What CAN this person
be talking about? “I have my pirate’s three-corner hat, my coat with the parrot
on the shoulder and my eye patch. What else do I need? Ah yes! My trusty
spade!”
They’re preparing for the third annual Treasure Hunt, which
will run between Monday 8th January and Saturday 17 February 2018 as
part of the Festival of Glass.
The 2018 Treasure Hunt will be launched officially on Monday
8 January at Drysdale’s Bungalow restaurant. The launch will feature a High Tea
and the opening of an exhibition of glass art, which will run at the Bungalow throughout
the Treasure Hunt.
Diane Schofield’s Treasure
Hunt team has signed up thirty two businesses from Curlewis, Drysdale, Clifton
Springs and Portarlington as participants in the 2018 Treasure Hunt.
“This is the third Treasure Hunt and the number of
participating businesses has increased each year”, said Diane Schofield.
“Businesses have found it worthwhile – and enjoyable – to be involved in the
Treasure Hunt and they’ve encouraged others to join in.”
Businesses in the Treasure Hunt will commission pieces of
glass art from local artists and display them throughout the Treasure Hunt; and
the thirty two pieces will be prizes in the Treasure Hunt draw at the Festival
of Glass Expo on Sunday 18 February at Drysdale’s Christian College.
Each business will also display
a glass “Tiny Treasure” by a local
artist and when a treasure hunter finds a “Tiny
Treasure”, the business will stamp their Treasure Hunt entry form. Every entry
form stamped by ten businesses goes into the Treasure Hunt draw.
Business meets glass art at Treasure Hunt Preview
At an exclusive Preview on Wednesday 13 December 2017,
business people on the Bellarine will meet local glass artists from whom they
have commissioned pieces of glass art as prizes in the Treasure Hunt. The
business people can learn how their glass art was created, while the artists
can learn how their creativity is supporting the local economy.
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| 2017's Treasure Hunt Preview |
“Everyone’s a winner
in our Treasure Hunt”, said Diane Schofield. “Businesses can increase their
custom, glass artists can increase their public profile and, of course,
Treasure Hunters can win beautiful glass art.”
