2011 Art for sale to raise money for Queenstown Cat Rescue 2011

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By James Beech on Wed, 19 Oct 2011Your Town: Queenstown | News: Queenstown Lakes
Cat fosterer Ave Migias (left), of Frankton, with the nearly 2-year-old cat Mochi. Ms Migias stands in front of some of the fundraising artwork on sale this weekend with Queenstown Cat Rescue co-founder Julia Milley, of Dalefield, who holds Frank, who walked into a family home as a kitten and was adopted by the family after he was unclaimed. Photo by James Beech.
Efforts to tame and care for stray felines in the Wakatipu look set to get a much needed financial boost before kittens arrive when 100 artworks are exhibited for sale by Queenstown Cat Rescue over Labour Weekend.The independent charitable trust will present artworks by Wakatipu and national artists in the Cloakroom Gallery, on the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Sts, and all for less than $500 each.
Represented artists include Graham Brinsley, Claire Worrall, Lyndal Cruickshank, Sandra McElrea, Joyce Drury and Kelvin McMillan.
All contributing artists will give between 25% and 100% of their commission to Queenstown Cat Rescue.
Volunteers rescued and adopted out 28 kittens and 12 adult cats last season, cat fosterer Ave Migias, of Frankton, said.
"At the moment we have eight cats to rehome [and] within the next month, we will be busy with kittens."
The exhibition runs from this Friday to next Monday, 10am to 4pm.