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Weekends: 10am to 3pm
Public Holidays: 10am to 2pm
May 2024
Eclectic - group exhibition
Gallery Four (Education Wing)
Exhibition sponsored by Ironside McDonald Intellectual Property and Jan Milne
Tuesday 30 April to Sunday 26 May at 2pm
Opening function Saturday 06 May 3pm onwards, meet the artists
Eclectic - deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
This exhibition represents a collection of artists creations ranging from sculpture, printing, quilting, textile art, jewellery, photography, ceramics and woodturning.
Artists include: Michael Irwin, Raewyn Irwin, Joan Hamilton, Bowden Hamilton, Janmarie Thompson, Margaret Reid, Victoria Chin, Patricia Wood, Kim Kneijber, Kim Boyd, Diane Toulmin, Paula Apperly-Wyborn, Kay Hobson, Debbie Eastwood, Sue Ionside, Kelly Henderson, Jane Elliott, Pippa Elliott, Marie Wintle, Brigette Philphott, Lina Lim, Em McLure, Kerry Hall, Fiona Mendel, Helen Harford
Exhibition sponsored by Ironside McDonald Intellectual Property and Jan Milne
Tuesday 30 April to Sunday 26 May at 2pm
Opening function Saturday 06 May 3pm onwards, meet the artists
Eclectic - deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
This exhibition represents a collection of artists creations ranging from sculpture, printing, quilting, textile art, jewellery, photography, ceramics and woodturning.
Artists include: Michael Irwin, Raewyn Irwin, Joan Hamilton, Bowden Hamilton, Janmarie Thompson, Margaret Reid, Victoria Chin, Patricia Wood, Kim Kneijber, Kim Boyd, Diane Toulmin, Paula Apperly-Wyborn, Kay Hobson, Debbie Eastwood, Sue Ionside, Kelly Henderson, Jane Elliott, Pippa Elliott, Marie Wintle, Brigette Philphott, Lina Lim, Em McLure, Kerry Hall, Fiona Mendel, Helen Harford
June 2024
Creative Indulgence by Anna Deacon
Gallery One, Two and Three
Wednesday 05 June 2024 to Sunday 30 June 2024 at 2pm
'Creative Indulgence' is a multi-media exhibition, a curation of visual art pieces produced as artistic escapes by Anna Deacon.
Anna has been a Lead Costume Pattern Drafter for International film & theatre for over 27 years. Last year, she became a Research Associate with the Auckland Museum, where she has been researching heirloom textiles hidden in the museum archives as part of her Master's in Historical Costume through Arts University Bournemouth UK [distant learning]. With such a busy life, taking time out to explore artistic mediums has not only become a creative indulgence but also a much-needed therapeutic escape.
Web ~ www.annadeaconcouture.com
Instagram ~ hidden_in_the_archives
Wednesday 05 June 2024 to Sunday 30 June 2024 at 2pm
'Creative Indulgence' is a multi-media exhibition, a curation of visual art pieces produced as artistic escapes by Anna Deacon.
Anna has been a Lead Costume Pattern Drafter for International film & theatre for over 27 years. Last year, she became a Research Associate with the Auckland Museum, where she has been researching heirloom textiles hidden in the museum archives as part of her Master's in Historical Costume through Arts University Bournemouth UK [distant learning]. With such a busy life, taking time out to explore artistic mediums has not only become a creative indulgence but also a much-needed therapeutic escape.
Web ~ www.annadeaconcouture.com
Instagram ~ hidden_in_the_archives
July 2024
Spotlight on Sculpture 2024
All Galleries and outdoors
Wednesday 03 July 2024 to Sunday 28 July 2024 at 2pm Featuring a comprehensive 4-week programme focusing on sculpture, consisting of an exhibition of small, medium and large sculpture in the Galleries and the area surrounding the Centre, workshops, artist talks and a school holiday programme. Invited exhibitors who work in a range of sculptural media from ceramics, bronze, wood, mixed media, metal and glass will be displaying their work. |
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August 2024
EAC Annual Members Merit Awards
All Galleries
Important Dates: DEADLINE FOR ENTRY 12 July 2024 DELIVERY OF ARTWORK: Thursday 25 July, Friday 26 July, Saturday 27 July between 10am and 3pm daily NO DELIVERIES ON SUNDAY 28 July OPENING & AWARD CEREMONY: Friday 02 August 6.00pm-7.30pm EXHIBITION CLOSES: Sunday 01 September at 3pm COLLECTION OF UNSOLD ITEMS: Sunday 01 September from 12pm - 3pm or Monday 02 September between 9am - 4pm. |
September 2024
Bronwen Finn, Marg Graydon and Liz Turley
Gallery One
Tuesday 03 September to Sunday 29 September 2024 at 2pm
BRONWEN FINN
My current work reflects my interest in the beauty of nature and in the process of re-using my own art works from previous years. Charcoal rubbings of wood grains, leaves and branches, underpin much of my work, which is created digitally.
I am inspired by Edward Hopper for the construction and colour palette of his paintings; David Hockney, who uses his IPad for creating art and Andre Derain of the Fauvists, for his use of colour.
I continue to explore the balance between abstract and realism and am always looking for new ways of presenting old works, while incorporating patterns from nature to create something fresh and interesting. I do this by adding layers one on top of the other and then drawing into the resulting art work where needed.
JILL TURLEY
My intention is to represent psychological states and social interaction through the collision of planned intention and the variables of materiality. In doing so, I hope to heighten our awareness of both the strength and the delicate but unpredictable balance of the human psyche and the collective unconscious.
MARG GRAYDON
For me the picture plane is a place of discovery. Basic triangular shapes butt up against each other in a hard edged abstract way.
The painting is made up of clean-edged colour which reinforces the flatness of the picture surface. The triangle is the strongest shape and holds it’s shape with a base which has a strong support. The colours I use represent to me the colour field found in our everyday surroundings.
Tuesday 03 September to Sunday 29 September 2024 at 2pm
BRONWEN FINN
My current work reflects my interest in the beauty of nature and in the process of re-using my own art works from previous years. Charcoal rubbings of wood grains, leaves and branches, underpin much of my work, which is created digitally.
I am inspired by Edward Hopper for the construction and colour palette of his paintings; David Hockney, who uses his IPad for creating art and Andre Derain of the Fauvists, for his use of colour.
I continue to explore the balance between abstract and realism and am always looking for new ways of presenting old works, while incorporating patterns from nature to create something fresh and interesting. I do this by adding layers one on top of the other and then drawing into the resulting art work where needed.
JILL TURLEY
My intention is to represent psychological states and social interaction through the collision of planned intention and the variables of materiality. In doing so, I hope to heighten our awareness of both the strength and the delicate but unpredictable balance of the human psyche and the collective unconscious.
MARG GRAYDON
For me the picture plane is a place of discovery. Basic triangular shapes butt up against each other in a hard edged abstract way.
The painting is made up of clean-edged colour which reinforces the flatness of the picture surface. The triangle is the strongest shape and holds it’s shape with a base which has a strong support. The colours I use represent to me the colour field found in our everyday surroundings.