Galleries & Museums Awa Art Hub Glass-Enamel Gallery & Sculpture Courtyard Heina Petzold & Eva Busch 1 Gloucester Street, near Dublin Street Bridge Thurs, Fri and Sun 11am to 4pm or by appointment Phone 0226282103 www.evabusch.co.nz Ceroc Dancing Wednesdays from 6.30pm Fridays from 6.00pm Peat Street Studio, 82-92 Peat St Facebook and www.ceroc.co.nz Liz Frith 02102054038/lizfrith01@ gmail.com Craig Winton Jewellery Open by appointment. Come and see my latest creations or commission a hand-made piece of jewellery. Also offering jewellery workshops. Ph: 021 145 1440 www.craigwinton.com Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery 17 Taupo Quay Wed - Fri 10.00 - 3.00; Saturday 9.00 - 1.00 and Sunday 10.00 - 1.00; closed Monday except Public Holidays 10 - 3.00. www.fineartswhanganui.com Contact: 06 3482080 / 027 535 8669 GALLERY 85 85 Glasgow Street, Whanganui Wed-Sat, 11-3 www.raynerbrothers.com INKT Shop/Gallery Pens, Ink and NZ artwork 17 Victoria Avenue Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm Sat 9am-2pm Ph 06 262 8080 www.inkt.co.nz
Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio 7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff Thursday 10-4 Friday 10-4 Saturday 10-4 Sunday 10-4 Other times by appointment Ph: 06 927 6828 / 021 256 9236 www.vostinar.com Juxtaposition Gallery & Gift Boutique 25a Drews Avenue Tues – Fri 9.30am – 4.30pm, Sat 10am – 1.30pm Contact Tanya: 027 765 37 38 / 06 213 4918 Leftbank Art Supplies 19 Taupō Quay Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm, Sat 10am to 1pm Ph 06 345 0949
[email protected] Louise Herdman Mosaics 50 Guyton Street Open Wed - Fri 12-4pm, Sat 10-4pm And by appointment Mosaic workshops available Enjoy mosaics and other creative art workshops here! 027 375 4715 / www.mosaicpictures.co.nz MiNZ Shop/Gallery Summer Hours Mon-Fri 11am - 5.30pm; Sat & Sun 10am to 2pm. 1 Victoria Avenue Contacts: green.gables206@xtra. co.nz
[email protected] New Zealand Glassworks 10am to 4:30pm, Every day 2 Rutland Street, Whanganui, 4500 New Zealand Glassworks - Te Whare Tūhua o Te Ao (NZG) is the new national centre for glass art located in Whanganui. Off The Wall Gallery 180 Victoria Avenue hrs Wed - Sat 11 - 3 (or by appointment) 021 988 487
Pauline’s Gallery and Studio Environmental works in pen and paint 4 Barrack Street Open By Appointment Phone: 02102238837 https://www.paulineallomes.com
Space Gallery & Studios 64 Taupō Quay Tues – Thurs 9am-1pm Friday 12-4pm Sat 9am-1pm Ph 027 371 8595 www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
Rayner Brothers Gallery 85 Glasgow Street, Whanganui Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 3pm www.raynerbrothers.com
Wanganui Arts Society Cook’s Gallery Trafalgar Place, Wanganui Open Monday & Tuesday 10.00am to noon and some Saturdays
Renata’s Art & Framing 17 Taupō Quay. Mon 12.00pm – 4.00pm, Tue – Fri 10am – 5.00pm, Sat 9.30am – 1pm Ph: 06 348 4463 www.artandframing.co.nz River City Artists Thursdays, 9.30am to 4pm Christ Church Community Hall, 243 Wicksteed St Artists of all levels, beginners to established artists Lovely rooms with heat pumps; tea/ coffee provided Free parking. Bring your own lunch. Contacts: V Donkervoort 343 6316 / 0274 599 448 or W Kelly 344 5495 Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui Sarjeant on the Quay 38 Taupo Quay Mon - Sun, 10.30am - 4.30pm Also upstairs in the i-site, Wanganui Visitor’s Centre, 31 Taupo Quay Weekdays 8.30am - 5pm, Sat/Sun 9am-3pm www.sarjeant.org.nz
Whanganui Regional Museum 62 Ridgway Street Mon-Sat 10am – 4.30pm NOW FREE TO ALL VISITORS www.wrm.org.nz Yellow House Café Cnr Pitt & Dublin Streets Open 7 days, 8am to 4pm Enjoy art with your coffee!
Out of Town Galleries YELLOW CHURCH GALLERY SH1 Mangaweka Resident Artist Richard Aslett OPEN Weekends and most other days 10am - 5pm 06 382 5774 / 027 52 666 12 www.freewebs.com/mangawekagallery
For a full list of future annual events go to: www.awaeventguide.co.nz. See I-Site Wanganui for details on all events. Billy Webb Challenge 10th Anniversary 2 December 2018 billywebbchallenge.co.nz Mainstreet Christmas Parade 8 December 2018 www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz Christmas Late Night Shopping www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz Cemetery Circuit 24 December every year (note road closures) Wanganui Opera Week 19 - 21 January 2019 25th Anniversary! www.wanganuioperaweek.co.nz Vintage Weekend January 2019 NZ Masters Games February 2019 www.nzmg.com
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Glass Symposium 15-17 Feb 2019
Singos Studio 5 Peakes Road, St Johns Hill Oils/Potter/London Street Games book. Open Studio most days Ring to view: John “Singo” Singleton, 345 3803
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OCTOBER 2018 Cover image: ‘The Last Tree’ by Pauline Allomes Medium: Indian ink and varnish. Size: 1000 mm x 550 mm Method Micrography: The quote used in this work “When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you can’t eat money.” - John May, The Greenpeace Story
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Thursday 18 October 2018 to Thursday 8 November 2018 Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery WITH GUSTO - an exhibition of enamel-glass works by Whanganui artist Heina Petzold.
3rd and 4th November, 9am to 4pm QT Nursery, 60 Papaiti Road, Whanganui Sculpture, Paintings, Ceramics, Metalwork and Woodwork. Try your hand at clay or fire a Raku clay piece. Come and browse throughout the lovely QT Nursery gardens! Free entry.
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CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS: For details on opening hours and locations, please see our Gallery listings. HE KAI KEI AKU RINGA / INTO THE LIGHT Sun 30 Sept to Sun 14 Oct 10.00am - 4.00pm daily Whanganui Arts - at the Centre, 19 Taupo Quay Many New Zealand artists’ works: funds raised support The Kate Gray Memorial Trust mentoring programme for young Maori artists in the Whanganui region. MIDNIGHT MEANDERINGS ELIJAH LAMONT Mon 1 Oct to Wed 31 Oct INKT, 17 Victoria Avenue Local artist Elijah Lamont, graphic designer by day, doodler of delusions and weirdness by night. Shares a collection of his latest visual regurgitations and midnight meanderings. Stop in to check out this creative and funky display! Instagram: @spaciousmind (See Gallery Listings for more information) WITH GUSTO - HEINA PETZOLD Thu 18 Oct to Thu 8 Nov Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery Heina is thought to be the only enamel-glass artist in New Zealand. He creates contemporary large-scale works in this historically significant medium. His vision for this part of the world is to bring this ancient art to the forefront of contemporary expression. Four pieces of his ‘Faultline Series’ will be included. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) ‘MYSTERY BOX’ – AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY MARK RAYNER Fri 19 Oct at 5.30pm to Sat 17 Nov. 85 Gallery (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) PAINTINGS BY WALTER KIRBY Fri 19 Oct at 5.30pm to Sat 17 Nov. 85 Gallery (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) RACHAEL GARLAND - JUST ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT YOU Sat 20 Oct, 5.30pm Opening Space Studio & Gallery A new body of work in 2D and 3D that explores the concept of absence. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) THE NATURE OF BEING BECKA LEE Fri 26 Oct, 5.30pm Opening Sat 27 Oct- Mon 5 Nov Edith Gallery, UCOL Campus, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui An exhibition addressing the existential questions of life: birth, purpose and mortality. Artist in attendance Thu-Sun 11.00am to 2.00pm or by arrangement. Contact 0224919395
ROAM - SAMANTHA MATTHEWS To Fri 5 Oct Space Studio and Gallery A new collection of photographic works exploring a South Island sense of place. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) SUFFRAGETTE To Sat 13 Oct Juxtaposition Gallery 25a Drew Ave (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) THE COLLECTIVE CONNECTION To Thu 18 Oct Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery This will include works by painters, photographers, printmakers and sculptors. Fine-art embroidery, artistic box-making and bookbinding. The work will range from the finest realist painting and impressionism to abstract paintings and sculpture of outstanding finesse. (See our gallery listing for address and opening times) JENNI’S POTPOURRI To Wed 31 Oct, 8am to 4pm Yellow House Café, Cnr Pitt & Dublin A selection of Jenni Corbett’s acrylics, pastels and oils. COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION To Wed 31 Oct New Zealand Glassworks, Rutland Street (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) EDITH COLLIER: AHEAD OF HER TIME To Sun 4 Nov Sarjeant on the Quay Portraits of women by Whanganui artist Edith Collier (1885 – 1964), selected from the Sarjeant Gallery and Edith Collier Trust collections. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) IN THE HAND To Sun 11 Nov Upstairs at the i-SITE, 31 Taupo Quay A group show featuring ceramic, jewellery and mixed media works on an intimate scale. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) DENDROCHRONOLOGY GLEN HAYWARD To Sun 2 Dec Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupo Quay (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) 125: CELEBRATING WOMEN FROM THE COLLECTION To Sun 17 Feb 2019 Sarjeant on the Quay. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times)
OCTOBER 2018
WANGANUI CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS Depart from i-Site Contact: 06 349 3258 Cost $10 per person
ART JOURNALING CLASSES COMMUNITY Tuesdays, 5.30-7.30pm LeftBank Art Supplies, 19 Taupo Quay Get creative by learning a variety of techniques, media and activities for art journals. email: handmethatpencil@gmail. com WANGANUI GREYHOUND % RACING Wednesdays from noon, Friday nights from 4.30pm Hatrick Raceway Free entry, bar, TAB and restaurant on site. www.wanganuigreyhounds.co.nz CEROC DANCING Wednesdays and Fridays Peat Street Studio 82-92 Peat Street (Cnr Peat St and Pitt St) Facebook / www.ceroc.co.nz (See Gallery Listings for times and prices) RIVER CITY ARTISTS ! Thursdays, 9.30am to 4pm Christ Church Community Hall, 243 Wicksteed St Artists of all levels, beginners to established artists. Lovely rooms with heat pumps; tea/ coffee provided. Free parking. Bring your own lunch. Contact: V Donkervoort 343 6316 / 0274 599 448 Or W Kelly 344 5495 WANGANUI JAZZ CLUB Thu 4 Oct, 5.30pm Doors Open 6.30pm – 8.30pm Music Lucky Bar & Kitchen Johnson, Dreyer, Lockett Trio Members $10, Others $20
I AM ELEVEN N Thur 4 Oct, 6.30pm Confluence, 15 Watt Street Thoughtful Thursdays documentary screenings $10 door sales See Ad for full details
WARD OBSERVATORY Fridays 7.30pm or sunset (whichever is first!) Cooks Gardens, access from St Hill Street. Entry is by donation (suggested charge of $2) Phone: 027 245 8066 with queries or alternative viewing times. WHANGANUI MUSICIANS CLUB NIGHT Fri 5 Oct, 7.00pm doors open Savage Club, 65 Drews Ave Entry $5 members, $10 non Enquiries: Annie Keating 021 154 615; Clare Gibney 021 022 79729
THE KUGELS MUSIC Fri 5 Oct, 7.30pm Prince Edward Auditorium, Wanganui Collegiate School Klezmer is the folk idiom of the Jewish people, highly popular in Eastern Europe. The Kugels bring this exciting and passionate music to the stage, together with commentary that is informative, entertaining and engaging. Come along for something fresh and different and of the highest quality. Tickets: Royal Wanganui Opera House or at the door (no EFTPOS). Adults $35.00, seniors $32.00, subscribers $20.00 (or pre-pay) Students $5.00 www. chambermusic.co.nz/whats-on/ the-kugels
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Sun 7 Oct, 4.00pm-5.15pm Jane Winstone Chapel Soprano Winifred Livesay and flautist Ingrid Culliford team up with their daughters Abigail Livesay (piano) and Elena Morgan (cello) for a special concert celebrating the bond of family and music. Music ranging from Telemann to Bernstein. Tickets available at the door (no EFTPOS) Adults $25.00, Seniors $20.00, school age $5.00 WANGANUI JAZZ CLUB Sun 7 Oct, 5.30pm Doors Open 6.30pm – 8.30pm Music St John’s Club 158 Glasgow Street Erna Ferry and the Bongo Club Members $10; Others $20 WANGANUI AMATEUR DANCESPORT CLUB SOCIAL Sun 7 Oct, 7.00pm -9.30pm St Andrews Hall, Bell Street Ballroom, New Vogue, Latin. Social dances. Visitors welcome: $10 each. Contact: Graeme 027 434 1823
[ ART FIX: 125 – CELEBRATING WOMEN FROM THE COLLECTION Thu 11 Oct, 2.00pm Sarjeant on the Quay Curators Jessica Kidd and Greg Donson will lead a discussion around this exhibition of art works from the Sarjeant collection. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Participation encouraged; all welcome. Free NZ STEAM HISTORY SHORTSN Thur 11 Oct, 6.30pm Confluence, 15 Watt Street Thoughtful Thursdays documentary screenings $10 door sales See Ad for full details 24 HOUR ART JAM ! Sat 13 Oct, 10.00am - Sun 14 Oct, 10.00am Sun 14 Oct, 5.30pm - AUCTION Space Studio & Gallery Whanganui’s newest art experience! 24 hours of art being made live for the public. Entertainment and workshops run throughout. Auction proceeds to the Women’s Network Full programme released: www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz WANGANUI JAZZ CLUB Thu 18 Oct, 5.30pm Doors Open 6.30pm – 8.30pm Music Lucky Bar & Kitchen Shuffle Demons Members $10, others $20
FIRST POSITION N Thu 18 Oct, 6.30pm Confluence, 15 Watt Street Thoughtful Thursdays documentary screenings $10 door sales See Ad for full details ROYAL OVERSEAS LEAGUE ARTS TOUR WINNERS Thu 18 Oct, 7.30pm Prince Edward Auditorium, Wanganui Collegiate Violinist Emily Sun and pianist Gamal Khamis, already embarked on international careers, perform music by Faure, Grieg, Schubert and Poulenc alongside a new commission from Dame Gillian Whitehead, and a fantasy based on themes from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”. Tickets: Royal Wanganui Opera House or at the door (no EFTPOS) Adults $35.00, seniors $32.00, CMW subscribers $20.00, students $5.00. http://www.chambermusic.co.nz/ whats-on/emily-sun-gamal-khamis
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www.facebook.com/awaeventguide #awawhanganuievents RENEE MILLNER - IN THE WORLD EP LAUNCH Sat 20 Oct, 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. Space Gallery & Studio Join us for a mesmerising evening of live music in the gallery as Taranaki-based singer/songwriter Renee Millner returns to Whanganui to launch her newest EP In the World. Tickets from Space Studio: pre-booked $15, Door sales (if available) $20 FLOW: AIRINI BEAUTRAIS N Sun 21 Oct, 4.30pm Sarjeant on the Quay Poet Airini Beautrais will journey through Whanganui’s history as detailed in her critically acclaimed poetry collection Flow, accompanied by images from the Sarjeant’s unique permanent collection. 17-year-old pianist Ben Power will provide a musical interlude with a mix of original compositions and well-known classical pieces. Tickets $15 ($12 for Gallery Friends & Stars) includes refreshments during the interval Purchase from Sarjeant on the Quay or by phoning 06 349 0506 THE KING OF KONG – A N FISTFUL OF QUARTERS Thur 25 Oct, 6.30pm Confluence, 15 Watt Street Thoughtful Thursdays documentary screenings $10 door sales See Ad for full details ARTS FEST TARANAKI Fri 26 Oct – Sat 3 Nov See ad for more details or http://www.artsfestst.co.nz
FESTIVAL OF CULTURES Sat 27 Oct, 10.00am Food and entertainment for the family. www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz
WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM BOTANICAL GROUP Sat 27 Oct & Sun 28 Oct 50th Anniversary Weekend Field trips and dinner Contact Margi Keys on 06 344 1250
[email protected] HYMN FEST WITH GUEST ORGANISTS Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm Christ Church, Wicksteed Street Come and sing your favourite hymns with Margaret Thompson (Marton)Leonard Cave & Roger Little (Whanganui) Entry by Koha/ donation at the door SUNDAY GRAND JAM Sun 28 Oct, 6.30pm The Grand Irish Pub, St Hill Street Free. Relaxed sing-around session for acoustic musicians, singers and listeners. All abilities & styles of music. www.facebook.com SundayGrandJam ART IN THE GARDEN Sat 3 & Sun 4 Nov, 9am to 4pm QT Nursery, 60 Papaiti Road, Whanganui Sculpture, paintings, ceramics, metalwork and woodwork. Try your hand at clay or fire a raku clay piece. Come and browse throughout the lovely QT Nursery gardens! Refreshments available. Free entry.
OPPORTUNITIES YOUNG ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP 2018 Fine Arts Wanganui Entry forms from Fine Arts Whanganui by 16 Nov 17 Taupo Quay, Whanganui E:
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ART WORKSHOPS MARTON ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTRE Paper making Sat 6 Oct, Andrew Reilly Fun freedom sewing Sat 24 Nov, Ron Te Kawa Soy Candle and Soap making Sat 24 Nov Call 06 327 7975 email president@ martonartsandcrafts.co.nz Belinda on 06 327 4215 for registration form and information VEDIC ART SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 Sat 5 Jan - Sat 12 Jan, 9.45am - 4pm daily Whanganui Swedish Vedic Art Tutor Lovisa Limseth will be facilitating the foundation course, the continuation course and a family Vedic art course. Come and immerse yourself in a week of self-discovery and colourfilled bliss.Vedic art is for every one... it allows your soul to paint; a creative retreat. Book: https://www.vedicart.com/
WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY Whanganui’s #1 alternative for classic & contemporary art cinema. All screenings Mondays, 7pm at the Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum. Screenings open to members only unless stated otherwise. 2018 HALF YEAR memberships now available! Full programme and membership options at whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz. Contact whanganuifilmsociety@gmail. com. CHINA’S VAN GOGHS (Public Screening)
Mon 15 Oct China/Netherlands, 2016, 84min, Exempt. Doco, In Mandarin and English, This revealing portrait of a peasantturned-oil painter, who falls under the spell of Van Gogh while producing replicas of his paintings, offers surprising perspectives on Western culture and Chinese labour. Public screening: Members free, non-members welcome by donation. AFTER THE STORM (Umi yori mo mada fukaku)
Mon 29 Oct Japan, 2016, 117min, M adult themes, In Japanese w/subtitles A formerly successful novelist tries to reconnect with his ex-wife and young son in this affectionate, shrewdly observed drama of family life from director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Our Little Sister, Shoplifters). “Such intelligence and delicacy… such wit and understated humanity.” – The Guardian
