Unforgettable head on collision was the result of rare secret art being released from the tropical islands Vanuatu, in the South Pacific. Bethany regularly receives invitations to attend the opening of exhibitions at the prestigious Annandale Gallery, Trafalgar Street. Built as a Methodist Church in 1860, then used as a Masonic Hall in the 1920’s, the stately building is now an up market Gallery in a trendy inner city suburb of Sydney, Australia. Gallery owners have specialized in showing the best of Australian and overseas modern art. This has earned them an enviable reputation in art circles around the world. July 22nd seemed exceptional from the outset. The invitation spoke about secret rare art on view for the first time, from a remote tropical island of a tiny South Pacific archipelago. Art that had never before been seen outside Vanuatu. At the opening a group of nine Ni-Vanuatu artists, dressed in full custom regalia, would perform a sacred ceremonial dance from the remote island of Ambrym. It all sounded rather mysterious and lots of fun. Eagerly Bethany arranged with two friends to attend the opening, before they went to dinner at one of the fine restaurants around Darling… Read full this story
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