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Welcome to the NZ Art Guild blog - here you will find the news updates, links to members art, information about art exhibitions and events, art challenge winners etc.

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Saturday, 31 May 2008

Guild Members Exhibitions - June 2008

The following are some of the amazing exhibitions being held by NZ Art Guild Members during the month of June. If you are in the area please stop by and have a look - support New Zealand Artists!!!


Texture, Depth and Vision
When: 3rd - 27th June 2008
Where: The Bank, 21 The Crescent, Invercargill
Participating Guild Artist: Chavah Kinloch
Opening Night -Thursday 5th June, 7pm

Southland Artists Chavah Kinloch and Tanya Anne Johnson, bring Texture Depth and Vision to The Bank Art Gallery in Invercargill. In a duo exhibition, these contemporary artists will be showcasing an amazing array of mixed media art, introducing the world to their original styles. Open weekdays 9-5:30pm

Kohia Terrace School Exhibition & Sales
When: 6th - 8th June 2008
Where: Kohia Terrace School, 3 Kohia Terrace, Epsom, Auckland
Participating Guild Artist: Sally Blyth, Sarah Jayne Woodward

Opening night Cocktail Party is Fri 6 June at 7pm. Tickets $35 from Cathy Manning, Ph: 638 8526, all welcome. Check http://www.kohiaart.co.nz/ for more event information and photos.

Franklin Arts Festival
When: 7th - 15th June 10-5pm
Where: Pukekohe Town Hall, Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, Auckland
Participating Guild Artist: Angela Laby
Official opening and Awards - Friday 6th June 6.30pm. Tickets are $25.00

Solo Exhibition - Tracey Stringer
When: 9th June - 20th July 2008
Where: Oyster Retail Limited, 252 Jackson Street, Petone, Auckland
Website: Tracey Stringer

Mt Pleasant Art Exhibition
When: 14 June 2008 1.30pm - 5pm
Where: Mt Pleasant Community Centre, McCormacks Bay Rd, Mt Pleasant, Christchurch
Participating Guild Artists: Jude Blake, Pam Buffery

Please support - gold coin entry only. Over 40 artists and sculptures are exhibiting

Mairangi Arts Centre Biennial Auction
When: 14th June 2008
Where: 20 Hastings Rd, Mairangi Bay, North Shore City, Auckland

The Mairangi Arts Centre is holding is biannual fundraising arts auction on Saturday 14 June at 2pm. Open for viewing from Wednesday 4 June and will feature examples of work by prominent New Zealand artists.

Ignition - 2008 Hamilton Fringe Festival
When: 16th - 21st June 2008
Where: Ariki Gallery, 555 Victoria St, Hamilton
Participating Guild Artist: Cathleen Tarawhiti

44th Annual Art exhibition
When: 23rd June - 11th July 2008
Where: Ashburton Art Gallery, Baring Square East, Ashburton
Participating Guild Artists: Jude Blake


Vauxhall School Exhibition of Fine Arts
When: 27th - 29th June 2008
Where: Wakatere Boat Club, Narrowneck Beach, Devonport, Auckland
Participating Guild Artists: Anne Lengauer, Ingrid Boot

Gala night Friday 27th June
All proceeds from the exhibition goes towards a new multi purpose building for the school

Mairangi Arts Student Exhibition

CONGRATULATIONS to Lisz Bodsworth
who won the "Anne Bruce Award for most Promising Student"
at the Mairangi Bay Arts 2008 Student Exhibition


Lisz Bodsworth - "On Board"

2008 Peters Doig Art Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to Elspeth Alix Batt
who won 4th Place in the
2008 Peters Doig Art Awards, Marlborough Art Society

Elspeth Alix Batt - 'Transfiguration'

Friday, 30 May 2008

NZ Art Guild joins forces with Mental Health Foundation of NZ to raise funds & awareness.

The NZ Art Guild is excited to be working with the Mental Health Foundation to enable individuals, whanau, organisations and communities to improve and sustain their mental health and realise their full potential.

20% of the proceeds from the sale of the NZ Art Guild's collaborative project "Reach Out" will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation.

This artwork will be exhibition at the annual members exhibition "Make it Memorable" at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland July 1st - 30th. It will then be autioned off on Trademe July 19th - 29th.

88 artists have contributed to"Reach Out" by creating one small individual artwork. They were provided with the a small wooden panel and given a theme to paint to. The theme this year is “On your mind” and interpretation of this is entirely up to the artists. When all of these individual artworks are combined they create an overall image and a stunning one of a kind artwork measuring 1.3m x 1.5m.

The overall image of the collaborative artwork is kept secret, even from those participating in it, until the unveiling of the artwork on the opening night of the NZ Art Guild annual exhibition at the Bruce Mason Center 6:30pm Tuesday 1st July 2008.

Everyone is welcome to attend and entry is free.

"Reach Out" - NZ Art Guild Collaborative Project 2008

Each year the NZ Art Guild members create an amazing collaborative project artwork made up of many individual artworks. The pieces for these projects are sent out to members of the NZ Art Guild who want to participate. They are given basic instructions and a theme to paint to - they have no idea what the overall finished artwork will look like. These pieces are then returned and compiled into one huge artwork which is exhibited at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland during the Annual Members Exhibition. Towards the end of the exhibition this piece is then auctioned off on Trademe.

This is the first one which was created in 2006 for the Annual Members Exhibition - "Straight From the Heart". This piece was called "Fusion" and 49 members contributed to it. They were painted on individual canvases and the artwork measure 1.4m x 1.4m when finished. It was auctioned off on Trademe and sold for $8350


The second one involved 66 members in 2007 and was called "Patchworks". It was exhibited at the Annual Members Exhibition called "Off the Brush" The theme for this artwork was Soul. It was 1.5m x 1.5m and created as a wallhanging. This was successfully auctioned off on Trademe for $3310
This year 88 members contribute to "Reach Out" which will be unveiled on July 1st at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna at the Annual members exhibition "Make it Memorable" The theme of this artwork is "On your mind" and 20% of the sale proceeds are going to be donated to a charity. It's aprox 1.3m x 1.5m

Theme Week Challenge - Instinct (26/5/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to create an artwork that represents that theme. These will often incorporate a certain technique, style, colour etc as an additional challenge for members. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These were the winners of the "INSTINCT" theme (26/5/08)
Members had to incorporate the technique of frottage into this challenge.


PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Chris Cruickshank "The Dove came back"


MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME
Helen Sherrock "The Beckoning Tide"

Photography Challenge - Time (19/5/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to take a photograph that represents the theme. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.
These Photographs were the winners of the "TIME" theme (19/5/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE


Sally Blyth "Liberty Time"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME

Sher Green "First Time Footy Stars"

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Theme Week Challenge - Discovery (12/5/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to create an artwork that represents that theme. These will often incorporate a certain technique, style, colour etc as an additional challenge for members. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish. Members also had to incorporate the technique of hatching into this challenge.

These were the winners of the "NURSERY RHYMES" theme (28/4/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE and MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:


Helen Sherrock - The Proofs in the Pudding

Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Masters Month Challenge - Arshile Gorky (5/5/08)

Every month members are given an artist to study. They have the next 4 weeks to paint/create something inspired by the work of that artist. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original, be of any size, medium or style, must adhere to copyright laws and be completed during the 4 week time-frame.

The following paintings were the winners of the "ARSHILE GORKY" theme (5/5/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:


Helen Sherrock - "Organized Chaos"

MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:


Tessa Birks - "Memory"

Photography Challenge - Beauty (5/5/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to take a photograph that represents the theme. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These Photographs were the winners of the "BEAUTY" theme (5/5/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Melissa Muirhead - "Clouds of Beauty"


MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Jane Bold - "Double Rainbow"

Thursday, 1 May 2008

Theme Week Challenge - Nursery Rhymes (28/4/08)

Every fortnight members are given a theme. They have the next 2 weeks to create an artwork that represents that theme. These will often incorporate a certain technique, style, colour etc as an additional challenge for members. These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Members may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

These were the winners of the "NURSERY RHYMES" theme (28/4/08)
Members had to incorporate the technique of stippling into this challenge.


PEOPLE'S CHOICE AND MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:


Helen Sherrock - "Three Blind mice who went off to market to buy a Fat Pig"

Artist Opportunites

Entries for both of these opportunites close very shortly!

JENESYS PROGRAMME - Residency in Japan Artist and arts practitioner residency opportunity in Japan.

A one-to-three month residency opportunity for a young (35 and under) professional visual artist, photographer, designer, performer, writer, curator, contemporary classical musician and/or producer is being offered by the JENESYS Programme, administered by the Japan Foundation in partnership with the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

The residency is to commence on or before July 31, 2008 and is scheduled to be hosted by Tokyo Wonder Site (http://www.tokyo-ws.org/english/index.html).

Professional practising artists with a record of achievement in the preferred genres of arts practice are invited to submit a written application to Asia New Zealand Foundation by no later than 5pm on Friday, May 9, 2008.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents and able to exercise a degree of autonomy and self reliance. Timing: Applications due at the Asia New Zealand Foundation by no later than 5pm on Friday 9 May 2008. Successful candidate advised by 26 June 2008. Residency commenced on or before 31 July 2008.

Contact: Monica Turner. Projects Officer, Culture, Asia New Zealand Foundation
Phone 04-4708708
Email: mturner@asianz.org.nz
Further information on the opportunity, a downloadable copy of the application form and support material required to support an application is available from the Asia New Zealand Foundation website at: http://www.asianz.org.nz/culture/opportunities/jenesys


COCA ANTHONY HARPER CONTEMPORARY ART AWARD 2008
Entries Close : 5pm Friday 9th May
Exhibition : 10th - 29th June 08
Entry form and photographs for selection of artworks must by received by 5pm 9 May, 2008. Up to Two submissions accepted.
Entry Fees : $15.00 non-refundable administration fee per artwork for members or $30.00 non-refundable administration fee per artowrk for non-members. To down load application form and for more details please go to www.coca.org.nz