The Refinery ArtSpace is committed to stimulating and strengthening the artistic and cultural life of Whakatu, supporting a diverse programme of engaging community-driven and/or contemporary exhibitions, projects and events.
Call for Proposals for 23/24 CLOSED
All applicants who have submitted a proposal will be advised on the outcome by 29th March 2023. Successful submissions will be advised of their exhibition dates by 28th April 2023.
If you are considering a proposal for next year's programme guidelines and proposal writing tips can be downloaded below;
For further information or support contact Janja Heathfield, Gallery Manager, at refineryartspace@gmail.com
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Current Exhibitions / Events...
Image | Laila Marie Costa, HSDCTC-colab.
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Whenua
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Occupation Artist
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Though our individual practices are based on diverse personal interests, we’ve found great strength as a group that is able to engage with the community via large-scale public art projects. These typically address socially-conscious subjects (think climate change, traffic pollution, property prices) and encourage public interaction. Materials to date have included a truckload of ice, many many toy cars, and of course lashings of our trademark gold leaf.
It’s wonderful to be here together in Nelson and we can all agree that, one way or another, it’s been quite the decade. Come and visit our open-studio/exhibition space to see some of the things we’ve made over that time, to get golden in one of our convivial workshop sessions, or simply to say hello and sample the cake of the day.
Here’s to another ten years of making our work and getting it out there.
It’s wonderful to be here together in Nelson and we can all agree that, one way or another, it’s been quite the decade. Come and visit our open-studio/exhibition space to see some of the things we’ve made over that time, to get golden in one of our convivial workshop sessions, or simply to say hello and sample the cake of the day.
Here’s to another ten years of making our work and getting it out there.
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KO TE ĀKAU: POETICS OF LAND, WATER & SKY
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KEI HEA A TIKI? WHERE IS TIKI?
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Ko Te Ākau is a visual arts installation and curated performance programme for live and virtual spaces, created for group and solo performances, within a design accurate, site-specific installation of lighting, sound design and video projection. The project references the collaborative works of artists Ralph Hotere and Bill Culbert and serves as the inspiration for exploring the poetics of Te Ākau, the space where the ocean meets the land, where the horizon connects land, water and sky.
The kaupapa of Ko Te Ākau is best served by ‘Mātiro Whakamua’ with a gaze firmly fixed on the horizon. The project is aesthetically futuristic and abstract, a vehicle for the past, present and future, performed by the living ancestral body of the artists. In this shared space, performances journey us through remembrance, acknowledgement, and aspiration. The hope of a poetic land, water and sky is the horizon carried by the kaupapa, where the optimism and guidance of a human being in ceremonial performance places our imagination amongst the cosmos. Unlike anything else, this is an exhibition, a performance, a gathering, a virtual experience, and a sharing, from one of our most extraordinary artists Charles Koroneho. A special Nelson Arts Festival commission. Created by Charles Koroneho for Te Toki Haruru and in collaboration with Filament Eleven 11. Nelson Arts Festival |
In te ao Māori, tāne and wāhine once lived in balance with each other, and all other beings who originated from Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Gender and sexual diversity were normalised but colonialisation brought a strict gender hierarchy and static sexual identities. With the power of pūrākau and whakapapa, this exhibition attempts to draw forth mātauranga Māori of gender and sexuality.
Kim Ireland’s (Te Arawa) practice is founded upon identity and the power of historical narratives. Directed by rangahau and mātauranga, Ireland has evolved her multidisciplinary works, often playing with temporality or reclaiming what has been lost. Kei Hea a Tiki? is her first exhibition of clay works. Nelson Arts Festival |
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Kelly McDonald and Victoria McIntosh
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Centre For Fine Woodworking
Graduate Exhibition 2020 |
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The Refinery Artspace
Office Hours - Mon, Tues 12pm - 5pm; Wed 10am - 12pm; Thur, Fri - 10am - 3pm |
Gallery Manager -
Janja Heathfield 021 204 8474 refineryartspace@gmail,com Thank you. |
Gallery Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm Sat 11am - 2pm |
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2017 Arts Council Nelson
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