The Yellow Room Triptych initiative

We are proud that the initiative to buy the Yellow Room came from Packsaddle. One of the inspired fundraising ideas for the Olley project was the jigsaw.

A large reproduction of the YRT was cut into jigsaw puzzle pieces, many in ‘whimsy’ shapes the same as some pieces of the furniture in the painting. These pieces were given a value according to size and prominence ranging from $80 to $5,000.

Conceived by Richard Bird, and executed by David Windeyer, both long time Friends of NERAM, the puzzle appeal attracted a wide range of Armidalians. Garden clubs, book clubs, schools, businesses, families and individuals flocked to NERAM to acquire their ‘own piece’. Over $45,000 was raised in five weeks.