SOMETHING sock-tacular is afoot in Lemon Tree Passage.
The Tilligerry Arts Group (TAG) is launching its first Socktacula! Exhibition and Competition, a wonderfully wacky celebration of one of the humblest items in your wardrobe — the sock.
This quirky and colourful event is shaping up to be an Australian first, and it’s open to all ages and artistic talent.
From seasoned artists to crafty kids, and even those eccentric cat ladies who knit booties for their kittens.
“We wanted to create something fun, inclusive, and completely out of the box, or should we say, out of the sock drawer,” said Ian Mulligan from TAG Gallery.
“It’s all about creativity, community, and a bit of good old-fashioned silliness.”
The competition categories include; Best Wearable Sock (Crochet/Knit/Sew), Best Dressed Sock (Any Media), Best Sock Painting, Best School Sock (Any Media) and Most Outrageous Sock (Any Media).
From funky tootsie fashion to painted masterpieces and beyond, entries can be as serious or as silly as your darn-loving heart desires.
Entry is completely free and socks can be handmade or from your drawer, and not necessarily wearable.
Local students from Tanilba Bay Primary School and Irrawang High School are already getting their creative socks on, and many TAG members are hard at work on their own wild and woolly entries.
The call is out to the rest of the Port Stephens community to toe the line.
A Lions Sausage Sizzle will start at 12.30pm with the fun kicking off at 2pm on Saturday 6 September at the TAG Gallery in Lemon Tree Passage.
MP Kate Washington will serve as Judge-in-Chief.
Exhibition entries will remain on display until 14 September, giving visitors plenty of time to admire the creativity (and madness) on show.
While the true reward is eternal sock fame, each Category Winner will also receive a modest gift voucher to be used at the TAG Gallery.
Entries must be delivered to the TAG Gallery by the morning of Saturday, 6 September.
If this year’s event is a hit, TAG hopes to make SOCKTACULA! an annual tradition that draws sock lovers and curious onlookers from near and far.
So, raid your laundry basket, get bare footed, dust off your paints and pom-poms, and get those limb huggers the shiny spotlight they deserve.
Entry forms are available from TAG Gallery or by emailing info@tilligerryartsgroup.com.
By Jacie WHITFIELD
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