This, at least, is the effect the Mosaics group hopes to make when its latest show opens at the Bermuda Society of Arts gallery.

Spokeswoman Brittany Wivell says it is hoped a day-time opening with plenty of entertainment, food and drink on hand, will attract a wider, younger crowd.

While the exhibition is inside, there will be music and performance art outside City Hall, in an effort to attract as many visitors as possible.

"We are hoping to have at least one gold, `living' sculpture and some drummers to drum up attention and to get children involved,'' she explains.

The Mosaic group burst upon the local art scene last year with its inaugural show entitled Freestyle. This year, it is called Umum-ism, a deliberately humorous title which the committee feels will help to emphasise a sense of community.

"There's so much in this show that's unique to Bermuda,'' says Miss Wivell.

"We have cedar work, `found' art which uses objects found on the beach and jewellery from shells, and so on. We also thought that the name would encourage a wider range of people to take part. Some of the artists are very serious, but others are in it for the fun of the thing.'' Almost 60 artists will be exhibiting around 200 pieces of work in the mixed media show, which includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, tapestries, jewellery, textiles, decorative furniture and hand-made paper.

Miss Wivell says while most of the people taking part in the show are art students, a wide cross-section will take part, including children.

Saturday's City Hall opening marks just the first phase of the show, which lasts until August 14.

On August 22 the entire exhibition moves for a week-long showing in the spacious surroundings of the hall on the upper floor of the Clocktower Building at Dockyard.

"We are hoping that the public will support us. One of the things we really want to do is to get the message across that art is fun, and art is for everybody.'' HEAD TO HEAD -- 12-year old Sara Kimberly Hollis examines one of the exhibits in the upcoming Mosaics art exhibition at City Hall. It is by art student Graham Foster who is now studying at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.