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on the Friday, October 14, 2016
Adelaide cabinet maker Mohamed Sayed Evans’ love of calligraphy is helping shape a new career as an artist and teacher at the age of 77.
Mr Evans sold his Lonsdale-based interiors and shopfitting business last year but it wasn’t long before he turned to a new challenge.
“It isn’t my style to sit back and watch the world go by,” he says. “Time is short – we’re here today and gone tomorrow. I love to create and to work.”
Mr Evans paints and frames exquisite pieces of traditional Arabic art and Islamic calligraphy, drawing on an interest he first developed as a teenager in his country of birth, South Africa.
He was artist-in-residence during the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) festival at the Multicultural Communities Council of SA, where seven of his works were on display.
He is enjoying strong interest and demand for his work, including a commission to create a work for new Islamic school Garden College at Parafield Gardens.
ACH Group’s Fiona Telford-Sharp says Mr Evans’ story is a great example of how older people can turn their hobbies into a successful business.
“When people retire, they often find themselves wondering ‘what am I going to do with the next 30 or 40 years of my life?’”, she says. “They might want to use their skills and experience, or to try something new and completely different.” she says.
ACH Group membership network The Exchange has joined forces with New Venture Institute, an initiative of Flinders University, to present a business lunch on this topic at Flinders University next week.
‘Don’t Retire Your Dreams of Business Success’ will be delivered by seven-time start-up guru and TechRanch chief executive Kevin Koym.
WHAT: Don’t Retire Your Dreams of Business Success
WHO: TechRanch chief executive Kevin Koym
WHEN: Tuesday 17 October, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
WHERE: Alere Restaurant & Function Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042
COST: $175 ($160 for Exchange members)
BOOKINGS: Phone ACH Group on 1300 224 477 or click here to book.
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