Exhibition Venue "Sprouts" on Union Street, Plymouth

Link to Sprouts Website:-

http://sproutsplymouth.weebly.com/

Yesterday our group had a meeting at lunch time and all were determined that we should find our Venue very soon. We have emailed various establishments, shops, galleries, the Art College, the University and others. Up to today we had not received a definite offer of a space. We were all eager to secure a space and discussed doing this as a matter of urgency. We agreed to pull out all the stops.

I met my friend Pete Davey for a coffee this afternoon and he mentioned Sprouts Restaurant. He said that they have art exhibitions there regularly. I thought this was a great opportunity to investigate and so rather than waste any more time, I decided to walk to Union Street immediately.

When I arrived at the restaurant there was a lull in the day's business, and very fortunately for me the owner Garry and his partner agreed to have a chat. They were both very welcoming and after I had explained who I was, and that a group of eight students were looking to set up an exhibition of our work in March, they were very enthusiastic. We had a very lively chat and it was agreed that our opening night would take place on March 1st 2012.

I was overcome with excitement when I left the restaurant. I hardly knew what to do with myself.  I wanted to share my excitement with other members of our group; I called Nancy and Steph to relay our good news. They were as enthusiastic and excited as I was, and it was great to share our good fortune.

Later in the evening I logged on to FaceBook where we have set up a group, and posted as much as I could remember of my meeting with  Garry and his partner at "Sprouts."

We are all overjoyed that we have a venue, and on Friday 27th at lunch time we will meet to discuss some important details, and start arranging and organising how we will promote our exhibition, and  make a list of people to invite, and any other matters that arise.

The space at Sprouts is completely free of charge to us; there were just two conditions that Garry stipulated. These are that we fill the exhibition wall completely with our art (this should not be difficult as there are eight of us) and that we invite as many people as we can to the Opening Night on March 1st 2012 so that there will be a great atmosphere and plenty of business for "Sprouts." This will be advantageous for all of us.

This is an incredibly good deal for us and I just know that it is going to be a great success! It is such an exciting time and I just want to Thank "Sprouts" for giving us this opportunity.