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Festival of Wood 2019 Wood Participation Weekend
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- Festival of Wood – 2019: Wood Participation Weekend 2nd & 3rd November 2019 Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka On Saturday and Sunday of 2nd and 3rd November, club members from The Wellington Guild of Woodworkers will demonstrate their woodworking skills and techniques through a variety of interactive demonstrations and activities in the main foyer of Pātaka. A number of games and events are planned for children are planned, with the details and times TBC. The Guild is very pleased to be able to confirm that a nationally known woodturner, Troy Grimwood, will also be participating in the weekend activities. Following a rock climbing accident that left him paralysed without the use of his legs, Troy took up woodturning and he now exhibits and demonstrates his art and skills nationally and internationally. So if you are interested in woodturning, carving or wood in general, Saturday or Sunday at Pātaka will be the place to be.
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Main Gallery closed for event 4 Sep 2019
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- Pātaka’s Main Gallery will be CLOSED on 4 September 2019 for a scheduled event, but will reopen the 5 September. Exhibitions in the Bottle Creek Community Gallery (Pātaka Friends Art Awards 2019) and Toi Gallery (Cathy Tuato’o Ross: Don’t say it with flowers), will not be affected by the Main Gallery event, and will be open to the public. We apologise for any inconvenience. Nga mihi, Pātaka staff
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Te Hiko Takaro round 2
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- TE HIKO TĀKARO Round 2 – Game Development Club – for rangatahi aged 13-14 Spend five days (22-26 April 2019) learning how to code games and build your own video game. Sponsored by Te Puni Kōkori and powered by Gamefroot – [Register at gamefroot.com/pataka].
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Pataka School Holiday Programme FREE
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- FEATHERED FRIENDS PĀTAKA SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME 16 – 18 JULY 2019 No Charge 10:00am – 11:30am 1:00pm – 2:30pm Ages 5-13 years old Bookings essential Phone (04) 237 1511 Tuesday 16 July (am and pm) Birds of a feather fly together – especially when they have bright colourful tissue feathers. Come and make a flapping bird mobile to take home. Wednesday 17 July (am and pm) Manu masks – We supply the feathers and you supply the face! Make a stick mask of a bird. Thursday 18 July (am and pm) Collagraphic Bird Prints – Collagraph means ‘to draw or write with glue’ so join us to glue textured materials to a base plate to build up an image of a bird to print.
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Film Screenings at Pataka in May and July
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- FILM SCREENINGS AT PĀTAKA DURING MAY AND JULY 2019 In conjunction with the exhibition From The Shore, showing at Pātaka from 7 April – 21 July, we are screening the following films, courtesy of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Turangawaewae. A Place to Stand. 25 May 2019 at 2pm Pātaka Art + Museum FREE Prior to the establishment of an urban marae in Porirua, Māori people recollect the past reality of life in the rural communities of Tokomaru Bay and Waima Valley. The concept of marae as traditionally understood is discussed by young Māori from groups like Ngā Tama Toa in terms of the new and emergent urban present. As diverse Pākeha and Pacific Island community networks attempt to form links with the marae, real questions are raised about the nature of identity and the possibility of a “multicultural” future. Ngāti 25 May 2019 at 3.15pm Pātaka Art + Museum FREE “Ngāti is a deceptively gentle film. Its images are composed with a wistful and pensive restraint and its pace is easy and friendly. Yet bubbling beneath its surface is the most powerful political statement about Maoridom – and by extension all indigenous culture – our cinema has yet managed” – (Peter Calder, “New Zealand’s finest”, New Zealand Herald, September 25, 1987) Pātu! 6 July 2019 at 2pm Pātaka Art + Museum FREE “A documentary about the anti-Apartheid protests that took place in New Zealand during the 1981 South African (Springbok) rugby tour.” – New Zealand Film Commission You might also be interested in… Māori Moving Image: An Open Archive The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt 30 March – 21 July Māori Moving Image: An Open Archive, explores the histories of Māori artist moving image from the 1970s to today. Featuring work by Ana Iti, Eugene Hansen, Jamie Berry/ Leala Faleseuga/ Pikihuia Haenga, Janet Lilo, Jasmine Te Hira, Jeremy Leatinu’u, Layne Waerea, Leilani Kake, Lisa Reihana, Natalie Robertson, Nathan Pohio, Nova Paul, Ngahina Hohaia, Rachael Rakena, Rangituhia Hollis, Robert Jahnke, Sarah Hudson and Terri Te Tau. Curated by Bridget Reweti and Melanie Oliver.
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Photopolymer Printmaking with Prue MacDougall
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- Introduction to Photopolymer Printmaking with Prue MacDougall 1 day course: Sunday 26th May 2019- 10am – 4.00pm Location: Pātaka Education Classroom Cost of Workshop $60 Photopolymer plate describes the process of printing from a light sensitive plate that has been exposed to sunlight or an artificial source of UV light. The plate is then developed in tap water. The technique offers a range of possibilities in image making whereby the effects of traditional methods of etching, relief and lithography can be achieved from a single type of plate. It offers fine detail and a wide tonal range using photographic imagery, hand drawn originals and the direct use of found material. The technique is very easy to learn but as this is a day course some experience of printmaking would be an advantage. Course Outline: Introduction to preparing plates Preparing acetates and positives for exposure Exposing and developing test plates Printing test plates Correct exposure of plate Correct storage and care of plates and prints Bookings are essential as places are limited to 10 To book phone Pātaka: +64 4 237 1511 Payment will confirm your place. Payment can be made at Pātaka or by credit card over the phone. Pātaka reserves the right to cancel the workshop if we don’t have enough participants. We’ll let you know by email a few days before the start date and we will refund the course costs.
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Toi Club Art Classes
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- Toi club will start back up on week 3 Term 1. Pataka Education classroom Ages 5-8 Tuesday’s (starting 12 February) Time: 3:30-4:30 Ages 9-13 Wednesday’s (starting 13 February) Time: 3:30-4:30 Students explore the exhibitions and artworks on show, learn about the artists and have loads of creative fun using different art materials and processes to make their own master piece to take home! The classes cater for all levels of experience. Toi club is free but we do appreciate donations, bookings are essential as both classes are limited to 12 students. For more information about the class or to book your little artist in call the Pātaka Education Team on 04 273 1520.
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A Nostalgic Afternoon of Old Kiwi Songs led by David Dell
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- Friends of Pātaka and The Musical Heritage New Zealand Trust presents … A Nostalgic Afternoon of Old Kiwi Songs Led by: David Dell – Kiwi entertainer and Music historian Sunday 21 July at 2.00 pm Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua Entry gold coin David Dell is an authority on old Kiwi songs. Experience a fascinating afternoon as David takes you on a musical journey back to the good old days!
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Pataka Friends Art Awards 2019 Call For Entry
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- Download entry forms below: Entry form page 1 Entry form 2019 page 2
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Pataka Friends Art Awards 2019
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- Friends of Pātaka and The Musical Heritage New Zealand Trust presents … A Nostalgic Afternoon of Old Kiwi Songs Led by: David Dell – Kiwi entertainer and Music historian Sunday 21 July at 2.00 pm Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua Entry gold coin David Dell is an authority on old Kiwi songs. Experience a fascinating afternoon as David takes you on a musical journey back to the good old days!
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Creative Communities Scheme Round 1 2019 to 2020
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- Creative Communities Scheme – Round 1, 2019-2020 Round 1 for the 2019-20 Creative Communities Scheme is now open to projects that take place between 1 September 2019 – 1 September 2020 Application forms can be downloaded as a pdf: CCS-Email-Application-R1-2019-2020 or as a word file: CCS-Email-Application-R1-2019-2020 or picked up from the Pātaka Art + Museum front desk. Before filling out the form please read the Creative_CommunitiesApplication_Guide to see if your project is eligible. See the Porirua City Website for more information. Applications are due by 5pm on 26th August 2019.
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Creative Communities Scheme Round 2 Funding Applications Open
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- Do you need funding for a Porirua Arts Project? The Round 2 for the 2018-19 Creative Communities Scheme is now open to projects that take place between 01 April 2019 to 01 April 2020. Application forms can be downloaded here in word format: CCS-Email-Application-R2-2018-2019 pdf format: CCS-Email-Application-R2-2018-2019 or picked up from the Pātaka Art + Museum front desk. See the Porirua City Website for more information Applications are due on 4th March 2019 at 5pm. What is the creative communities scheme? This scheme supports and encourages local arts activities. It is a partnership between Porirua City Council and Creative New Zealand. Each year Creative New Zealand provides funding to city and district councils for distributing in their area. Any individual, group or organisation can apply. Projects that get funded do at least one of the following: Encourage participation — they create opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in local arts activities Support diversity — they support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities Enable young people — they enable young people (under 18 years) to engage with, and participate in the arts.The Round 2 for the 2018-19 Creative Communities Scheme is now open to projects that take place between 1st April 2019 to 1st April 2020.or picked up from the Pātaka Art + Museum front desk.Applications are due on 4th March 5pm. See the Porirua City Website for more information Application forms can be downloaded here: Do you need funding for a Porirua Arts Project?
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Pataka closed over Christmas & New Year
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- Pātaka will be closed on the following days over Christmas and New Year: CLOSED: 25th and 26th of December 2018, 1st and 2nd January 2019 Have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year with your friends and Whānau.
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Papier mache workshop with Ruben Puertos
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- Papier-mâché workshop with Ruben Puertos Saturday 15th December, Saturday 22 December 10am-12pm Ages 10+, KOHA Pātaka Education Space Bookings essential: phone 04 237 1511 Limited to 10 people Ruben Puertos, also known as Boris Yeye Bits, from Mexico will be leading this papier-mâché course and demonstrating techniques for making La Catrina, a central figure in the Mexican Day of the Dead Celebrations. Since arriving in New Zealand in 2014 Ruben has been actively involved in teaching and creating sculptural work for the annual Day of the Dead celebration in Wellington. The workshop will be split over 2 weekends. The first workshop introduces techniques for creating wire frameworks and covering them with papier-mâché. In the next workshop the following weekend attendees will paint and finish their creations.
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Diego and Frida Whānau Events
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- Diego & Frida whānau events 15 December 2018 Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka Art + Museum FLOWERS FOR FRIDA Saturday 15th December All ages, Free 10am – 2pm Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka “I paint flowers so they will not die.”― Frida Kahlo Express yourself creatively and pay tribute to Frida Kahlo by making paper flowers to place on her altar. Join artist and designer Emma Kitson and learn to make paper flowers. Instructions and materials provided. FRIDA’S ALBUM – A colourful puppet show for all ages Saturday 15th December, Wednesday 23rd January All ages, Free 11am Location: Our Harbour Gallery, Pātaka One day, when Frida Kahlo was six years old, she saw a door in the window of her bedroom and heard a little girl’s laughter. It is a story about Frida the child and the artist she will become. Using a combination of pop-ups, shadows, marionettes and life sized puppets Anna Bailey brings Frida Kahlo’s marvelous world alive. Commissioned by Te Manawa Museum in 2016. Puppeteer: Anna Bailey Paper Engineer: Glenna Matcham-up https://youtu.be/EImIOrnuP0k Cristopher Ramos Flores: Mexican music from Frida’s time. 15th December 2.30pm Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka In this presentation composer Cristopher Ramos Flores will introduce the audience to Mexican Nationalism, by exploring the Mexican visual identity that muralists such as Diego established and the parallel development of a Mexican sound identity through music. Excerpts of folk and concert music will be presented in order to show what defines the musical sound of Frida’s Mexico. Image: Left to right: Rosa Covarrubias (dancer), Carlos Chávez (composer) and Frida Kahlo (artist)
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Frida Still Life Movie screening
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- Frida Still Life: Movie screening Thursday 20th December 6.30 pm M rating. Not suitable for children, Free Spanish with English subtitles Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her time. Despite being confined to a wheelchair as a result of polio, operations and amputations, she faces and traces some of the most colorful and controversial aspects of Mexican history, during the dominant time of Mexican muralism.—L.H. Wong as9401k56@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg> Frida Still Life has been classified as a prime example of New Latin American Cinema of the 1960s and early 70s by film scholars.
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TE HIKO TAKARO Game Development Club
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- TE HIKO TĀKARO – Game Development Club – for rangatahi aged 12-14 Spend a week during the January holidays (21- 25 January 2019) learning how to code games and then meet next year at Pātaka every Thursday after school Term 1 where you will build your own video game. Sponsored by Te Puni Kōkori and powered by Gamefroot – [Register at bit.ly/game-dev-club]. Email: ‘kawika.aipa@poriruacity.govt.nz’ for more information.
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Friends of Pataka Arts Trail 2019
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- Friends of Pātaka Arts Trail 2019 16-17 March 2019 The Friends of Pātaka Arts Trail is an exciting opportunity to meet and watch artists in nine hubs (groups of artists in one location) and twelve individual studios over two days. There is lots of wonderful work for sale, for a range of budgets! The artists will present a wide variety of creativity, from glass in Pukerua Bay to 3D printed bespoke vases in Tawa. There will be work from Whitireia’s traditional Maori influenced weavers, artists who bring expressions from Tokelau, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Myanmar, Indonesia, as well as fantasy and reflective artists. Visit www.pataka.org.nz to view the Trail brochure, or collect it from Pātaka Art + Museum and Libraries. Download a trail brochure here: ArtsTrailBrochure2019
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International Day of Older Persons
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- International Day of Older Persons Events at Pātaka 1 October 2019 Pātaka warmly welcomes you to help us celebrate International Day of Older Persons 2019 with a day of free events. 11am-1pm Drop in art activities in the gallery 12pm Music in the Spine: Take Note Singers , 12.30pm Music in the Spine: Jazz pianist Graham Kelly 2pm Artist talk by Helen Forrest 2.30pm Opening Event for He Manawa Tītī (Supported by the Friends of Pātaka) Image credit: Henri Matisse Sorrow of the King 1952, via The Tate
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Pataka Foundation art auction and exhibition
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- Pātaka turns 21 – Pātaka’s 21st Birthday Celebration and Art Auction & Exhibition Exhibition: 20 September – 4 October 2019 Art Auction: 4 October 2019 Toi Gallery, Pātaka Please join us for a very special evening to celebrate Pātaka’s 21st birthday. As well as fine wine, cocktails, delicious food and captivating entertainment, you’ll have the chance to bid on a selection of artworks generously donated by 21 of the many artists who have exhibited at Pātaka over the past 21 years including Shane Cotton, Elizabeth Thomson, Dame Robin White, Karl Maughan, Euan Macleod, John Walsh, Séraphine Pick, Sandy Adsett, Robert Jahnke, Owen Mapp, Wi Taepa, Gerda Leenards and Shannon Novak among others. This is an amazing opportunity to help the Pātaka Foundation continue their support of our exhibition programme and exceptionally-talented artists. Bring your friends and whānau along and make a night of it, we guarantee a fun evening for all. Only 100 tickets will be sold: $60 each or $100 a double, available from Pātaka reception or email Mark.Hutchins-Pond@Poriruacity.govt.nz. Image: Euan Macleod Lake Wakatipu couple and yellow hills, 2018, acrylic on polyester, 80 x 85 cm
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Toi Store Summer Pop Up
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- Toi Store Summer Pop-Up: Cash and Carry 22 November 2018 – 13 January 2019 Toi Gallery, Pātaka From the 22nd of November 2018 to the 13th of January 2019, the Toi Store is taking over the Toi Gallery at Pātaka! There’s something for all tastes and budgets, so come in and let our knowledgeable staff find the perfect gift for someone special in your life.
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Diego and Frida
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- Diego and Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way 7 December 2018 – 27 January 2019 Bottle Creek Gallery, Pātaka Art + Museum Diego and Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way takes an intimate look at the life and relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as seen through the lens of some of the most notable photographers of that time, including Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ansel Adams, Guillermo Kahlo, Leo Matiz, Nickolas Muray, Edward Weston, and Guillermo Zamora. The documentary prints in the exhibition come from the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, encompassing nearly twenty-five years of their marriage. Diego Rivera became a legend in his native country for his vibrant murals while Frida Kahlo chose to become a painter after a car crash derailed her dream of becoming a doctor. A Smile in the Middle of the Way was presented for the first time at Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City in 2002 and later around the world. This exhibition has been brought to New Zealand by the Mexican Embassy and is travelling around New Zealand.
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Passion and proportion II
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- Passion and proportion II: improvisation with a dash of repetition 18 January – 24 February 2019 Toi Gallery, Pātaka The exhibitors in Passion and proportion II: improvisation with a dash of repetition are contemporary quilters from New Zealand and Australia. Their common link is their attendance at classes taught in New Zealand by well-known American quilting artist Nancy Crow. This is their second exhibition; the first – Passion and proportion I – was held during the last quilting biennial symposium in Christchurch 2017. Renowned American artist Nancy Crow has been teaching design principles to quilters in the USA, Switzerland and other countries around the world for 25 years. She first taught this group in 2011 and has returned several times to teach week-long intensive design classes. Many members of the group have been to all of Nancy’s local classes while others have joined more recently. The group is usually made up of mainly Kiwis but there’s also a strong Australian contingent each time. For each class, the group converges on Silverstream Retreat in the Hutt Valley with cars full of fabric. The on-site accommodation and catering allows them to forget partners, pets and other distractions, and simply sew from sun-up to sundown. When teaching, Nancy’s focus is on developing her students’ individual design skills. Each quilting artist in this group has created new work for the Passion and proportion II exhibition to demonstrate the significant developments of their own styles that have resulted from participating in Nancy’s classes.
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Kapiti Camera Club 50 Years of Photography
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- Kāpiti Camera Club: 50 Years of Photography 1 February – 10 March 2019 Bottle Creek Gallery The Kāpiti Camera Club (based in Porirua) will celebrate its 50th birthday on 24 February 2019. To mark its 50 year history, the club is holding an exhibition at Bottle Creek Gallery from 1 February to 10 March. On display will be a range of work from present and past members. The walls will be adorned with almost 70 images reflecting the many interests, topics and passions of these enthusiastic, amateur photographers. Three tv monitors will play during each day, one showing members’ digital images, another highlights of the club’s history, and the third a series of short videos from video special interest group members. Items of historical interest such as old cameras and other photographic artefacts will also be on display. There will also be two early evening workshops/field trips in February that are free and open to the public. For details check the Home page of the Kāpiti Camera Club website: http://www.kapiticameraclub.co.nz/Home
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Vincent Duncan Love of Colour
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- Love of Colour: Vincent Duncan 1 March – 7 April 2019 Toi Gallery, Pātaka Award-winning Kapiti artist Vincent Duncan is one of New Zealand’s most distinctive artists. This exhibition features his trademark vivid oil paintings that reflect his unique view of Wellington scenes. The dominant colours of his works are red, blue, yellow, and green and are based on a photographic memory which captures scenes, colours and shapes in his own intuitive style. Vincent Duncan is a self-taught artist and his sought-after work is unique in exuberance, style, colour, and content. Duncan describes his art as a lifeline to serenity for himself and acts as a calming influence by capturing the essence of the Wellington he loves.
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Porirua My Place
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- Porirua – My Place Kāhui Ako Schools 22 March – 28 April 2019 Bottle Creek Community Gallery, Pātaka An exhibition of artwork from the schools that make up the Northern Porirua Kahui Ako, Aotea College, Plimmerton, Papakowhai, Rangikura, Discovery, Postgate, and Pāuatahanui. It showcases artwork from years 1 – 13 students in a variety of mediums. The students work explores a range of different responses to the theme of Porirua – My Place from 3 dimensional shoe sculptures, landscape painting through to digital art. The exhibition gives the viewer an insight into the values and pride the younger generation of Porirua have for their community.
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virtuoso strings O Matou Malaga Our Voyage
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- Virtuoso Strings. O Matou Malaga. Our Voyage Photographs by Tracy Sexton 3 May – 2 June 2019 Bottle Creek Community Gallery The photographs appearing in this exhibition were taken by Tracy Sexton. They will also feature in a soon to be released book: Virtuoso Strings, O Matou Malaga, Our Voyage which will chart Virtuoso Strings’ journey in pictorial and narrative form. The book will portray how two driven local musicians, Elizabeth and Craig, converted their desire to create equal opportunities in music into a thriving and supportive orchestral environment which nurtures the talent of all young music students, regardless of background. The orchestra has embraced the natural talent in the Porirua community and helped students to develop strong peer and community connections and build an enduring sense of self-worth. Tracy Sexton was introduced to Virtuoso Strings in 2014 when her daughter Ella joined the orchestra. Not long after Tracy began photographing the children of Virtuoso Strings and listening to their captivating music. Helping to portray the orchestra’s journey has been a long-term project for Tracy that has brought her immense pleasure.
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John Bucklow The Memory Of Things To Come
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- John Bucklow: The Memory Of Things To Come 12 April – 19 May 2019 Toi Gallery, Pātaka The title of the exhibition refers to a theory of Time in modern physics, which suggests that everything that it is possible to be, to become, or has been, is already there laid out like a map of some places we have visited and some not yet. Time does not flow, it just is, and that the way we experience time is an illusion which we can’t fix. Time, Memory and Language are dominant themes in John’s artwork. In Smile Memory, images formed by the impact of time on surface and structure create their own language and narratives while Maybe Berlin, inspired by his poem of the same title, draws on a world of shadows, of glimpses from memory of what has been and of what might yet still be on its way. John Bucklow studied Painting, Sculpture, and Printmaking at Camberwell College Of Art – now part of the London Institute. After graduating he worked in industrial design, marketing, international trade, and publishing. An exhibitor at the founding exhibition of the British Computer Art Society his work since has included performance, dance, video, motion graphics, photography, installation, sculpture, and writing. Since 2005 he has focused on building his art practice in Wellington. He is the author of Navigator (photography) published in UK by Greenwich Exchange and has exhibited his photography and multimedia art in UK, Europe and New Zealand. In 2007 he was one of two New Zealand video artists chosen for the Virtual Residency exhibition cycle in Germany. His work is included in private collections and at the Victoria & Albert museum in London.
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Prue MacDougall Navigating worlds
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- Prue MacDougall – Navigating Worlds 24 May – 30 June 2019 Globe-trotting Kiwi printmaker Prue MacDougall is a visual story teller. Each work she creates is part of a series of narratives, playing round with concepts and eclectic mixtures of widely varied images to express an idea or emotion she thinks, feels, or remembers. For her third exhibition in Pātaka’s Toi Galley, Prue has created a series of works that explore the European heritage that is part of the genealogical makeup of most New Zealanders. Using her recently uncovered maternal family tree, Prue explores themes of journeying, both physically across the world and chronologically through time, and the effect such journeying has on one’s sense of identity. She fashions these ideas into nostalgic cameos in which one’s present reality reconnects with the past and is re-evaluated. In so doing, Prue uses her personal experiences of tracing and reviewing whakapapa to metaphorically reflect the blended bloodlines that flow through the veins of most New Zealanders.
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Alicja Gear Essence of the land
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- Alicja Gear: Essence of the Land 5 July – 11 August 2019 Toi Gallery Working with oils on large un-stretched canvases, local artist Alicja Gear paints abstract landscapes that explore our deep connections with the natural world. She’s interested in the concept of kaitiakitanga (guardianship and protection) as a way of managing the environment, and reminding us of our responsibilities as kaitiaki of the land. The works in Essence of the Land have been inspired by the nearby Pāuatahanui inlet, providing a framework for Gear to focus on. Her bold use of colour builds on the emotions she feels when interacting with the land, and helps to portray the play of light across the scene. Gear’s large gestural marks also seek to explore the positive emotional response experienced when engaging with something of beauty. Essence of the Land is Alicja Gear’s first solo show at Pātaka. She’s previously exhibited in the group show Four Women Who Paint and has been involved with the Little Sprouts Charity and the Pātaka Art Awards, winning the Jane Hyde Painting Award, 2018 and the People’s Choice Awards, 2017.
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