Art Speak - Spring is in the Air

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Spring is in the Air

The sun is out, the birds are singing and the school holiday art programme for children aged 5 years and up is shortly upon us. The two-week programme will run from 01 to 12 Oct; and on Friday 12 October from 10.30am to 12.30noon is a fun drop-in session for parents and kids to come and “Colour me Happy – Tie Dye”. This project was so popular last school holidays that we ran out of fabric to dye. This time we are asking participants to bring along a white cotton t-shirt to dye. There are heaps of fun art classes, long and short, so get in quick as spaces are filling fast.

For the month of October, by including groups and individuals, Estuary Arts will be hosting 5 exhibitions. In Gallery 1 is The Studio Printmakers Showcase, featuring unique images created using varied printmaking techniques by members of the Studio Printmakers collective. In Studio 2 is a group showcase featuring textile works by 12 Peninsula Weavers. In Gallery 3, the Friday painters, who meet each week at Estuary Arts Centre to paint together in Studio 1, will be displaying some of their new artworks that they have been working on this year. Gallery 4 in the Education Wing Foyer is winner of the Member’s People’s Choice Award, Tut Blumental, who will be having her solo showcase of landscapes and seascapes. Finally, in Gallery 5 and the Café area, is Helen Douglas with her range of new paintings.

If you are a local artist, I would encourage you to enter the 5th Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards, which will be coming up in November. $3,000 premier award with heaps of smaller merit prizes and an award for a local artist. To book into a class or find out more about the exhibitions and opportunities, contact the Centre on 09 426 5570 or email manager@estuaryarts.org.

Now Showing 2 to 28 October

“Studio Printmakers Showcase”

group show

“The Estuary” an exhibition by the Peninsular Weavers

“Friday Painters” a group of artists who meet and paint together every Friday at Estuary Arts Centre

Paintings by Helen Douglas

“Dusk to Dawn” Paintings by Tut Blumental - winner of the Estuary Arts Member’s People’s Choice Award

214b Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa www.estuaryarts.org 09 4265570 | Open 7 days a week, 9am - 4pm | FREE ENTRY