Galleries & Museums 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 Chronicle Glass Gallery & Studio 2 Rutland St. Open 7 days Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm Sat – Sun 10am – 4pm www.chronicleglass.co.nz Cook’s Gallery: Home of Wanganui Arts Society Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm. Trafalgar Place, off Ridgway St Phone 06 345 7757 www.wanganuiartsociety.co.nz David Traub Glass The Glass Factory NZ 21 Kings Ave, Wanganui Open daily by appointment Art work, gifts and classes Ph: 021 113 7970 www.glass-newzealand.co.nz Fleur Wickes Artist Studio Upstairs, Victoria House, 1b Rutland St (opp. Chronicle Glass) OPEN DOOR / Fri & Sat 10–2pm Or by appointment Ph: 021 337 661 www.fleurwickes.co.nz https://www.facebook.com/ FleurWickesArtist Flying Dog Studio Gallery 21 Drews Ave, upstairs. Thurs – Sat 10am – 2pm PH 027 2557228 www.emmacunningham.org
Gallery on Guyton 62 Guyton St. Wed – Sat, 11am – 4pm Ph: 027 310 2055
[email protected] www.facebook/galleryonguyton Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio 7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 2pm Other times by appointment Ph: 06 927 6828 / 021 256 9236 www.vostinar.com Just Us Studio First Saturday of the Month, 10am to 3pm Or by appointment 14 Tower Crescent Facebook ..JemsPhotoArt or www.kellsone.wix.com/kellsartone Leftbank Art Supplies 19 Taupō Quay Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm Sat 10am to 1pm Ph 06 345 0949
[email protected] McNamara Gallery Photography 190 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui. 11am – 3pm Tue – Sat www.mcnamara.co.nz Magpie - Rachael Garland An exciting new working studio gallery by nationally recognised artist Rachael Garland. 65 Glasgow Street Opening Hours: Saturday 12–4pm (other times by arrangement) 06 348 4579 / 027 6867694
[email protected] www.rachaelgarland.com MATAHIWI GALLERY & COFFEE Come, relax and enjoy the country hospitality! Whanganui River Road Open Thurs–Sun, 9am-–pm Ph: 06 342 8116 – Marlene
Yellow Church Gallery SH1, Mangaweka. Resident Artist Richard Aslett. Weekends & most other days 10am–5pm 06 382 5774 / 027 526 6612 www.freewebs.com/ mangawekagallery P. S. Lill Artist Gallery Victoria Court, 94 Victoria Avenue Monday – Friday 10.30am – 2.30pm Gallery and Print Studio The artist is at the gallery Thursdays & Fridays Ph 027 739 7234 www.facebook.com/PSLillArtistGallery Rayner Brothers Gallery 52 Guyton Street, Whanganui. Wed – Fri 12pm – 4pm, Sat 10am – 1pm. www.raynerbrothers.com Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui Sarjeant on the Quay 38 Taupō Quay Mon – Sun, 10.30am–4.30pm Also upstairs in the new I-site, Wanganui Visitor’s Centre, 31 Taupō Quay. Weekdays 8.30am – 5pm, Sat/Sun 9am – 3pm www.sarjeant.org.nz
TREE: Object/Space/Desire 37 Moutoa Quay Open Sat & Sun, 10am to 2pm or by appointment Ph: 027 873 373 www.treeobjectspace.com Whanganui Arts – At The Centre 19 Taupō Quay, Whanganui. Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am– 1pm. Phone Lidy for bookings: 027 215 1404 EFTPOS and credit card facilities www.whanganuiarts.com
New to Wanganui and distributing to New Zealand… Quality, affordable mosaic materials just arrived from Europe including Millefiori from Italy and 100% recycled glass tiles from Turkey
Weekend Workshop 22–24 May 6 Week Intro to Mosaics start Monday 22 June 2015 50 Guyton St, Wanganui 4500 Open hours 1–4pm Mondays, 10am–4pm Saturdays and by appointment. Ph: 027 375 4715
www.mosaicpictures.co.nz Be inspired to mosaic in your own way
Whanganui Regional Museum Watt Street, Wanganui. Hours: 10am – 4.30pm daily. NOW FREE TO ALL VISITORS www.wrm.org.nz WHMilbank Gallery 1b Bell Street Open Tuesday – Sunday 11 am–5pm. A call first would ensure we are open, or to make an alternative time to view. Ph: 027 628 6877
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Sand Hill Studio Gallery 170 Heads Rd. Variety of mixed-media artwork from various local artists Wed – Fri 12pm – 4pm, Sat 12 – 2pm or Ph: 06 347 8442 www.sandhillgallery.co.nz Space Gallery & Studios 64 Taupō Quay Tues – Thurs 10am – 2pm Friday 12 – 4pm. Ph 027 371 8595 www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz Sue Cooke Gallery & Studio 68A Guyton St. Open 1–5pm Mon–Fri or by appointment www.suecooke.co.nz
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Friday, 1 May , Committee Room Two, Wanganui District Council 10 to 11am - Performing Artists 11am to Noon - Community
Friday, 15 May NOON Wanganui Creative Communities Scheme grants for arts projects closes at noon on May 15th. Application forms and guide are available from the Council website. Please come to a workshop or drop in session if you are applying for a grant.
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103 YEARS ON: A PAINTERLY EXPLORATION OF EROTIC AUSTRIAN EXPRESSIONISM THROUGH THE LENS OF 21ST CENTURY PUBLIC DOMAIN. Fri 1 May 5:30pm Opening Sensitised watercolour paintings by Tom Turner. He pays homage to Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele, known for his early 20th century works. facebook.com/galleryonguyton
MANUKA/FUSCHIA: PRINTS AND POTS BY PS LILL To Sat 16 May Continuing exhibition P. S. Lill Artist Gallery
CHRIS CROSSLEY: CONCRETE Mon 4 May – Tue 30 Jun; 8am – 4pm Yellow House Cafe Photographic work of this Melbourne artist as he shares his experience of Parkinsons’ with the viewer. Enjoy art with your coffee! LAURENCE ABERHART: TO THE FALLEN
WHMILBANK GALLERY SOLDIER BOY To Sun 24 May Photographs by Janet Grubner. Visual thoughts/homage to WWI Maori War memorial at Pakaitore Historic Reserve. GONE TO THE BEST OFFER Thur 28 May – Sun 14 June Front Gallery A rich selection of pre-loved works on view as a silent Auction. TRUSTTUM MASTERWORKS To end of May Trusttum Showroom Most Trusttums are great but these are exceptional. SARJEANT ON THE QUAY
Fri 8 – Fri 29 May; 11am to 3pm McNamara Gallery Photography Laurence Aberhart, in a long study of the monumental, including war memorials, gives form to communal experience of loss and grief. www.mcnamara.co.nz MYSTIC MAN - PAINTINGS BY DAVE O’NEILL (1918–2000)
SIGHT/SIGNIFICANCE/SOUND Sat 9 May – 14 June A small exhibition of past and present art by Whanganui artists referencing Pãkaitore. RICHARD ORJIS: GARDEN CITIES OF TOMORROW To 24 May New work by 2014 Tylee Cottage artist-in-residence. RICK RUDD: BEYOND TRUE TO FORM To 7 June A survey exhibition from 1997 – 2014 of the work of Whanganui potter, Rick Rudd. PETER PERYER: A CAREFUL EYE To 21 June A survey exhibition of the work of well-known New Zealand photographer, Peter Peryer. Developed and toured by The Dowse Art Museum.
Fri 8 May Opening 5.30pm To Sat 30 May Never before seen paintings from the artist’s estate. www.raynerbrothers.com REUNION
Sat 9 May 5.30pm Opening To Fri 22 May A group show featuring artists from Whanganui’s Quay School of the Arts 2008 intake, www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz RE-CREATIONS Fri 22 May 5.30pm Opening A group of local artists create Up-Cycled objet trouvé in the wabi-sabi aesthetic. Re- purposing and so extending the life of the chosen objects. facebook.com/galleryonguyton BRUCE PHILLIPS: ALL LIFE IS ONE Sat 23 May 5.30pm Opening To Fri 5 June New prints by local printmaker Bruce Phillips. www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM BILLY CONNELL’S WAR – WHANGANUI IN WORLD WAR 1 The bitter-sweet story of a young Whanganui man who enlisted in 1914 and served in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I. MOA GALLERY Over 2000 moa bones and skeletons are being incorporated into a gallery, providing a visible storage unit, a science study centre and an exhibition attraction. This is a work in progress. As moa bones are identified, catalogued, researched, photographed and studied, they will be installed in the gallery. ¯ KAITORE - IT’S NOT BLACK PA AND WHITE February 2015 – February 2016 A photographic essay by Leigh Mitchell-Anyon of the 1995 occupation of Pākaitore-Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui. SOVEREIGN WOODWARE To 2 August 2015 A look at locally designed and manufactured sovereign products made from native New Zealand timbers, collected by Ron Lambert.
MAY 2015 EVENTS PADDLESTEAMER WAIMARIE Regular sailings departing 11am. Available for Charter at anytime Contact 06 347 1863 or i-site. Check www.riverboats.co.nz for more info HISTORIC RIVERBOAT WAIRUA Tue/Wed/Thu, departing 11am Stops in Upokongaro for lunch – cafe or picnic Departs Hatrick’s Wharf, Taupō Quay For further info & bookings phone 0800 924 782. THE RIVER TRADERS Saturdays 9am–1pm Market Place, near i-site. Whanganui’s Market By The River TRAM RIDES! Sundays 2–4pm Tramshed, 27 Taupō Quay Take a trip into the past on the restored No. 12 Tram
WANGANUI CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS Saturdays and Sundays, 10am & 2pm Depart from i-Site Special tours at other times by request: Ph 349 3258. Cost $5 per person ARTS POLICY REVIEW MEETINGS Fri 1 May 10am–11am - Performing Artists 11am–Noon - Community Wanganui District Council, Committee Room Two
WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME Fri, 1 May; 3pm–5pm Gonville Café Library Drop-in-time for advice. (See Debbie’s Place ad for full list). Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS ANNIE: THE MUSICAL Fri 1 & Sat 2 May Royal Wanganui Opera House Adults: $25/Children/Students $15 Family (2 adults + 2 children) $60 Tickets available at the Royal Wanganui Opera House ANTHONY STRETCH, THE REMARKABLES AND LOCAL SIGN ON’S Fri 1 May, 7pm Whanganui Musicians Club Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave $10/$5 members. Check Facebook and website for details LIPS Fri 1 May, 9pm Space Monster, Cnr Drews Ave & Rutland. Tickets on the door.
WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME Sat, 2 May, 10am–12pm Davis Library Drop-in-time for advice. (See Debbie’s Place ad for full list). Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon. THE GREAT BUSKOFF Sat 2 May, 11am–2pm Throughout the CBD Vote for your favourite! www.mainstreet.co.nz WANGANUI AMATEUR DANCESPORT CLUB Sun 3 May, 7.15pm St Andrews Hall, Bell Street First Sunday of the month, every month! $3.00/$5.00/Supper provided. Contact: Mollie 347 2705
WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME Tue 5 May, 4pm–6pm Davis Library Drop-in-time for advice. (See Debbie’s Place ad for full list). Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon. WHANGANUI WIKI WEDNESDAY Wed 6 May, 6:30 pm Davis Public Library Learn how to edit Wikipedia and improve Whanganui’s presence online. Newcomers welcome. Free coffee and hot chocolate! www.wikiwednesday.net COUNCILLORS AT THE MARKET Sat 9 May, 8.30am – 1pm River Traders Market Meet Whanganui District Councillors at their monthly market stall.They’re interested in your ideas and issues. PROGRESS CASTLECLIFF DISPLAY Sat 9 – Thu 14 May Wanganui Community Arts Centre Photos taken by local children at our two Schools and Kura. Their theme is “I love Castlcliff because…” POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING Sat 9 May, 7.30pm Concert Chamber, Wanganui War Memorial Centre Bryan Bruce, award-winning documentary-maker of Mind The Gap presents the Quaker Lecture 2015. FREE entry. D BURMESTER AND THE BLIND ALBUM RELEASE Sat 9 May, 9pm Space Monster, Cnr Drews Ave & Rutland. Tickets on the door.
WHANGANUI GREEN DRINKS Tues 12 May, 5.30pm Delicious Cafe & Wine Bar, 132 Victoria Ave Global social-networking event for sustainably-minded folk, businesses & orgs. Second Tues each month, with guest speakers. All welcome, free entry. greendrinks.org/--/whanganui BULLFROG RATA AND THE SWAMP KINGS, THE BLUEVEINS SUPPORT Fri 15 May, 7pm Whanganui Musicians Club Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave. $10/$5 members. Check Facebook and website for details.
ST JOHN WANGANUI SECOND-HAND BOOK SALES Thu 21 May, 6–9pm Fri 22 May, 10am–6pm Sat 23 May, 10am–4pm 25 Tawa Street Huge selection in all categories. Specials on offer. Enquiries: phone 345 0878.
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www.facebook.com/awaeventguide #awawhanganuievents AG CHALLENGE STAKES FEATURE RACE MEETING Sat 30 May, Racing from approx 10.50am–4.15pm Also hosting the Foxton Cup & Castletown Stakes. Great racing & entertainment. FREE entry & parking.wjc.co.nz Ph: 345 3968 THE SUNDAY GRAND JAM Sun 31 May , 6.30 p.m The Grand Irish Pub, St. Hill Street Free. Relaxed sing-around session for acoustic musicians, singers and listeners. All abilities & styles of music. Last Sunday of every month. www.facebook.com/ SundayGrandJam WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY 2015 SEASON Mondays, 7pm, Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum. All screenings members only unless otherwise stated. Full schedule and joining info at whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz Contact:
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Mon 4 May NZ 2013, G Leanne Pooley’s doco on the conquest of Everest combines exhilarating re-enactments with a wealth of archival and interview material. ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
Mon 11 May Douglas Sirk, USA 1955, PG Rock Hudson comes to prune widow Jane Wyman’s garden and uproots her sterile, upper-middleclass suburban life. PARADISE NOW
Mon 18 May Palestine 2005, M, Subtitles Two suicide bombers must re-examine their intentions when their mission goes wrong. Golden Globe Best Foreign Film ‘06. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
TRINITY ROOTS Fri 22 May, 7pm Whanganui Musicians Club Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave $10/$5 members. Check Facebook and website for details. MEETING KARPOVSKY Thur 28 May, 7.30pm Prince Edward Auditorium, Collegiate School. $25 Adults / Senior $23 / FOH $20 / Students $15. (Special rates for school groups) Book: Opera House Box Office www.royaloperahouse.co.nz
Mon 25 May Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan 2013, PG, Subtitles This beguiling, often funny family drama centres on two families whose sons were swapped at birth.
OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITY TO SELL YOUR ART Save The Children shop have room to display artwork in exchange for commission. 176 Victoria Avenue Contact Sue to discuss Ph 345 2211
[email protected] MCDONALD’S MUD MUSTER™ Sat 17 October 2015 New location: Shelter View Jetsprint Park. Registrations and information: www.sportsgound.co.nz/mudmuster www.sportwhanganui.co.nz
ART WORKSHOPS CHRONICLE GLASS STUDIO 2 Rutland Street, Whanganui Glassblowing Workshops. Make Your Own Paperweight. Fun for Groups and Team-Building . (06) 347 1921 www.chronicleglass.co.nz CRAIG WINTON JEWELLERY Open daily by appointment 11 Iris Place, Bastia Hill Jewellery workshops available. 021 145 1440 www.craigwinton.com LOUISE HERDMAN MOSAIC STUDIO Guyton Street, Wanganui Open Mondays 1–4pm, Saturdays 10am–4pm Classes and Workshops. 027 375 4715. SEE ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS ISSUE! www.mosaicpictures.co.nz CHRIS MOORE BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOP Sat 9 & Sun 10 May. Public viewing 10am–4pm daily Chris will be exhibiting some sculptural works in the gallery during that weekend. Korvor Molloy Gallery, the old Okato cheese factory, 3 mins south of Oakura, 1729 South Rd, Tataraimaka, New Plymouth.
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COVER IMAGE This year’s Big Paint - a recreation of a painting by Horace Moor, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. This work consists of 100 panels painted by 100 artists. It will soon be on display on the exterior wall of Renata’s Art & Framing, Taupō Quay.
