http://www.newmarket.co.nz/newmarket-festival/

Newmarket Festival 2013 brings Transit Collective back for another exhibition of recent work.
  
TWO GALLERIES

THREE DAYS ONLY

Friday 15 Nov - Sunday 17 Nov
10am - 4pm

Elke Finkenauer & Sean McDonnell: A Place in the World

Elke Finkenauer
Event:
Elke Finkenauer & Sean McDonnell: A Place in the World
Start:
August 17, 2013 3:00 pm
End:
August 29, 2013 5:00 pm
Category:
Venue:
Main Gallery
Sean McDonnell_web3
Opening in the Main Gallery
Saturday 17 August 3 – 4.30pm
Elke Finkenauer explores the language of drawing in the expanded field. She is particularly interested in line, gesture, surface and process, and often works in soft materials.  Her works for this exhibition are inspired by ideas of mapping as a way of understanding our experience and finding a place for ourselves in the world.
Sean McDonnell’s works are based on the common themes of life, death, and the frailty of life, conveyed through forms and motifs such as hearts, skulls, clouds and flowers. His works are visual questions to himself and by making his thoughts visual he hopes to navigate his way toward a place of understanding.
Through their practices each artist attempts to understand their place in the world. They reflect on aspects of human nature and ponder impossible questions such as what it means to be human. Their works are sites of contemplation – they are attempts at understanding, whilst also being acknowledgements that understanding is a state of constant flux.

First Post of 2013
























The first exhibition is at A Fine Line Gallery in Matakana (next to Charlie's Gelato Garden on Sharp Road about half way between Warkworth and the Matakana Village).

The opening is on Friday 8 February, from 5:30pm to 8pm.  I'd love to see you there if you can make it and feel free to bring friends and family and anyone else who is interested.  If you can't make it to the opening the exhibition is open daily from 9am - 5pm from 9 February to 3 March.

Exhibition details are as follows (and are also on the attached flyer):
Where: A Fine Line Gallery, 17 Sharp Road, Matakana
Opening preview: Friday 8 February, 5:30pm to 8pm
Exhibition open: 9 February to 3 March, 9am - 5pm daily

And also, in Auckland (Parnell)...

I will be installing a large fabric work in the Project Window at Sanderson Contemporary Art in Parnell (251 Parnell Road).  The launch date is 12 February, in conjunction with the exhibition that is opening in the main space on that day.  The opening preview will be from 5:00 to 7:00ish.  I would really love to see you there, along with all of your friends and family! 

Where: Sanderson Contemporary Art, 251 Parnell Road, Parnell
Opening preview: Tuesday 12 February, 5:00pm to 7ish
Exhibition open: 12 February to 7 April
Monday – Friday 10.30am – 5.30pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
http://www.sanderson.co.nz/projects.aspx


Day at the Gallery


Sunday at the Gallary people stopped in to say HI and see what was going on, tape drawings on the pavement and a ready made sculpture in the window, a new painting by J.L.Mathieson. It was a great day Lucy brought in an article about the square with a roll of paper to place ideas on to change the feel of the enviroment, here's hoping we get some good ones, already there are. Tai Chi about to start up and a report about trees being brought in, lets hope, or there's hope yet!