Clifton Art Fair breaks records

There has been an extraordinary response to the 2022 Clifton Contemporary Art Fair which has just wrapped up its run. The event, a fundraiser for the Clifton School of Arts, was a spectacular success with sales of well over $52,000.

With the now rather exhausted CSA team of artists, volunteers and friends sweeping up and taking the last red dots off the walls, co-curators Vyvian Wilson and David Roach finally had a moment to reflect. They couldn’t be happier.

David said: “This means not only money into the pockets of the brilliant local artists who have been doing it very tough over Covid but, thanks to the generosity of those same artists, 25% commission goes to support the great work of the CSA.”

The success of the Clifton Art Fair is even sweeter because the organisers had to postpone it twice in 2021 due to Covid restrictions.

Vyvian says: “It’s incredible to see that, after all the upheavals with Covid, art lovers and collectors from the Illawarra and beyond have come out to support the CSA and our local artists.”

Plans have been conditionally approved for extensions to the rear of the 110-year-old School of Arts building that will provide wheelchair access as well as a small, multifunction gallery space. This fundraiser is part of a series of events in 2022 will include screenings, recitals, workshops and talks.

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