Archive 2008
9 FEBRUARY - 16 MARCH 2008
CROSSING CULTURES
Including prints produced by artists from the communities of
Carroboree Arts and Crafts Co-op and Papunya Tjupi, from
Western Sydney and the North Western Desert. Crossing Cultures
firmly establishes the relationship between these two vibrant
communities and showcases the differences in painting and
cultural styles between these regions.
Contemporary Aboriginal artistic practice is evolving rapidly.
Crossing Cultures seeks to support new modes of expression
and contribute to the continuing evolution of Aboriginal art in Australia.
THREE DAY PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP
Artists from the Crow’s Shadow
and Crossing Cultures exhibitions.
FRIDAY 22, SATURDAY 23 and SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 9am to 3pm
Public are invited to visit our guest artists at work anytime during the above hours.
ARTISTS’ PRESENTATIONS
FRIDAY 22, SATURDAY 23 and SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY,
1pm
Presentations from a selection of the artists featured in the printmakers workshops.
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29 MARCH - 27 APRIL 2008
ELEMENTS
Lower North Island NZP(inc) Ceramics Exhibition 2008
This is a regional exhibition of the NZ Potters Inc. (www.nzpotters.com).
It showcases the diverse talents of member potters and ceramic artists from
the lower North Island, stretching a triangle from Taradale to Wanganui to
Wellington, including Porirua, the Kapiti Coast, Manawatu, The Wairarapa
and the Hutt.
The works on display have been selected by Anneke Borren, a ceramicist
of international repute, resident in Paremata. Anneke, a former president
of the NZP, has been involved with clay for nearly 50 years, having started
potting at the age of 12. She has travelled widely and been inspired by some
of the world’s most ancient cultures.
This exhibition is brought to you by the NZP with generous support from the
Mana Community Grants Foundation.
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16 FEBRUARY - 23 MARCH 2008 An exhibition of prints from Marty Vreede and glasswork from Jan Kocian. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 Artists from our local Porirua region that make up the Zonta Art Affair exhibit their work. The 5 Artists exhibiting include Juliet Best,John Benson-Cooper, Kate Coulaghan, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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17 APRIL - 4 MAY 2008 An exhibition of work from local art group, the Attic Artists. |
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8 MAY - 25 MAY 2008
THE INVENTOR NEXT DOOR
The Inventor Next Door - profiling our local
inventors and their inventions.
The Inventor next door is a creative expo that sets
out to find the innovators in our communities.
This exhibition showcases these inventive people.
"We want to bring you knowledge and educate the
inventive mind and question the non inventive mind." s
ays John Poppleton. "We will enlist youth to show us
there are no boundaries and showcase their creativity.
We will share knowledge and hold workshops to help
anyone that is keen to learn. Finally, we will identify
winning ideas that are ready to commercialise. We will
help people with inventive ideas achieve their goals and
help them to succeed.
May 2008 will be the year of celebration of our own Kiwi Ingenuity.
Look out for talks and events focused around
the Inventor Next Door exhibition -
DAN BISHOP – Mind Mapping
Saturday 10 May, 10.30am – Library
A visual approach to creativity and problem saving
with visual organisation.
IPONZ/STEVE SMITH – Idea and the Patent Process
Saturday 10 May and Saturday 24 May – 12 lunchtime,
in the Bottle Creek Gallery. Steve will talk about the process of researching,
originality and the patent process.
JOHN GIBBONS - Ideas to Manufacturing
Saturday 24 May, 10.30am – Helen Smith Community Meeting Room
If you have an idea John will talk you through what is necessary
to do to manufacture the idea.
PATENT ATTORNEY – Acacia Law
Saturday 24 May, 1pm – Helen Smith Community Meeting Room
Our Patent Attorney will help you protect your idea and will talk
about the pitfalls and suggestions on protecting your invention.
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3 MAY - 2 JUNE 2008 Hone quotes that "I AM TIKI is the largest collection of Tiki Tiki has been with us from the beginning of time. "Some Tiki is portrayed in both carvings and adornment as a For me, Tiki has a multilayered meaning inspiring me to spirituality. What I enjoy most in the creation of Tiki is how they are embraced Hone Moriarty 2008
Throughout Morairty's life, he has enjoyed working as a craft person.
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16 FEBRUARY 2008 - 8 JUNE 2008 SAMOA Contemporary celebrates the very best of Samoan art in With the impact of Samoan culture on New Zealand society being felt in Edith Amituanai
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16 FEBRUARY 2008 - 8 JUNE 2008
CROW’S SHADOW - Prints from Native American artists
Pataka is delighted to showcase over thirty prints by twenty or so
leading Native American artists. The exhibition will present the widest
range of work by Native American artists seen in New Zealand
in over a decade.
The prints have been created at the legendary Crow's Shadow
Institute in Pendleton, Oregon and represent contemporary Native
American art at its finest. Founded in 1992, the Crow’s Shadow
Institute of the Arts (CSIA) is located on the Umatilla Indian
Reservation and has the goal of creating educational and
professional opportunities for Native American people through
artistic development.
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22 MARCH 2008 - 22 JUNE 2008
WATER ON WATER - Kiribati in crisis?
Photographs by Tony Whincup
The cultural practices of the I-Kiribati are particular to
the here and now - to the land and the sea and its resources.
Subsistence life on an atoll is held in a fine balance between
the limited resources, the ingenious use of traditional skills and
the weather – an inter-relationship that is vulnerable to even
the slightest environmental change. There is nowhere for the
I-Kiribati to go, there is no higher ground to retreat to, there
is no alternative source of potable water should the water lens
shrink and there are no alternative food sources should the
ecosystem of the reef break down. Although land is at risk,
of much greater importance is the danger of losing a
unique culture.
The purpose of this exhibition is to provoke thought about the
devastating effects that climate change could have upon
those living on the outer islands of Kiribati. The lives and
communities on these tiny coral atolls are the human and
personal face of the economic and political debates of
Kyoto, Bali and beyond.
1 JUNE - 29 JUNE 2008
WE WERE THERE
Villages and small towns all over New Zealand sent people to
fight wars on the other side of the world. The Porirua district
was no exception. The title of this exhibition reflects that whenever
the British Empire and the New Zealand Government called the
locals answered. We were there.
The items on show come from Pataka’s and private collections
and reflect not only the contribution of those that went but also
those that stayed
at home.
The Kapiti Camera Club has recorded the sights that still remind
us of Porirua’s involvement. Sometimes it’s the remnants of old
fortifications and pillboxes, while others are portraits of those who
were there and returned.
Also in the exhibition are projections from the Historical Photograph
Collection showing scenes from the First World War mixed with
portraits of the Porirua locals who went to the two world wars.
The scenes from the First World War are taken from early magic
lantern slides and have never
before been shown publicly.
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7 JUNE - 6 JULY 2008
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4 JULY - 20 JULY 2008
ALL FIRED UP
The Gear Homestead Woolshed Potters Club is for all levels of
ceramic artists- potters and sculptors alike. They meet regularly on
Wednesday nights as well as for weekend workshops with leading
potters, group raku, salt and pit firings and gallery visits. Beginners’
tuition in pottery is offered through the Adult Education Programme
run by Mana College, and is held at the clubrooms during the school term.
The club’s facilities boast a large working area with a dozen wheels,
slabroller, extruder and pugmill, with two electric kilns and a small
test kiln in a separate room. The Raku and salt firing kilns are also
put to good use. The historic stables double as display area.
They have exhibitions to showcase members’ work and an annual
December “Cash and Carry” sale of pottery which is always popular
for Christmas shopping.
This years show includes guest artist and selector Jennifer Green,
pictured left 'small shell on stand'
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10 JULY - 10 AUGUST 2008
TOSSED AND FOUND
As Kermit the frog sang…… "It's not easy being green". But heres
your chance to purchase some new jewellery and reduce your
carbon footprint at the same time!
Made from either old jewellery or recycled materials, this show
will be full of ultra-green bling.
Featuring 9 local jewellers: Vivien Atkinson, Natalie Brasell,
Kylie Fyfe, Kijo, Neke Moa, Lindsay Park, Kristelle Plimmer,
Margaret Tolland and Kate Woodka.
You can listen to Kivani Moriarty talk about his 'kijo' work
on Friday 1st August at 12.15.
Left to right; Treasure Chest by Kristelle Plimmer,
coin and bottle top necklaces by Kylie Fyfe and Natures Throwaway by Lindsay Park
Broaches by Kijo
Broaches by Margaret Tolland
Recyceld jersey cushions by Kathy McLauchlan
24 JULY - 17 AUGUST 2008
REGENERATION
Works from the Creative fibre society on the theme of recycling.
21 AUGUST - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008
KAPI MANA DOLL AND CRAFT GROUP
The Kapi Mana Doll and Craft Group was formed to meet a need
to share their interests by a group who enjoyed craft activities.
It is a friendly group who aim to share their knowledge of a particular
craft they have become skilled in.
The group meets once a month at the Linden Community Centre.
New comers are most welcome. Any doll maker or craft interest is welcome.
Maybe they have a caft you could learn?
The cost of an afternoon 130-4pm is $4.
Please phone Judith on 232 6426 if you would like to join the group.
21 JUNE - 21 SEPTEMBER 2008
SHARING STORIES - Textiles from around the world
From the very first visitors, textiles from around the world have been
brought to New Zealand, each piece carrying its innate story.
They have arrived through a mixture of migration, inheritance, commerce,
chance, and the souvenir shopping of the great New Zealand traveler.
Between them, the textiles in this exhibition represent thousands of years
of history, including the evolution of design and technique. Some of the
pieces are no longer made. Information will be provided about each piece,
its journey to New Zealand, its country of origin,
cultural significance and method of manufacture.
Yarn picture, Mexico
Man’s coat (Khalat) – Uzbekistan
Shirt – Iran
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21 JUNE - 28 SEPT 2008
AMAZING LACE
Works by: Susan Broad, John Callaghan, Joanna Campbell,
Yasmin Dubrau, Ilse Marie Erl, Tori Ferguson, Sandy Heffernan,
Lonnie Hutchinson, Victoria McIntosh, Karen Michaud, Nic Moon,
Dr Jessica Payne, Kate Rivers, Emily Siddell, Jeff Thomson,
Yvonne Todd, Rosie White, Emily Wolfe
Throughout its history lace has been reworked and reborn in various guises.
This exhibition showcases historical lace alongside contemporary reinterpretations
of lace made by fourteen New Zealand artists using modern materials.
Exquisite pieces of vintage European lace, including samples of some
of the most famous and highly-regarded lace varieties, such as Honiton,
Chantilly, Alençon, and Brussels duchesse from the collections of Pataka,
Te Papa and the Auckland Museum, are set against a backdrop of historical
photographs illustrating the story of how the European tradition of lace was
introduced into colonial New Zealand.
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28 JUNE - 28 SEPTEMBER 2008
LIGHTWAVES
The Professional Weavers Network of New Zealand inc.
The Professional Weavers Network established in 1991 is a group of around
40 dedicated handweavers whose aim is to give loom weavers and textile artists
the opportunity to further the art of weaving through the pursuit of excellence and the
promotion of handwoven textiles.
This exhibition “Lightwaves” will be the 6th the group has organized over that time
in major galleries around NZ. Through a strong visual medium the woven textiles
in this exhibition aim to ‘throw light’ onto new ways of approaching and appreciating
contemporary handweaving. The exhibitors have each responded to the challenge
to expand individual skills
and talents using energised materials and ideas that are innovative and interactive.
This exhibition is a celebration of handweaving in Aoteoaro , New Zealand.
Peg Moorhouse, detail Mysterium detail
Helen Lukes, Essence of Antarctica
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11 SEPTEMBER - 28 SEPTEMBER 2008
The Journey of Stitch
The Cook Strait regional exhibition for the Embroiderers guild.
E Walls, Tea Ceremonies M Trethowen, Memories of Khiva
FORM and FUNCTION - works on board
20 September - 12 October 2008
Trevor Kohing, FORMATION
FORMATION explores the relationship between textured surface
and formal line work. This surface is continuously added and wiped
back to reveal ambiguous mark making. A dialogue is established
through the order and arrangement of line, boundary and text to
expose a composition of non-objective forms.
Elisabeth Vullings, FUNCTION
FUNCTION examines a wide range of functional structures
and subjects relevant to New Zealand. Each subject is initially
researched and represented using conventional architectural methods.
A combination of collage, drawing, notation and painting is applied
to create intricately layered works.
Untitled by Trevor Kohing and Beehives by Elisabeth Vullings
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TOI RANGATIRA Ngati Toa Rangatira - The ancestors migrated from Kawhia in the
The four main marae that are included in the rohe of Ngati Toa |
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'Masala' The Story of Spices & Indian Cuisine
23 October – 16 November 2008
Diwali Exhibition
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SUBJECTS TO HAND
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TE DI TODOS MIS SUENOS, I GIVE YOU ALL MY DREAMS
Desiree Dolron
4 October - 6 December 2008
Cuba's chaotic past is captured within its equally captivating present.
Desiree Dolron is a young Dutch photographer who has become known
both for her probing travel reports as well as for her staged photographs
made partly with the help of the computer. Dolron manages to make her
photographs look like beautifully lit paintings – much like the old
Flemish masters.
Her subject for this exhibition is that world we hold full of romance:
residential Havana, Cuba. Unlike most photographers who want to
capture the beauty of Cuba, Dolron brings a sophisticated eye, ready
to find and capture scenes of such ordinariness that few of us would
have looked twice. She gives us an 'inside look' at some of the deprived
areas of Cuba and captures a sequence of discrete moments selected
for their power of expression and atmosphere.
Works of Desiree Dolron are acquired by, amongst others,
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Victoria
and Albert Museum in London, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and
prominent private and institutional collectors throughout Europe and
the United States.
cerca-muralla © Desiree Dolron
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WHITIREIA POLYTECH - Origins exhibition ORIGINS presents student’s creative responses to explorations The 2008 year has been both exciting and stimulating for students, Two beautiful and professionally produced catalogues have also been
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