ART ON RECORD
Kumeū Arts Members for NZ Music Month Pod Gallery 1 - 25 May 2024 Opening event: Friday May 3rd. This May we’re celebrating NZ Music Month with one of our favourite themed exhibitions ‘Art on Record’. Our member artists have been asked to create LP, album covers for real or imagined bands or musicians. At the opening event and launch party on Friday the 3rd of May there will be DJ’s as well as live music. You are welcome to join us for this fun community event. |
Caitlyn Manning
Shifting Landscapes Main Gallery 1 - 25 May 2024 Opening event: Friday May 3rd. Local artist Caitlyn Manning works in an intuitive way, pushing and testing her relationship with painting whilst spending time to allow for qualities to emerge, take hold, and reshape any mulling ideas into a new light. www.instagram.com/caitlyn__manning/ Image shown - 'Adrift' Caitlyn Manning |
Ben Tankard
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Charlie Yang
The Stairwell of Life Pod Gallery Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography 28 May - 22 June Opening: Fri 31st of May Photographer and chef Charlie Yang says… “I am fascinated by stairs. They seem to reflect my journey and my past. Variously designed, they hide stories containing the twists and turns of life”. Printed in his home country of Korea on handmade paper Charlie’s dramatic, surreal series will be displayed in our Pod Gallery for the AFOP. Image shown - 'Life is so fast' by Charlie Yang www.instagram.com/_yang_charlie/ |
ZARAHN TŪWHARETOA SOUTHON
Pod Gallery 26 JUNE - 20 JULY 2024 Opening: Thursday 27 June. 5-8 pm - Evening before Matariki public holiday Ko Tongariro te maunga Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi Ko Te Heuheu te tangata. The paintings and drawings of whanau and friends in this exhibition explores traditional techniques of capturing light and emotion. My Kaupapa (purpose) is to portray emotion through the alla prima (wet on wet) technique of applying oil paint to linen. The dark backgrounds are inspired by my Dutch Jewish heritage, beginning in 17th Century Holland during the Dutch Golden Age when Rembrandt sold small tronies (small portraits) from his studio in the Old Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam. This is part of my whakapapa that stretches from Amsterdam to my marae in Tokaanu. At my marae many portraits painted, carved and photographic adorn our wharepuni walls. They represent the ancestors belonging to my hapū Ngāti Kurauia and the wider confederation of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. I ask questions when painting, how does a person hold themselves? How do I portray the weight of a door hanging from its hinges? Can I portray the feeling expressed by a wrinkle or the inquiring mind of a child? I think questions and feelings are more important than mere technique, if not vital. www.zarahnsouthon.com |
"Kataraina" oil on linen, 500 x 400mm, 2024.
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The Auckland Festival of Photography 2024
Kumeū Arts Members Exhibition of Photography Main Gallery 28 May - 22 June Opening: Friday 31st of May Entries form - click below kumeu_in_focus_2024_entry_form.doc Members of Kumeū Arts will be showing a wide variety of approaches and subject matter alongside the Kumeu Photography group. A section will be given to the 2024 Festival of Photography theme inviting interpretations of ‘Believe’ - Whakapono. |
'Memories of Opoutere' by Elaine King
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MATARIKI
Kumeū Arts Members Exhibition Main Gallery 26 JUNE - 20 JULY 2024 Opening: Thursday 27 June. 5-8 pm - Evening before Matariki public holiday Please note this is a themed exhibition: Work can be made in any media (E.G; photos, paintings, ceramics, drawing etc.) but they must fit in with the following theme – MATARIKI *A maximum of 3 artworks can be entered. *Artworks must not have been entered into a previous exhibition at Kumeū Arts *Exhibition is open to fully paid up Kumeū Arts members Download an Entry Form - click the link below. matariki_entry_form_2024.docx |
DRAWN IN
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GET FIRED
Kumeū Arts Members Exhibition of ceramics Main Gallery 24 July - Aug 24 Opening: Fri 26 July Entries forms available soon This August we will be holding one of our most popular displays, our annual ceramics exhibition highlights the work of the many talented ceramic artists in our community. It also offers visitors the opportunity to buy stunning functional and sculptural pieces at affordable prices. |
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