Auction Catalogue - "Inner Strength" - Celebrating and Strengthening Women

The NZ Art Guild and North Shore Womens Centre (NSWC) are proud to join together again to raise funds and awareness for the NSWC.

The NSWC are the only holistic service for women, by women on the North Shore. The funds raised from the charity auction will assist in the administration of their core services: low-cost counseling, family support service, free legal clinic, clothing exchange, low-cost courses and support groups and the Go Girl Youth programme. Donations enable NSWC to continue to offer their services at little or no cost to women.

Please join us on September 2nd 6:30pm at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna Auckland where the month long exhibition "Inner Strength" will open with a fantastic charity art auction. Our guest speaker is Catherine Livingstone who has inspired many women over the years and was recently the last woman sta...nding in the NZ Apprentice (www.missionimpossible.co.nz

The theme of this exhibition is "Celebrating and Strengthening Women" and it brings together 33 very, talented NZ female artists.

The following artists have generously donated artworks to be auctioned on the opening night. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to NSWC.

Artist: Lisz Bodsworth
Title: Basking in the Tower of Song
Media: traditional intaglio print - unframed
Size: 160mm x 180mm
Website:www.afineline.co.nz/liszbodsworth

Artist: Angela Laby
Title: Fixated
Media: Mixed Media
Size: 710 x 710mm
Website:www.freewebs.com/angelalaby/



Artist: Sophia Elise
Title: Journey of Life
Media: Mixed Media
Size: 380 x 760
Website: www.nzartguild.co.nz/sophiaelise

Artist: Rachel Olsen
Media: unmounted Limited Edition Giclee print 300gsm archive quality paper with white border #6 of an edition of 150
Title: 'Woman's Best Friend'
Size: 402 x 250mm
Website: www.dreamland.co.nz/rachelolsen/

Artist: Sharlene Scmidt
Title: Cloud 9
Medium: Oil
Size: 500x600mm
Website: www.nzartguild.co.nz/sharleneschmidt

Artist: Nancy Frazer
Title: Lets have a drink
Media: Mixed Media
Size:
Website: www.yessy.com/nfrazer

Artist: Michele Courage
Title: Crop Circles (“Matariki’ harvest theme)
Media: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 610 x 780mm
Website: www.michelecourage.com

Artist: Merle Bishop
Title: They all came along with me …
Media: Etching 3/15 limited edition handmade print
Size: 570 x 450 framed

Artist: Lorraine Beattie
Title: Breaking
Media: Ltd edition framed photographic print
Size: 660 x 440 mm
Website:www.nzartguild.co.nz/lorrainebeattie

Artist: Liz de King
Title: “Adelante " - Ahead
Media: acrylic on canvas
Size: 610 x 910mm
Website: www.lizdeking.com

Artist: Lauryne Hart
Title: The Search
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 760mm x760mm
Website: www.laurynehart.co.nz

Artist: Jane Santos
Title: Incoming Tide
Size: 250mm x 250mm
Media: Mosaic
Website: www.nzartguild.co.nz/janesantos

Artist: Beate Minderjahn
Title: Mood Zones
Size: 1200 x 720mm
Media: Mixed Media on board
Website: www.nzartguild.co.nz/beateminderjahn

Artist: Amy Walker
Title: August
Media: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 460 x 920mm
Website: www.nzartguild.co.nz/amywalker

Artist: Jess Foote

Title: By The Light Of The Moon

Media: Acrylic on Hardboard - Framed

Size: 575mm x 875mm

Website: http://www.jessfoote.com/

NZ Art Guild Challenge #29

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 given the theme "Human impact on the environment" and asked to take a photograph reflecting this theme. Images were allowed to be digitally altered as long as they were taken by the artist within the time frame of the challenge.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Ron Esplin - Untitled 1

MOST CREATIVE:

Lei Wen - "Mark"


OTHER MEMBER ENTRIES:

Stan Blanch - "Human impact on the environment & the environments impact on humans"

Stan Blanch - "Man in supermarket shopping imaging that there could have been a swamp there once"

Stan Blanch - "Pawpaws growing at my seaside suburban home"

Ron Esplin - Untitled 2

Lei Wen - "Wire"


FACEBOOK ENTRIES:

Beckie Saar Leone - "Above the water table"

Beckie Saar Leone - "Co-op garden"

Beckie Saar Leone - "Male duck under drainage pipe"

Beckie Saar Leone - "Staying clean, staying cool"

Beckie Saar Leone - "Wetlands off the intracoastal waterway"

Tanya Edwards - Untitled 1

Tanya Edwards - Untitled 2

Angela Dexter Dunn - "Human impact"


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)

Kumeu in the Garden

Kumeu Art in the Garden - Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November 2010 10am - 5pm

Kumeu Art in the Garden and the NZ Art Guild will be showcasing some of the best regional artists and sculptors in Kumeu's award winning gardens during this fantastic two day event. There will be 90 artists spread throughout four top local gardens and will incorporate music at each garden. This is a unique charity event that celebrates the blending of art and culture with some outstanding garden gallery's - some which are open to the public for the very first time. All proceeds from this event will be donated to Rotary for disbursement to Charity - West Auckland Hospice and Huapai Volunteer Fire brigade.

Are you an Artist?
Painter - sculptor - jeweller - carver - potter - glass artist - textile artist - photographer doesn't matter what your medium or style is - we want to hear from you. We are looking for 90 artists to show and sell their original artworks over 2 days in the 4 top gardens to 2000 visitors. This is a great opportunity to showcase your art in a unique event.

Registration cost is $35.
Only 15% commissionCentral payment facilities
Table and chair provided/marquees available for hire
Registrations close September 1st

Artist Registration contact:
Event Co-ordinator - John Boylan john@nzartguild.co.nz with Kumeu as the subject

Purchase Tickets for the event and preorder gourmet lunchboxes: www.kumeuartinthegarden.co.nz

Event Director:
Graham McIntyre - LJ Hooker, Kumeu

NZ Art Guild Challenge # 28

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 inspired by the 1970's

WINNER - PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Sharlene Schmidt - "Groovy baby"

WINNER - MOST CREATIVE:

Stan Blanch - "The 1970s witnessed an explosion in the understanding of solid-state physics, driven by the development of the integrated circuit, and the laser. Stephen Hawking developed his theories of BLACK HOLES and the boundary-condition of the universe at this period"


OTHER MEMBER ENTRIES:

RifRaf - "and Carry a Big Stick"

Jane Bold - "Crown Lynn Swan circa 1970"

Mike Greenwood - "Pot Black"

Mike Greenwood - "My hippie mate getting breakfast"

Mike Greenwood - "Flower Power"


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)

NZ Art Guild Proudly Presents the 2010 collaborative project "BLOOM"

2010 Collaborative project "BLOOM"

"Bloom" is a unique artwork which comprises of 64 individual artworks by 62 artists from all over NZ. The theme of this artwork is New Beginnings and Growth. This artwork will be auctioned on Trademe from July 17th with 100% of the proceeds donated to MHF. (Keyword search is NZ Art Guild). The finished artwork is 1.3m x 1.3m - Mixed media - wood frame.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS (Left to right):

Row 1:
1) Ana ter Huurne
2) Melissa Muirhead
3) Amanda Hook
4) Chelsea Davies
5) Michelle Whitehouse
6) Jacqueline Runham
7) Caroline Viesnik
8) Sophia Elise

Row 2:
9) Marilyn Andrews
10) Bill Rutledge
11) Wendy Matthews
12) Cath Sheard
13) Silver Dunlop
14) Angela Laby
15) Sheryl Eustace
16) Neala Glass

Row 3:
17) Nancy Frazer
18) Natasha Wheeler
19) Gail Boyle
20) Melissa Muirhead
21) Anni Morris
22) Tracy MacDonald
23) Chris Cruickshank
24) Melodie Joseph

Row 4:
25) Tessa Birks
26) Julie Sills
27) Sally Blyth
28) Beate Minderjahn
29) Sandra Toornstra
30) Michelle Whitehouse
31) Rochelle van der Werff
32) Amy Mackiewicz

Row 5:
33) Chavah Kinloch
34) Sharlene Schmidt
35) Jane Bold
36) Helen Sherrock
37) Ronda Turk
38) Teresa Rodger
39) Christine Dempster
40) Paulette Shepherd

Row 6:
41) Lei Wen
42) Victoria Anderson
43) Jo Mallinger
44) Cheryl Irwin
45) Lyn Hurring
46) Linda Paul
47) Stan Blanch
48) Shaun Hedley

Row 7:
49) Dennis Clark
50) Michele Courage
51) Shelly van Soest
52) Marimba Powley
53) Tineswari Maruthamuthu
54) Fiona Woods
55) Michelle Thorby
56) Helen McNamara

Row 8:
57) Pam Tapp
58) Ron Esplin
59) Natalie Makeef
60) Rachael Inch
61) Tanya Dann
62) Pam Buffery
63) Sofia Spirtova
64) Tama Florentina

Limited edition prints of "BLOOM" are available for purchase.

Details:
Printed on archival art paper by specialist fine art printers
Comes un-mounted so you can select your framing
(We recommend Lesley’s Picture Framing - email: lpfg@xtra.co.nz)
Size: 410 mm x 410mm. (unframed)
Print run limited to 100 prints – all prints are numbered
Delivery will be approx 2 weeks from the date of order.
$5 from every print sale is donated to the Mental Health Foundation of NZ

Prices:
Bloom Limited Edition Print $79.00
Postage – North Island $8.00
Postage – South Island $12.00
Postage – Rural $15.00

How to order your print:
via the NZ Art Guild website www.nzartguild.co.nz
or by email admin@nzartguild.co.nz

Thank you to Sponsor - Word of Mouth Media

Kip Brook from Word of Mouth Media has for many years helped with publicity and press releases for various national and international charity events. He is always a pleasure to deal with and gets results!

For your media needs we recommend .....

Word of Mouth Media
International and National Media Company

Thank you to Sponsor - Tineswari Maruthamuthu

For many years now, Tineswari Maruthamuthu has sponsored our graphic design for our events. We would like to thank her again for all the work she put into creating the auction catalogue - the creative flair she injects and being an absolute pleasure to work with.

For all your graphic design needs we recommend ...

Tineswari Maruthamuthu

Thank You to our Sponsor - Mike Woods Photography

For the second year in a row - We want to say thank you to Michael Woods Photography in Auckland for sponsoring the official photograph of our limited edition print of the 2010 Collaborative Artwork - Bloom. They have give us exceptional service - going the extra mile - keeping it under wraps (after all it is a secret until the unveiling tonight!) - storing the artwork - taking the disc to the printers and of course goes without saying - for the exceptional quality of the photography. Thanks Mike - you rock!

For all your photographic needs we would definitely recommend ....

Michael Woods Photography

Thank You to Sponsors - Lesley's Picture Framing

We want to say thank you to Lesley's Picture Framing in Auckland for sponsoring the fabulous framing of our limited edition print of the 2010 Collaborative Artwork - Bloom. They have give us exceptional service - going the extra mile - keeping it under wraps (after all it is a secret until the unveiling tonight!) and goes without saying for the exceptional quality of the framing. Thanks Lesley's - you rock!

For all your art framing needs we would definitely recommend ....

Lesley's Picture Framing

Thank You to Sponsors - Buildology

We want to say huge thank you to Allan McIntosh from Buildology in Auckland for sponsoring the materials and framing of our 2010 Collaborative Artwork - Bloom. They have give us exceptional service - going the extra mile - keeping it under wraps (after all it is a secret until the unveiling tonight!) Thanks Allan - you rock!

For all your design and building needs we would definitely recommend ....

Buildology
The Art of Design and Build

Thank you to Sponsors - Giclee Print Ltd

We want to say thank you to Giclee Print Ltd in Auckland for sponsoring the printing on our limited edition print of the 2010 Collaborative Artwork - Bloom. They have give us exceptional service - going the extra mile - keeping it under wraps (after all it is a secret until the unveiling tonight!) and goes without saying for the exceptional quality of the printing. Thanks Mike - you rock!

For all your art printing needs we would definitely recommend ....

Giclee Print Limited
Quality Canvas and Fine Art Printing services for Artists and Photographers