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© John Corfield 2003
Art in Bridge 2006 report  
The Autumn Exhibition took place on Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22nd October 2006, in Bridge Village Hall, as part of the Canterbury Festival. Thanks go to all the many who helped make this another successful Exhibition, despite the number of exhibits being dramtically lower.
     
YEAR 2001   2002   2003   2004 2005 2006
ARTISTS      
No. of artists 66   70   87   83 85 52
No. of children 5   18   20   15 15 11
Children 8%   26%   23%   18% 18% 21%
From Bridge & adjoining Parishes 95%   93%   86%   76%
From rural Parishes 96%   94%   94%   91%
New Exhibitors 100%   51%   52%   47%
EXHIBITS      
Registration fee 50p   £1.00   £1.00   £1.00 £1.00 £1.00
No. of Exhibits 141   171   188   182 193 116
Exhibits for sale 38       138 98
% for sale 27%       72% 84%
VISITORS      
No. of visitors ~ 300-400   ~ 410   ~ 320   536 436 ~260
Visitors/exhibit 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.2
     
INCOME      
Registration income £43.00   £135.00   £160.50   £147.70 £169.00 £100.00
Donations £305.00   £152.58   £135.74   £207.11 £174.54 £93.24
Refreshments n/a   £83.25   £66.26   £57.77 £35.80 £28.70
SALES      
No of Sales 7   9   23   23 21 22
% sold 18%       15% 22%
Value of Sales £597.00   £370.00   £1,653.00   £1,250.00 £1,205.00 £871.00
Requested donation % 20%   20%   25%   20% 25% 25%
Sales donations £70.50   £65.00   £413.25   £247.10 £301.96 £96.00
 Total income £418.50   £435.83   £775.75   £659.68 £681.30 £317.94
EXPENSES      
Incidental expenses -£421.18   -£236.09 2 -£274.86 4 -£97.76 -£126.83 -£60.41
Hire of Village Hall -   -£83.00   -£95.00   -£95.00 -£85.00 -£108.00
 Total expenditure -£421.18 1 -£319.09   -£369.86   -£192.76 -£211.83 -£168.41
 Net income -£2.68   £116.74   £405.89   £466.92 £469.47 £149.53
     
 Other income   £53.00 3
 Other outgoings   -£10.00   -£27.96
 BALANCE      
 Account balance -£2.68   £116.74   £565.63   £1,004.59 £1,474.06 £1,623.59
1  Includes £235 for picture rail     2 Includes £138 for Banner from 2001     
3 Spring 2003 Workshops   4 includes £140 for further equipment
5 sponsorship of GLADE exhibition May 2004  
     
The remaining funds will be retained in the Art in Bridge account for use in promoting further art activities in Bridge and district.
     
John Corfield 24th October 2006