Nelson Weekly
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Locally Owned and Operated
TUESDAY 27 September 2016
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Suter Art GAllery re-DevelopMent 208 Bridge Street, Nelson | 03 548 4699 www.thesuter.org.nz
Open 7 Days Mon-Sun 9.30am - 4.30pm land art history,” says Julie. “Primarily it will feature artworks from our collection, including many that the community has raised money for, one standout being Rita Angus’ ‘The Apple Pickers.’” While planning and fund-raising for the rebuild started back in 2012, the physical transformation of the building has taken just shy of two years, beginning in February 2015. “It’s such a beautiful building and people are really going to enjoy it,” says The Suter Art Gallery’s Julia
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Warren. “The building is an artwork in itself.” After the reopening day, The Suter Art Gallery will be open seven days a week, excluding certain public holidays, from 9:30am until 4:30pm. Entry into the gallery is free and for those wanting to stay up-to-date with their programme of ever-changing exhibitions, visit their brand new website at thesuter.org.nz, their Facebook page - The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, or follow them on Instagram and Twitter.
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Lee Woodman and Nick Haig during the epic task of unpacking The Suter Art Gallery's collection into its new home. Dress up 'artfully' to be in to win spot prizes all day or get on social media, as the best three tweets will win a prize, as well as the best three Instagram posts. The opening exhibitions are currently being hung and are entitled Milk and Honey, Promised Land and Exodus. They trace the history of Nelson and the top of the South Island as a subject for art, Nelson as a home for the arts, the collecting history of The Suter and its place as a contemporary art gallery. Drawn primarily from The Suter Collection, with a few star loans from major New Zealand art galleries, there will surely be something for everyone. “We chose these exhibitions because we want to celebrate the place of Nelson in New Zea-
RE-OPENING 2Nd OCTOBER
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