Three shows, three local artists, from May 8. Meet the artists Saturday 1 to 2pm. The underlying concept of these three shows is the Human Conditions within our environment.
Here Jane Tan 'Every thread I ever...', a body of work with a dedicated focus on breaking down, altering, renewing and reassembling correlations to 'altered states' or 'shifting, change' through life's passage as an individual and a parent.
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Three exhibitions, three local artists with a mutual underlying concept - The Human Conditions within our environment. Meet the artist, Saturday 11 May 1 to 2pm.
Here Maggy Johnston with 'Our Place Our Time', as the artists states, a commentary on the importance for people world wide to consider their behaviours and changing such to improve the health of our planet'. We are very excited for our very own Billy Apple Intervention here at the Refinery ArtSpace.
www.instagram.com/maryandbillyapple/ We would like to extend our congratulations to all the finalists [in no particular order]: Christine Wingels [Tasman], Larisse Hall [Nelson], Madaleine Trigg [Wellington], Philippa Doyle [Wellington], Sally Reynolds [Tasman], Maggy Johnston [Tasman], Ailie Snow [Auckland], Mikaela Marshall [Christchurch], Colleen Plank [Nelson], Chrissie Cleary [Tasman], Aylsn Midgelow-Marsden [Auckland], Clare Plug [Napier], Janet Perrior [Tasman], Rosie White [Wellington], Marion Manson [Hamilton], Merrilyn George [Ohakune], Tanya Doty [Tasman], Sue Connolly [Timaru], Penny Jameson [Christchurch], Lane Hawkins [Nelson], Tish North [Nelson], Laurel L Barr [Wellington], Jill Richards [Nelson], Christine McGuigan [Tasman], Tahlia King [Christchurch], Sarah Arnold & Catharine Salmon [Tasman/Nelson], Lee Harper [Christchurch], Helen Beaven [Wellington], Rowena Lukomska [Tasman], Lois Parish Evans [Tauranga], Chloe Rose Taylor [Wellington], Emily Crooks [Dunedin], Leanne Rogerson [Auckland], Marilyn Rea-Menzies [Christchurch], Cathy Kenkel [Auckland], Sarah Pumphrey [Tasman], Heidi Monks [Hamilton], Gaelynne Pound [Nelson] and Lynn Nunn [Waitomo].
The show is on until 24 April 1pm. We are closed Good Friday, but open Easter Saturday and Easter Monday 11am to 2pm. Contemporary Fibre Art Awards 2019, presented by Arts Council Nelson
From Top Left to right: - The award sponsored by Bernina NZ for a work of the mist creative use of a sewing machine goes to Rosie White (Wellington) with 'Structures 1, 2 and 3' (image Structure 1). - The award sponsored by Nelson City Council for the most creative entry with a twist on a traditional technique goes to Sarah Pumphrey (Tasman) 'Three Hundred and Sixty Three' (image, detail) - The award sponsored by Debbie Copper Real Estate for a work of creative excellence goes to Clare Plug (Napier) with 'Arctic Series: Retreated' Bottom row, left to right: - The award sponsored by Dame Suzie Moncrieff and Creative Journeys Workshop for a work that captures the spirit of the show goes to Chloe Rose Taylor (Wellington) for 'Deep Fried' (image, detail). and - Nelson Regional Award, sponsored by Broomfields & Co and NZ Textile Experiences - for the most creative entry by a Nelson/Tasman artist goes to Sarah Arnold and Catharine Salmon for their work that seeks to articulate the sorrow of Mothers, Sisters and Wives of 16 young soldiers from the Motupiko Valley who died in WW 1. (Image, detail of their installation) Further thanks to Ronnie Martin [Creative Director, selector, judge], Jo Kinross [selector], Lloyd Harwood [admin, selector, judge], Heidi Lucas [admin] and the guest judge Sarah McClintock. And everyone who helped on the set up day and offered their help for the award/opening night. The showcase of finalists and award recipients is on until 24 April [closed Easter weekend]. Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 11am - 2pm. Gala Preview and Award presentation tonight, 5:30pm. Show of Award Winners and Finalists runs until 24 April. Notewe are closed over Easter 19 - 22 April.
image credit: work on invite by Maggy Johnston 'The Way We Were'. More details on Winner soon on www.acn.org.nz/changing-threads-2019.html Delighted! Thanks to local and Auckland supporters of our space - and artnews NZ, we are introduced in the Autumn Issue 2019 - in their Sketches section. Writing by ACN executive Annie Pokel. www.artnews.co.nz/
Wondering where our 'Refinery ArtSpace' sign is? We are currently working, thanks to Lee Woodman, on the resource consent application for our new signage. Crossed fingers and hopefully soon with a full new front face to shine :-).
Reminder - our Call for Proposals closes 30.03.2019!
All details here: http://www.acn.org.nz/the-refinery-artspace.html Remember to check our blog entries here - or our instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_refineryartspace/ with an image that Until 16 March, 2pm.
Top row, left to right: Clayton Morgan with an image from his series of the interior spaces of the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Canterbury’s Mount John observatory' Harry Culy with an image from his ongoing body of work I am exploring a geographical area of the Hawkes Bay to investigate wider conversations around notions of place, belonging and displacement. Sam Curtis with an image from his series 'Dents' which looks at various human marks made on the New Zealand landscape. These marks can be grand or small, but often are subtle enough to fade into our background noise. Bottom row, left to right: Tash Hopkins with an image from her series called 'The Western Springs Project', which is a study of the representation of youth. She looks beyond the generalised images of teenagers often seen in mainstream media and instead portrays them as individuals showing depth, complexity and vulnerability. Thomas Slade with an image that allows insights in his current project which uses a simpler conceptual framework and focuses on the visual connection to locations. It might be a building, an empty mall, or an isolated object, attempting to portray these in a subtle manner. Tom Hoyle with an image here, that allows us to view his aim to seek out the largely unseen activities of human industry and intend to project a wealth of detail for the eye to linger over. These photographs are captured with the long and carefully-composed exposures that have defined large format photography throughout its long history. As rightfully capture by James Gilbert (photographer, Photospace, Wellington] in his catalogue introduction... [...] For these six photographers of the large format camera process, of slowly and deliberately capturing what is there, tends to result in images that deliver their content at similarly slow rate but also, often, with a good deal of personal attachment and something to say. [....] |
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