Join us for this years Arts in the Ville which runs over Labor weekend. We will be opened extended hours, Saturday to Monday 10-4 for the event.
We have lots on in addition to the tour around artists studios, this year we have a youth art competition for ages 14-18years, a total prize pool of $1000 thanks to a generous sponsor who wishes to remain anonymous .
Entry form attached below for conditions and details. Artwork entered will be exhibited at the Art Centre over Labor weekend.
ART COMP ENTRY FORM 2024
Events for Arts in the Ville is Jeffrey Thomson’s ‘Treasure Hunt’ with a fantastic prize of a Jeff Thomson Kete.
Jeff is also running ‘Kaipara Cup’, a paper boat race down the Kaipara River. The Art Centre is running two workshops, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October 1-3 to make paper boats with Jeff! This is free all materials provided.
Grand Opening!!!!
We are pleased to announce a Rodney district board led initiative of a ‘Family Fun Day’ on the 20th of October 1-3pm. This is to mark to end of 2 years’ construction affecting the Art Centre and our neighbors. We are grateful to council for putting this event together, there will be free sausage sizzle and ice-cream, face painting, bouncy castles and the Art Centre will be running free arts and craft activities on the day. This is family friendly and we warmly welcome all to come and celebrate with us.
The main event will be held in the War Memorial Hall, the Art Centre will be open running Crafty Badges with Kiri Abraham, free workshop 1-3 and Paper Boats with Jeffrey Thomson, make your own paper boat in prep for Arts in the Ville. Jeff is doing a paper boat race down Kaipara River for Arts in the Ville, boats made in this workshop can be included in the race!
We welcome this years Matariki with the whakatauki ‘adorn the bird with feathers so it can soar’.
This year we embrace ‘enabling’, which is an important role for us as a community art centre. We endeavor to enable artists to create, to be encouraged to participate in a gallery experience, and most importantly to feel safe in the space we offer.
An invitation to our Photography artists to participate in combined show with Kumeu Arts!
Exhibition 30th May – 27th June. Due date for entries 27th May entry form attached link below.
Kumeu In Focus 2023. Entry form
Art Centre Helensville will be a part of Arts In The Ville 2022!
We will be open extended hours Labour weekend with the addition of Sunday and Monday 10-4
Our current exhibition ‘Mike Rowland’ will be showing for this event!
Main Gallery ‘The Artwork of Matariki’
From symbolic reference to star clusters, cultural reference to the seven sisters, and social reference of coming together and planning for a new year ahead. Matariki encompasses a range of meaningful allegories that can be interpreted through any individual art practice.
Media room Gallery ‘Installation of Stars’
Artists have participated in Jo Dixey’s workshop to create origami and fabric stars for this exhibition, alongside other artists also included in this installation.
Come celebrate Matariki with us, a coming together of our community, in this cultural exhibition. Opening night Friday 1st July 5-7pm. Exhibition on until 30th July.
The term ‘Disruption’ embodies various associations, physical, environmental, political and mental.
Our awards exhibition for this year’s Festival of Photography ‘Disruption, Through the Internal Lens’ implies the affects disruption has on our mental state. The internal world of the human condition is expansive and undisclosed. Life’s disruptions can perturb our inner selves altering our subsequent physical demeanor. Imagery in this exhibition connote to a psychological variation of the theme Disruption.
To view the winners and judges comments click link below
Judges comments
