Portraiture is so much more than creating a good likeness, a good portrait tells us something we probably didn’t know about the subject. Portraits are generally paintings working as two dimensional emotional conduits, they will surely provoke emotional responses in anyone that takes the time to really look at them. ‘Face value’ isn’t about famous people, it is about who we are and where we come from. We are gritty, quirky, wrinkled, fallible people working hard to make a ‘go’ of things, we have a great sense of humour and are ready to laugh at ourselves. Australia is made up from diverse cultural backgrounds presenting a rich resource for portraiture. ‘Face value – portraits of our time’ is a collection of works by various artists working in this wide-ranging genre. Come and see what our local artists can do, you will be surprised by the high quality of the work on show.