NEWS
last updated on 10 August 2010
Moves Afoot
Moves Afoot: Supplementary History of the Waikato Society of Arts 1983-2008, written by Megan Lyon and supervised by Ann McEwan, was launched at the 75th Celebration Dinner. Moves Afoot is a hand made artist's book designed by Alan Ware and Meliors Simms. For a description of the making of the book go to Meliors's blog for August 26. We are grateful to the sponsors and all members who made their archives available to Megan. Rob Gardiner of Chartwell Trust sponsored the publishing of the book as an artist book and the writing of the history was sponsored by Trust Waikato. The book retails for $45 and for members is costs $30.
Meliors has just completed the short film of making the 100 "Moves Afoot".
http://vimeo.com/14346285
Click the link to view the video.
(updated 24 Aug 2010)
Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award 2010
The exhibition is now on at Waikato Museum.
7 August - 9 January 2011
Locust Jones, with his work titled 'Lozenge of Dawn' is the winner of the Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award 2010.
Locust is the winner of the $15,000 prize money.
The artwork features four handmade papier-mache orbs – three of which are comprised of strips of paper with world news headlines and refer respectively to global internet news stories, stories of climate change and rising sea levels, and the ‘Predator’ drone fighter planes which fly above Afghanistan in search of terror cells. The fourth orb features collaged imagery of politicians, protestors and soldiers.
Award judge Rachel Kent said she was drawn to both the use of materials in the artist’s work, as well as its intriguing and pertinent political message.
To read more about this award, please click here
WSA Annual General Meeting
WSA AGM will be held
14 October (Thursday)
7PM at the WSA Art School
ArtsPost, 120 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Ph 07 839 4481
wsa@wsa.org.nz
Art School 2010 Term3 Programme
Please click here to download the latest programme (Pdf file)
Art Connection August 2010
Please click the link here to download the WSA newsletter August 2010
The National Contemporary Art Award 2010
Entry now closed.
7 August - 9 January 2011
http://www.waikatomuseum.co.nz/news/pageid/2145848459
The WSA Business Membership Launch
This year WSA is celebrating its 75th anniversary with exhibitions and events throughout the year. The first major event is the Waikato Museum exhibition, “The Action Front: 75 years of Art from the Waikato Society of Arts”. The exhibition runs to 4 October 2009. Another celebratory event is the production of Campbell’s Smith play, “This Green Land” at the Waikato Museum 23-25 of July. Throughout the year there will also be other exhibitions, openings, speakers, workshops, and a celebration dinner.
In addition to the celebration events, we have launched the WSA Business Membership.
This initiative was the brainchild of former WSA president Brenda Sayers and fulfills the aim of creating art connections between WSA and other sectors of the community.
Many in the business community are interested in supporting the arts and the WSA has established the business membership category to meet this need.
Please have a look at the Business Membership Brochure. (PDF)
For more information, contact the WSA office secretary wsa@wsa.org.nz ph. 07 839 4481.