Maleny Arts and Crafts Group Inc.

Members of Maleny Arts and Crafts Group have been busy yesterday and today setting up for the Autumn Fair. The Fair will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Maleny Community Centre. Opens at 9am. There is a great choice of hand crafted items available. Cash and EFTPOS accepted. Don't forget to visit the Woodies at the MACG workshop during the Maleny Wood Expo on at the Showgrounds from Saturday to Monday. Our Gallery is currently closed for refurbishment. Look forward to a new look Gallery. Opening again soon. Check out these great photos showing just a snippet of what is available at the Fair

Less than a month to go before the Autumn Fair. Everyone has been busy working towards a successful fair. The raffle prize of a queen size quilt looks great and would grace any bedroom with beauty and panache. The Fair will be at the Maleny Community Centre from the 29th April until the 1st May. The doors will open at 9am each morning and close at 4pm on Friday and Saturday and 3pm Sunday. All the items on sale have been made by members of the Maleny Arts and Crafts Group. There will be a great selection of unique handcrafted items on display and available for sale. Choose from pottery and clay work, glassware, fine art including paintings, fabric creations including quilted, sewn or woven items. Also jams and preserves, fashion items including knitted items and hand painted silk. Lots of other treasures available.   There will be some woodwork available as the woodworkers will be at the Maleny Wood Expo at the Showgrounds. Remember Mother's Day is the following Sunday, but...

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.