“This is a wonderful achievement by the Drummoyne Art Society and I want to congratulate them for 50 amazing years,” he said.
“The 50th anniversary exhibition opens this Friday, 4 July and I encourage our community to get behind the Drummoyne Art Society and support this event.”
The Drummoyne Art Society was established in 1964 by Charles Halliday, the Mayor of Drummoyne and has contributed greatly to the development and support of local artists in the City of Canada Bay.
Renowned artist Joshua Smith (famous as the subject in the 1943 controversial William Dobel Archibald prize-winning portrait and winner of the 1944 Archibald Prize ) was a member of the society for many years and a Memorial Award is presented in his honour each year.
Mayor Tsirekas will officially launch the 50th anniversary exhibition at Drummoyne Civic Hall, Marlborough Street, Drummoyne on Friday, 4 July. The nine-day exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday, 5 July until Sunday, 13 July, 2014.