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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.

For full information about the NZ Art Guild, its services and to become a member go to NZ Art Guild

Friday, 28 May 2010

Feature Artist of the month - Olivier Duhamel

To read the article, click on the image above


Sculptor, Olivier Duhamel is the NZ Art Guild's May artist of the month. His amazing sculptors and body casts showcase his talent. Read the article to find out about his artwork and his workshops that he teaches.


Live Links!

website: http://www.bodyscape.net.nz/
email: olivier.duhamel@bodyscape.co.nz
Workshops and Tutorials: www.bodyscape.net.nz/tutorials.htm

Friday, 14 May 2010

Legato Exhibition Article on infonews.com!

Exhibition Organiser Kay De Lautour

An article was posted on infonews.com discussing the Legato Exhibition that 40 NZ Artists are exhibiting in Italy at the moment.

To read the article click here

Congratulations to Margherita for another article published!


Margherita has had another article published in ther Pensinsula Post about her involvement in the Legato exhibition currently being showed in Cassino, Italy! Well done!
To read the article click on the image above.

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

NZ Art Guild Challenge #24

Every fortnight a challenge is issued to our guild members and also to members of our Facebook Fanpage

These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Participants may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

For this challenge artists were asked to create a work of art based on the work of Pablo Picasso

WINNER: PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Anni Morris - "Daisy's Chain"


WINNER: MOST CREATIVE

Paulette Shepherd - "Portrait of Picasso"


OTHER MEMBER ENTRIES:

Amy Walker - Untitled


Paulette Shepherd - "Blue Nude"


Mike Greenwood - Self portrait


Stan Blanch - "La Bull"


FACEBOOK ENTRY:

Bethjo Artist - "Lovers"



The next challenge is available now via our Facebook Fanpage - check it out for yourself and give it a go!
(you must be logged into facebook to view this page, if you are not currently a member of our group or facebook please feel free to join)

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Claire Fairweather missing artwork!


Unfortunately one of our members in the North Island member's exhibition "Anything Goes" has had one of her artwork's stolen. Claire Fairweather's brooch ironically titled "Anyting Goes" was taken from the Bruce mason centre and has had an article published in the local paper about the incident. We wish her all the best in locating her missing artwork and at least she knows someone appreciates her artwork!

Anything Goes Exhibition

Currently at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, Auckland the NZ Art Guild is having their annual North Island Members Exhibition "Anything Goes". An exhibition to definitely go see!

Photos of all the artwork currently being exhibited:
Upstairs

Sophia Elise, Kelly Poulton and Claire Featherweather


Sherrill Bentley, Ana Ter Huurne and Silver Dunlop


Michelle Thornby, Tineswari Maruthamuthu and Pam Tapp
Melodie Josephs, Rochelle van der Werff and Sarah Marks
Jo Mallinger, Amy Walker, Nancy Frazer


LisaSarah, Richard Leonard, Caroline Viesnik, Beate Minderjahn, Freeman Hau
Jane Bold, Melissa Muirhead and John Towers

Downstairs

Christene Dempster, Richard Leonard, Nancy Frazer, Peter Augustin, Lei Wen, Joanne Redshaw
Cath Sheard, Sharlene Schmidt and Sofia Spirtova

Friday, 7 May 2010

Sarah Scott's Cassino article!


Congratulations to Sarah Scott who recently had an article published about her artwork that will be in the Legato, Italy Exhibition coming up next week!
Click on the image above to read the article.
Or you can go to the online version here

Monday, 3 May 2010

NZ Art Guild Challenge #23

Every fortnight a challenge is issued to our guild members and also to members of our Facebook Fanpage

These challenges are completely voluntary. Submissions must be original and be completed during the 2 week time-frame. Participants may choose to interpret the theme in any way they wish.

For this challenge artists were asked to create a work of art based on the themes Peace and Rememberance

WINNER - PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Paulette Shepherd - "Least We Forget"

WINNER - MOST CREATIVE:

Stan Blanch - "Dalai"

OTHER ENTRIES:

Jane Bold - "Remembering"

Mike Greenwood - "this where Christchurch will remember"

Stan Blanch - "MOMA"


The next challenge is available now via our Facebook Fanpage - check it out for yourself and give it a go!
(you must be logged into facebook to view this page, if you are not currently a member of our group or facebook please feel free to join)