny Apex Breakfast, then get into heaps of free family fun, games and displays from Maleny's many community and sporting groups! Prizes, games, hands-on activities and displays all morning, for all ages. The Expo Passport Draw will take place at 12 noon, where you can win some great prizes just by collecting a stamp from all the stalls in your Expo Passport! Last chance for a Passport is 10.30 am, all passports to be back to the Entry Tent by 11.30 am, drawn at 12 noon. What's on at the Maleny Showgrounds: •        6.30 am onwards -  Apex Big Breakfast •        7.45 am - Flag Raising Ceremony at the TS Centaur Cadets Building •      ...

On Australia Day 2015 (26 th  January) the Apex Breakfast, RSL Flag Raising Ceremony and  the Annual Naturalization Ceremony will all take place at the Maleny Showgrounds. Immediately following the celebrations,  MDSRC is hosting a  FREE  Hinterland  “ Come & Try Day”  for clubs to promote their activities and attract future memberships. The Maleny Arts and Crafts Group will be there on the main oval with Information, Demonstrations and Activities. Come and check us out.  Starts and 7:30am and finishes at 12pm. 

The time has flown by and here we are ready for the Christmas Fair. The Community Centre is set up ready for the doors to open tomorrow Friday 4th December at 9am. There is a great choice to pick from. Whether its something small or perhaps an art piece for the wall you will find it at the Fair. Don't forget about our raffle. A great handmade timber retro rocking chair with woven throw and matching cushions is the prize. Check out the photos below for a sneak peak at what is available and have fun shopping.

The Maleny Arts and Crafts Group will hold it annual Christmas Fair from the 4th to the 6th December. It will be held in the Maleny Community Centre in Maple Street (opposite the MACG Gallery). It will be open from 9am - 4 pm on Friday and Saturday and 9am - 3pm Sunday. The raffle will be drawn at 2pm on Sunday. The raffle prize is a handsome handmade timber retro rocking chair with a handmade woven throw and matching knitted cushions. Tickets available throughout the Fair. All items are unique and  handmade by local artisans. There will be pottery, sculpture, woodwork, fabric creations including quilted, sewn and woven items. Also fine art, glassware and fashion items and more. Make this your ONE STOP CHRISTMAS SHOP.

The Quilting Group had the pleasure of a visit from Sister Christine Henry of the Downs & West Community Support to their meeting on Monday 7th September. Some of the members had been busy and we were very pleased to donate 21 quilts, a sewing machine and a child's outfit to be passed onto farmers and families affected by drought in South-West Queensland. Celia, Sister Christine and the Cat in the Hat Quilt Quilts folded up ready to go.  A small peek at some of the quilts  Anita, Celia, Pam, Sr Christine and Judy with the quilts. Sr Christine and Sara with the child's outfit made by Sara.

A sneak peak at this weekend's exhibition at the Artists' Show and Sale at the Creative Centre at the Maleny Showgrounds. Please see below for all the details.

The Maleny Arts and Crafts Group will hold their Artisan Show and Sale at the Showgrounds on Saturday 4th July and Sunday 5th July. Open from 9am - 4pm both days, there will be an auction held at 11am on Sunday.  Collector Art Works and Studio Sale Bargains will be available to purchase as well as a range of Painting, Claywork and Glass Art Originals made by local artists.

The Maleny Agriculture Show is over for another year. With over 10,000 people through the gates over the two days it was deemed a success. Congratulations to the Maleny Show Society for putting on such a great show. MACG members were well represented with various entries in the Craft and Food sections of the show. Congratulations to all the members who won prizes and well done to those who entered but did not win a prize. The judges would not have had a easy time choosing the winners. MACG had displays of different handiwork by each different group at the workshop during the show. There were lots of visitors and some were very intrigued watching the demonstrations of the quilting and the spinning.

MACG’s Autumn Fair was held on the 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd of May at the Maleny Community Centre. In spite of the inclement weather the Fair was a success. The deluge of rain on Friday did keep the numbers of visitors down, but Saturday and Sunday dawned fine. Thanks to all those that supported the fair. There was a wide array of goods for sale all made by members. Available was Pottery, Quilting, Sewn Articles, Paintings, Glassware, Knitting, Jewellery, Fashion  and food items just to name a few.