The weekend of 12^th -14^th April 2024 saw Kendal Photography Club’s exhibition at the Roundhouse, Staveley.  This was the first exhibition the club has staged in many years and it was a fantastic success.

Over 200 people visited the Roundhouse.    I think everyone found the venue interesting and an enjoyable display space.  It certainly met the needs of the club.

Saturday was the most popular day with over 100 visitors of all ages including children who also talked about their interest in photography.  There were locals, tourists visiting the area, family, friends, work colleagues, past club members, and members of local camera clubs visiting the show.  New contacts were made with local photographers some of whom were kind enough to promote the exhibition further via social media.

Everyone enjoyed the show and there were lots of glowing comments and positive feedback about the quality of the exhibition, the diverse images on display and the interesting venue. 

A number of club members were successful in selling images and cards with contributions being made to club funds. 

A number of visitors expressed an interest in joining the club and we look forward to welcoming new members for our 2024-25 season in September.  The new programme will be on the website over the summer alongside membership forms.  The club secretary can be contacted over the summer for further information if required.

Thanks goes to all those who attended the exhibition and asked questions, talked about photography with us and enjoyed the images.  We ran a small tally of visitors favourite images over the weekend, the most successful was a triptych of  ‘Scout Scar’ by Laurie.  Very close seconds were ‘Wet Sleddale Dam’ by Jeff and ‘Kestrel and Mouse’ by David P.   20 members exhibited images and every member had an image chosen by a visitor as their favourite image from the show.  I think this demonstrates what we already knew, that in photography there is something for everyone.

Thanks goes to Ann Dallaway the driving force behind the exhibition. To Stuart Hann www.theblindchocolatier.co.uk for the delicious chocolate, Janet and everyone at the Roundhouse www.staveleyroundhouse.com who visited the exhibition and to Facebook friends who gave us publicity.

Thanks also to all our members who contributed images, marketed and prepared for the exhibition and gave freely of their time to set up and staff the exhibition and take it down at the end.  I think the pride members have in displaying their work and the enjoyment of participating in the event has certainly encouraged the club to consider another exhibition in the future.

Maureen

Club Secretary