Now Showing
Interiors
Susan Dryden & Rose McLeod
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
An exploration seeking clarity in the midst of chaos and complexity using paint and colour.
Homes for Servicemen
Patrick Mckenna
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
A curated selection of high quality reproduction prints of Architectural Drawings & Plans from the 1948 Rehabilitation Housing Plan Service (Expandable Housing or State Housing)
The original plans have been a recent and topical discovery made by Local Business man Patrick Mckenna of ‘Patrick’s Bookstore’
With thanks, we acknowledge sponsorship by Harcourts Whanganui to make this exhibition come to life.
Getting Closer
Sarah McDowell
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
A tenderness toward unpredictable encounters represented in drawing, painting and sculpture.
Coming Soon
A Different Perspective
Fiona Goulding
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
Animals are part of our everyday lives, whether we are aware of them or not. They form relationships with each other and with us, yet as people our choices have the power to shape their existence.
274 Days Til Summer
Antonia O'Mahony
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
Day to day tasks, nothing changes. Wild berries ripen, everything changes.
Floating hours and ghost days
Alice Fennessy
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
This series of drawings contemplates the elastic qualities of time spent alone at home, while casting light on the dualities of softness and crushing tedium, confining restriction and nurturing safety that domestic spaces present.
Past Exhibitions
SOLO GROUP SHOW – Mike Marsh
July 2019
Featuring visual art by members of bands from fictional record label AND/OR DIE Records
Counting Heads – Leigh Anderton-Hall
February 2021
Silhouette heads become silent unseeing observers; these sightless Guardians seek out the invisible virus and unknown future.
Love Lies Bleeding – Katherine Claypole & MB Stoneman
February 2021
Explorations of our curious relationships with plants.
souvenir – Adele Dubarry
February 2021
Created post lockdown in a burst of creative energy – somewhat to my surprise, these works invite you to remember your journey and think about where you might go from here.
Born to Create – Lucie Blaze
February 2021
An inspirational series of artworks on skateboards celebrating heroines from all around the world. Women from the past and present that are currently shifting the paradigm from being the “others” to powerful agents of change.
75 Years in the Making – Rita Dibert
February 2021
Celebrate with us the life and achievements of this much loved local artist. 75 Years in the Making is a snapshot of artistic involvement from 1970’s to just yesterday; mediums include painting, photography, drawing & printmaking.
Legs, Pegs & Scrambled Eggs – Jamie Mackman
March 2021
Trains, Boats and Planes – Michael Haggie
March 2021
These paintings celebrate the period of travel in New Zealand during the 1960-1970s era. They are unashamedly nostalgic and colourful. A world that has virtually disappeared into our collective memory.
Day Tripper – Glen Hutchins
March 2021
Sometimes you might see parts, shadows or hints of what was there, sometimes it will be gone completely.
in stillness – Mayumi Sherburn
March 2021
contemplative work on paper and threads
Eclectic – David Rimmer
March 2021
An eclectic mix of paintings and boards that could be best described as strange and unusual to say the very least.
Han Made Ceramics – Hannah Frances Blackburn
March 2021
The debut launch of Han Made Ceramics celebrating a unique collection of wheel thrown pottery.
Horizon – Kylie Wardlaw
February 2021
Colour, texture, gesture and painterly expression collide in landscape form.
Ngā manu, Ngā manu –
November 2020
The Junior Tui Team at Durie Hill School have created Eric Carle inspired New Zealand artworks.
Characters from the Aotearoa forest – Amy Haarhoff
November 2020
Snapshots of Aotearoa’s night creatures as they dance in The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi
Kyoto Moon – Rita Dibert
November 2020
Having received her first kimono in 1948 from an Uncle stationed in Japan, Rita Dibert, has engaged with Japanese culture in many ways. This offering combines her love of Kimono with the fabrics it celebrates {This kimono exhibition and sale is part of the m a k e & m a r v e l night market event}
Crate Digging for Old Cuts – Mike Marsh
November 2020
Snap up a bargain at Mike’s collage sale. {This exhibition is part of the m a k e & m a r v e l night market event}
I am – Leonie Sharp
November 2020
New work which explores the way adornment can define our identity and how this is perceived and received.
Metamorphosis – Amla Meijer
November 2020
( A change in form, structure or function as a result of a development)
Excerpts From A Book I Will Never Write – Rachael Garland
November 2020
In this short story I write the truth and I write lies. Characters are interchangeable