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The Lawrence Summer Arts Fesival

The Lawrence summer arts festival is a successful yearly event. A medley of performing, visual and creative artistic expertise is on show over the weekend in the historic village. The festival brings a rich experience for the whole family and art lover alike.

As part of the festival All Otago and Southland artists are invited to participate in this unique Art Exhibition. The festival will be held on the weekend of the 16, 17, 18 January 2009.

Art Exhibition:
16, 17, 18 January 2009

Theme:
“Going for Gold”

The artist is free to interpret the theme according to their own research and/or explore Creative avenues; i.e. history, people or landscapes of the Lawrence area, etc.

Venue:
The Old Blues Gallery, Ross Place
The Church at Marama Lodge

Categories and Awards:
(Winners of these Awards all receive a 1 year subscription to the NZ Art Guild)
Award - Best Theme
Award - Best Landscape
Award - People’s Choice
(Monetary Prizes will be announced at a later date)

Important dates:
7 November 2008 - Entry form and payment
22 December 2008 - 5 January 2009 - Final week for the paintings to arrive in Lawrence via courier or personal delivery
Friday 9 January 2009 - Adjudicators and press release (private)
Friday 16 January 2009 at 6pm - Awards and opening ceremony (public)

For Further details or Entry Forms:
Contact the Coordinator for art exhibition
Sharon Ann Burger
Email sharonannburger@hotmail.com

Guild Members Exhibitions - September 2008

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

Joint Exhibition
When: 28th August - 28th October 2008
Where: Xpress Stationers, 2/25 Veronica St, New Lynn, Auckland
Participating Guild Artists: Jane Bold, Mark Godwin

Both Jane and Mark are local West Auckland Artists displaying a sample of their recent works. Jane's work includes part of her "Rangitoto Series" featuring Kiwiana images, and Mark's display of diverse themes feature vibrant colours.


NZ Shore Plover Art Auction
When: 1st September - 9th October 2008
Where: Suze, Mayfair, London
Participating Guild Artists: Sophia Elise, Sally Blyth, Tony Brown, Nancy Frazer, Chavah Kinloch, Tania Verrent and Elspeth Alix Batt

Opening night Sept 10th - Auction Oct 10th at NZ House - Artwork being auctioned to raise funds for the endangered NZ Shore Plover in conjunction wtih the Deprtment of Conservation. More details http://www.nzsociety.co.uk/


NZ Art Guild South Island Members Exhibition "COMMON GROUND"
When: 15th - 21st September 2008
Where: Gallery O at the Arts Centre: Level 1, Boulevard Shops & Galleries, Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
Participating Guild Artists: Amanda Hook, Anni Morris, Barb Warren, Chavah Kinloch, Cheryl Irwin, Elissa Ramsay, Janet Marshall, Jude Blake, Kirsty Black, Maria Hartley, Pam Buffery, Rachael Inch, Ron Esplin, Sharon Burger, Shelly Van Soest, Tanya Dann, Viv Hansen

Opening Day 15th September - all welcome, come and meet the artists! Artist in Residence onsite daily. Open 7 days 10am-5pm

Theme Week Challenge - Music (1/9/08)

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. As an added challenge members also had to incorporate the use of the technique of chiaroscuro into their work.

These were the winners of the "MUSIC" theme (1/9/08)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AND MOST CREATIVE USE OF THEME:

Helen Sherrock - "Deep in Song"

Volume a Contemporary Craft/Object Symposium

Volume a Contemporary Craft/Object Symposium taking place @ Hawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery, Napier on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October, 2008.

Volume will explore and challenge the position of the craft / object maker in New Zealand today. Presenters from both contemporary art and craft camps will come together and question the function, position and future of the crafted object in New Zealand.

Volume, Saturday 18th October, 9am – 5pm
Keynote Presentations by Justin Paton and Douglas Lloyd Jenkins
Object Curators Panel Discussion
8 Presentations on Who’s Hot in the Object Making World
Symposium Drinks and Dinner

Volume, Sunday 19th October, 10am – 2pm
Bring, Buy and Swap - Contemporary Craft Market
Raising Boys Gallery Talk

Who are the hottest young kiwi craft artists? Where does craft fit in the 21st Century? Is the handmade still relevant? What are public galleries offering object art? Where to from here in craft education?

With presentations designed to excite makers, students, curators, writers, collectors and enthusiasts, this event promises to invigorate, stimulate and entertain. Add to that an excuse to spend a weekend in sunny Hawke’s Bay catching up with people you haven’t seen for years, and Volume promises to be an unmissable event.

This event is being held in conjunction with the exhibition Raising Boys - Ceramics by Andy Kingston, Paul Maseyk, Ross Mitchell-Anyon, Richard Parker and Martin Poppelwell.

Cost: $50 per person (Students $35)
First 50 paid registrations get a free copy of the Raising Boys exhibition publication Upstarts – Knowledge and Change in Clay.

This event has been generously supported by Creative New Zealand, Scenic Circle Te Pania, Design Cuisine, Farmgate Wines, and the Hawke’s Bay Club.

Note: HBMAG will be hosting an applied art/object curators forum on Friday 17th October, in advance of the symposium. For more information on this contact Lucy Hammonds. lhammonds@hbmag.co.nz

For more information and registration forms please visit this link to our website http://www.hbmag.co.nz/index.php?cid=exhibitions/symposiums

Places are limited so register soon if you are interested in attending this event.

Return completed registration forms to info@hbmag.co.nz,
Or post to Hawke’s Bay Museum & Art Gallery PO Box 248, Napier
Or phone Tom Mohi on 06 835 7781.

regards

Pam Joyce
Marketing Team Leader
Hawke’s Bay Museum & Art GalleryPO Box 248, 9 Herschell Street, NapierPh: (06) 835 9245 Fax: (06) 835 9249pjoyce@hbmag.co.nz www.hbmag.co.nz

HAWKE'S BAY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY NAPIER

NZ Art for the NZ Shore Plover – Press and Preview Night

We would be delighted if you would attend our forthcoming preview night to view the art which has been donated by a number of NZ artists. This art will then be auctioned to raise funds for the NZ shore plover conservation project in New Zealand.

We are delighted that The New Zealand High Commissioner, Derek Leask, will host the preview evening which will take place at Suze in Mayfair on Wednesday 10 September from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.

Contributing artists are as follows: Elspeth Alix Batt, Sally Blyth, Tony Brown, Jono Carmichael, Jonathan Clark, Kay de Lautour Scott, Sophia Elise, Judy Ellis, Nancy Frazer, Mary Jane Kay, Chavah Kinloch, Steve Moase, Tania Verrent, Rae West and Graham Young. We hope that you will be able to meet some of the artists at the preview evening. In 2006 this event raised more than £7,000 for the Campbell Island Teal Appeal and this year’s is expected to raise an equivalent amount – hopefully more.

The auction itself (tickets £45 each to include a gourmet menu with kiwi “champagne” and wines) will take place on Friday 10 October at the Penthouse of New Zealand House. We expect the event to be a sell-out and places are strictly limited.

We are delighted, that thanks to the support of Crown Fine Arts, we have been able to bring over nearly 10 works from New Zealand and that Tom and Susan Glynn of Suze have allowed us to display the works in their private dining room for the month before the auction.

Please RSVP by emailing nzartforplover@nzsociety.co.uk
or telephone Katherine Hersey-Meade on 01634 318825.

Yours sincerely,

Helen Campbell
President
The New Zealand Society in England

Artworks can be viewed here: www.nzsociety.co.uk/art2008/artists.htm