It’s that time of year again! Our popular annual Cash and Carry exhibition is a huge hit. With all artwork priced under $250, it is a perfect way to treat someone with a unique gift for Christmas.
Cash and Carry
Mike Rowland
Local realist painter Mike Rowland is is well known to the community being one of the Arts Trail artists.
Mike has an incredible skill set that draws on the great masters such as Edouard Vuillard and Manet, yet incorporating a unique compositional style denoting a fantastical world not quite unlike the surrealists.
In a recent visit to Mike’s studio I felt like I was walking through a modern surreal version of the Sistine Chapel!
Mike Rowlands solo exhibition at Art Centre Helensville will be an ethereal experience and not one to miss!
Storyboard
Susannah Connolly $120 ea
Camille Howie $95 ea
Colin Harris (Jeff Thomson collaboration) left $250 ea, Rachel Clarke right $20-$60
Jane Combellack $65 (L) $95 (R)
Jo Dixey $150 ea
David Bailey $20 ea prints ($150 ea original’s)
Jeff Thomson NFS
Raywin Cruickshank $150 ea
Kevin Widdowson (L) Ian Sangster (R) prices $10-$85
Pauline Denton $15 ea
Thomas Hogan (R)
$40 ea
Jack Down (L) $30 ea Robbie Sangster (R) $30-$60
Robert Jackson (L) $20 ea Colin Harris (R) $200 lrg $75 sm
Jodie Allen $150 ea
Angus Ward $5-$65
Denise Turner $16 ea
Sandy Sturges (L) $5 ea
Helene Bloomfield $80 $65 $39
Postcard
Jan Backhurst
Colin Harris $45
Jane Combellack $65
Jeff Thomson $100
Jago Neal $90
Jeff Thomson $100
Emma Springford-Gough $100
Anna Steedman
Ruth Sumner
Colin Harris $65
Storyboard members exhibition
Storyboard is commonly used in comic drawings and in film. A scene or an idea is worked out over a series of captions giving the viewer an idea of the narrative. In terms of our exhibition it is giving the viewers and idea of what the artists practice is about by displaying their work in this format.
What does ‘Storyboard’ mean for our member artists?
The theme ‘Storyboard’ fits into all art practices. This member’s exhibition gives the artist an opportunity to present their work as a ‘body’. It is valuable in terms of future prospects of working towards a solo exhibition. Solo exhibitions are generally a series of work displaying an ‘idea’ the artist has had, and presenting a ‘body’ of works representing this idea.
Our exhibition ‘Storyboard’ is just that, but on a much smaller scale. It is a good way to see the artists work in a series.
Thomas Hogan
Cindy Vida ‘Dawn Series’
Cindy Vida lives in Waimauku as an artist and author with her cat Milly. She has three amazing kids who have all grown up and flown the nest. Cindy was selected for the Titirangi Community Arts Council Emerging Artists Awards 2010. She has taught for over 15 years, primarily the west region of Auckland.
Her painting style is contemporary oil landscapes. Cindy say’s of her work;
“I’m a lover of people, nature and simplicity. My pieces are intrinsically connected to my sense of wellbeing, my mental health journey and my faith. I am fully alive to colour and movement when I paint and when I do paint it comes from a place of pure joy. Painting is my bones…I need to paint…I see potential paintings in everything I observe around me. I like to study nature and especially the way unusual colours rub up alongside one another. A concept tends to brew with me over a long period of time and then it all comes out in a mighty rush where I feel like I’ve just given birth to a body of work.”
Cindy’s new ‘Dawn’ Series came after a very difficult season battling with depression. The series was birthed from waking early in the morning and driving around the local area noticing the first dawn light, new colours and stimulating new hope.
MATARIKI
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.
Festival of Photography ‘Disruption, Through the Internal Lens’
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
Colin & Luigi
Colin Harris is a prolific artist who has been a part of various exhibitions.
Jointly, he has exhibited with local artist Jeff Thomson, and has exhibited as an artist of Mapura Studios. Colin was awarded the Wallace Foundation Artist scholarship in 2019.
Jointly, he has exhibited with local artist Jeff Thomson, and has exhibited as an artist of Mapura Studios. Colin was awarded the Wallace Foundation Artist scholarship in 2019.
Luigi Angeli, a good friend of Colin’s, is a chef yet uses his free time investing into his personal art practice.
This show will be a display of individual artists works, and collaborative pieces by both artists.
Opening event 6th May 5-7pm, please come and join the celebration!