Workshops in jewellery during Artists Open Studios
7 Mar, 2021 08:27 PM
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Frances Stachl is holding workshops in jewellery making as part of Artists Open Studios. Photo / Paul Brooks
Frances Stachl is holding workshops in jewellery making as part of Artists Open Studios. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
One of the attractions of this year s Artists Open Studios is the inclusion of artistic workshops, in which people can learn things like printmaking, felting, block printing and working with a product called Powertex, which hardens fabric for use in fibre art.
Artist ready for Open Studios take 2 after year of cancellations
8 Mar, 2021 02:55 AM
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Artist Pauline Allomes outside her Barrack St studio. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
Artist Pauline Allomes had to cancel all her Open Studios plans last year: this year it s all on again and she has lots of new work or reworked older work.
One was a pencil drawing of the Rangitikei River. I quite liked it, but I decided to do something with it. It s pastel and paint on top of pencil and a little bit of Indian ink. Now it looks very different.
Coastal Arts Trail plan to draw crowds to Whanganui
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Galleries along the west coast will feature in the new campaign. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui s reputation as an arts destination is set to get a major boost when a comprehensive plan to draw more tourists to the region is fully unveiled in the next few weeks. The Coastal Arts Trail, a new, multi-regional itinerary of art galleries, museums and open studios in Whanganui, Taranaki and Manawatū, is a collaboration between economic development agency Whanganui & Partners, Venture Taranaki and CEDA (Central Economic Development Agency).
AOS event a tasty treat
16 Feb, 2021 11:15 PM
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Mud Ducks, where the Artists Palate concludes with dining and dessert. Photo / Supplied
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
All over Whanganui artists are preparing for the event of the year – Artists Open Studios, the largest and longest surviving event of its kind in New Zealand.
For two weekends in March, studios all over town will open to the public and artists will display their wares, their talent, their sweat and very soul. We ve got 87 studios taking part, although the guide has 89, but that includes the Starting Point Exhibition and the Sarjeant Gallery, says event co-ordinator, Ness Radich.
Whanganui summer celebrations far from finished
28 Jan, 2021 10:46 PM
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Felicity Tomkins (Dame Sister Mary Leo Award Recipient) is backed by Luca Manghi (flute) and Annie Hunt (cello) in the Collegiate Chapel during Opera Week. Photo / John Wansbrough
Felicity Tomkins (Dame Sister Mary Leo Award Recipient) is backed by Luca Manghi (flute) and Annie Hunt (cello) in the Collegiate Chapel during Opera Week. Photo / John Wansbrough
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
It has been a heck of a month so far with so many events and so much to be thankful for.