Galleries & Museums AWA ART HUB GLASS-ENAMEL GALLERY & SCULPTURE COURTYARD Heina Petzold & Eva Busch 1 Gloucester Street, near Dublin Street Bridge Thurs, Fri and Sun 11am to 4pm or by appointment Phone 0226282103 www.evabusch.co.nz Ceroc Dancing Wednesdays from 6.30pm Fridays from 6.00pm Peat Street Studio, 82-92 Peat St Facebook and www.ceroc.co.nz Liz Frith 02102054038/lizfrith01@ gmail.com Craig Winton Jewellery Open by appointment. Come and see my latest creations or commission a hand-made piece of jewellery. Also offering jewellery workshops. Ph: 021 145 1440 www.craigwinton.com EXPRESSIONS: ART GALLERY/ STUDIO WORKSHOP 56 Guyton Street Wed-Sat 11am-3pm Small collective; emerging artists welcome; Working studio. Contact Steve: 0214 26731 Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery 17 Taupo Quay Wed - Fri 10.00 - 3.00; Saturday 9.00 - 1.00 and Sunday 10.00 - 1.00; closed Monday except Public Holidays 10 - 3.00. www.fineartswhanganui.com Contact: 06 3482080 / 027 535 8669 GALLERY 85 85 Glasgow Street, Whanganui Wed-Sat, 11-3 www.raynerbrothers.com
INKT Shop/Gallery Pens, Ink and NZ artwork 17 Victoria Avenue Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm Sat 9am-2pm Ph 06 262 8080 www.inkt.co.nz Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio 7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff Thursday 10-4 Friday 10-4 Saturday 10-4 Sunday 10-4 Other times by appointment Ph: 06 927 6828 / 021 256 9236 www.vostinar.com Leftbank Art Supplies 19 Taupō Quay Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm, Sat 10am to 1pm Ph 06 345 0949
[email protected] LOUISE HERDMAN MOSAICS 50 Guyton Street Open Wed - Fri 12-4pm, Sat 10-4pm And by appointment Mosaic workshops available Enjoy mosaics and other creative art workshops here! 027 375 4715 / www.mosaicpictures.co.nz MiNZ Shop/Gallery Winter opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday 10am - 2pm 1 Victoria Avenue Contacts: green.gables206@xtra. co.nz
[email protected] New Zealand Glassworks 10am to 4:30pm, Every day 2 Rutland Street, Whanganui, 4500 New Zealand Glassworks - Te Whare Tūhua o Te Ao (NZG) is the new national centre for glass art located in Whanganui. OFF THE WALL GALLERY 180 Victoria Avenue hrs Wed - Sat 11 - 3 (or by appointment) 021 988 487
OUTRAGEOUS Gallery, Gifts, Garden Art 112 Carlton Avenue (Opp. School) Open Thursday to Sunday 10 - 4 Watch a Potter at work See a range of local art & craft Phone 06 3477970 http://www.outrageousgallery.co.nz/ RAYNER BROTHERS GALLERY 85 Glasgow Street, Whanganui Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 3pm www.raynerbrothers.com Renata’s Art & Framing 17 Taupō Quay. Mon 12.00pm – 4.00pm, Tue – Fri 10am – 5.00pm, Sat 9.30am – 1pm Ph: 06 348 4463 www.artandframing.co.nz RIVER CITY ARTISTS Thursdays, 9.30am to 4pm Christ Church Community Hall, 243 Wicksteed St Artists of all levels, beginners to established artists Lovely rooms with heat pumps; tea/ coffee provided Free parking. Bring your own lunch. Contacts: V Donkervoort 343 6316 / 0274 599 448 or W Kelly 344 5495 Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui Sarjeant on the Quay 38 Taupo Quay Mon - Sun, 10.30am - 4.30pm Also upstairs in the i-site, Wanganui Visitor’s Centre, 31 Taupo Quay Weekdays 8.30am - 5pm, Sat/Sun 9am-3pm www.sarjeant.org.nz SINGOS STUDIO 5 Peakes Road, St Johns Hill Oils/Potter/London Street Games book. Open Studio most days Ring to view: John “Singo” Singleton, 345 3803
Space Gallery & Studios 64 Taupō Quay Tues – Thurs 9am-1pm Friday 12-4pm Sat 9am-1pm Ph 027 371 8595 www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz Wanganui Arts Society Cook’s Gallery Trafalgar Place, Wanganui Opening hours from 9th to 22nd July Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm. From 23rd July Saturdays 10am to 3pm, Mondays & Tuesdays 10am to Noon. Whanganui Regional Museum 62 Ridgway Street Mon-Sat 10am – 4.30pm NOW FREE TO ALL VISITORS www.wrm.org.nz
Out of Town Galleries FEILDING AND DISTRICT ART SOCIETY 104 Manchester Street, Feilding Open: Mon-Fri: 10am to 4pm Sat: 10am to 2pm; Sun: 1pm – 3pm www.fadas.co.nz / 06 323 2323 THE BANK ROOM Devils Cup Coffee & Gallery 44 Bedford Street, Patea Open: Tuesday-Friday 10am - 2pm Or by appointment - text 021 149 6644 Printmaker MB Stoneman & monthly guest artists
Whanganui Regional Museum Botanical Group 50th Anniversary Weekend 27 & 28 October. Field trips and dinner Contact Margi Keys 06 344 1250
[email protected] Mainstreet Christmas Parade December 2018 www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz Christmas Late Night Shopping www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz Wanganui Opera Week January 2019 – 25th Anniversary! www.wanganuioperaweek.co.nz Vintage Weekend January 2019 NZ Masters Games February 2019 www.nzmg.com
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The Revenge of the Bat - by Johann Strauss
Featuring: Strauss’s great music & 30 piece Orchestra. Cast of 40, Fully staged. Wide reserve options and concession rates. with matinee time for fo all-age accessibility to this ever-popular feast of comic opera.
Cover image Rita Hayworth in COVER GIRL (1944) launches the Whanganui Film Society’s second half year. See listings for more info.
Edith Collier - Ahead of Her Time - Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupo Quay.
Festival of Cultures Oct 2018 www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz
YELLOW CHURCH GALLERY SH1 Mangaweka Resident Artist Richard Aslett OPEN Weekends and most other days 10am - 5pm 06 382 5774 / 027 52 666 12 www.freewebs.com/mangawekagallery
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WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY Whanganui’s #1 alternative for classic & contemporary art cinema. All screenings Mondays, 7pm at the Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum. Screenings open to members only unless stated otherwise. 2018 HALF YEAR memberships now available! Full programme and membership options at whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz. Contact
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For details on opening hours and locations, please see our Gallery listings. I AM THAT Wed 1 – Fri 31 Aug Yellow House Café, Cnr Pitt & Dublin St Allegoric paintings of flight and plight on canvas by Polly Cleverley. Open 8am to 4pm VIV MCKENNA – PEN & INK ARTIST August INKT, 17 Victoria Avenue Featuring selected works from her “Animalia” series. These consist of elaborate free-hand pen and ink drawings with a strong South Pacific flavour on black or coloured paper. The subject matter invites the viewer in for a closer look, to rejoice in the nature and diversity of life around and within us, and to embrace the concept that all things are part of a whole. (See Gallery Listings for more information) KILLER MOULDS Fri 10 Aug, 5.30pm Opening Rayner Brothers Gallery A group exhibition featuring cast and press-moulded works. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) MANTLE Fri 10 Aug, 5.30pm Opening Gallery 85 An exhibition of photographic works by Frances Jill Studd (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) A WHOLE OTHER STORY Fri 10 Aug, 5.30pm Opening Gallery on Guyton, 62 Guyton Street Wed – Sat 11am to 4pm “A Whole Other Story” is the second up-cycling exhibition for Puanga 2018. Local artists undergo a process of transforming found objects and materials that they re-invigorate into new creations, breathing new life and purpose into the objects. In this way the objects are revitalised, ready to carry on their usefulness. Artists: Juan Coffey, Lizzette Britton, Bronwyn Hughes, Rere Sutherland, Lysha Brennan, Jutta Humpfer, Rena Star LAST SHOW Sat 11 Aug, 5.30pm Opening To Fri 17 Aug Space Studio & Gallery Craig Williams & Mark Antony Smith New Ghost City Paintings from Mark and Nautical-themed Ceramics from Craig. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) LEAF LINES Sat 17 Aug to Thurs 13 Sept Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery Southland artist, Katherine Buess, has been printmaking for many years and, more recently, experimenting with paper sculpture. Her art practice also includes woodcuts, mixed media and jewellery. After two years of living in Vanuatu, her work has a Melanesian flavour. Katherine is interested in the use of leaves in the making of adornment, in particular the salusalu (a neck garland worn to mark special occasions). (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times)
A FRESH START – GROUP EXHIBITION Sat 18 Aug, 5.30pm Launch Event To Fri 31 Aug Space Studio & Gallery Part of Winter Wonderfest - a dynamic programme set to warm up Whanganui! 30+ events featured. Download the programme from: www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) IN THE HAND Sat 18 Aug to 11 Nov Upstairs at the i-SITE, 31 Taupo Quay A group show featuring ceramic, jewellery and mixed media works on an intimate scale. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) OPTIV101 RALLY 2018 Fri 24 Aug, 5.30pm Opening Sat 25 Aug to Sat 8 Sept Mon - Fri 10am to 4pm, Sat 10am to 1pm Whanganui Arts @ the Centre Optiv101 Studio Artists Deploy and Destroy With Weapons of Mass Broadcasting, or Using Art as Political Tool and for Social Engineering. EDITH COLLIER: AHEAD OF HER TIME To 4 November Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupō Quay Portraits of women by Whanganui artist Edith Collier (1885 – 1964) selected from the Sarjeant Gallery and Edith Collier Trust collections
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS: RE-VAMPED To Fri 4 Aug Gallery on Guyton, 62 Guyton St Wed-Sat 11am to 4pm In the Puanga tradition we look at the past to consider what to take forward with us into the future, employing creative re-use. Local artists undergo a process of transforming found objects and materials. Artists: Elaine Meyer, Kristine Dickson, Rose McLeod, Laurelle Lomath, Julie Coffey, Lysha Brennan, Rena Star, Peter Shepherd. facebook.com/galleryonguyton BLACK IS WHITE To Thu 9 Aug 2018 Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery, 17 Taupo Quay Local abstract artist, Michelle Colson is our newest member and this will be her first showing at FAW, where she is joining the other 10 members of the collective. Michelle works in acrylic paint and, for this exhibition she will be focusing on the possibilities with black and white. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) BREATHING IN ETERNITY
AUGUST 2018 BEYOND THE FRAME To Sun 12 August Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare O Rehua Whanganui This exhibition, drawn from the Sarjeant Gallery’s collection, highlights artworks that go beyond the limitation of the frame. Artists represented will include Robert McLeod, Gavin Hurley and Miranda Parkes, as well as a significant installation by Gavin Chilcott. (See Gallery Listings for opening days and times) BRIT BUNKLEY: GHOST SHELTER 2016 – 2018 To Sun 26 Aug Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupo Quay New video and sculptural work. AWESOME FIVE To Thu 31 Aug Expressions Gallery, 56 Guyton Street Unique installation artists Stuart Gray, Wellington, Ray Woodhouse, Ratahi (Waimarino awards 2017) and Peter Shepherd, Whanganui (NZ Men’s Shed magazine) and Gavin Buxton, Scandinavianinspired lamps. All share a love of including recycled materials, reinvented into high-quality garden art and home-based installation pieces. Complemented by the return of popular Artists Open Studios regular (and Waimarino 2017 Novice winner) artist Judy Flatt (Whanganui). (See Gallery Listings for more information) ART HOUSE STUDENTS EXHIBITION To Thu 31 Aug Wanganui Arts Society, Cooks Gardens (See Gallery Listings for more information)
THE BANK ROOM, PATEA August Guest artist is Georgina Young from Dunedin, featuring weaving and embroidery at The Bank Room. Alongside works by resident printmaker, MB Stoneman and Devils Cup Coffee roasted onsite. (See our gallery listing for address and opening times)
WARD OBSERVATORY Fridays 7.30pm or Sunset (whichever is first!) Cooks Gardens; access from St Hill Street. Entry is by donation (suggested charge of $2) Phone: 027 245 8066 with queries or alternative viewing times. WANGANUI JAZZ CLUB Sun 5 Aug, 5.30pm Doors Open 6.30pm – 8.30pm Music RSA, 170 St Hill Street Jhan Lindsay Quintet Members $10. Others $20
WANGANUI AMATEUR DANCESPORT CLUB SOCIAL Sun 5 Aug, 7.00-9.30pm St Andrews Hall, Bell Street Ballroom, New Vogue, Latin, social dances. Visitors welcome: $10 each. Contact: Graeme 027 434 1823
ART FIX: BRIT BUNKLEY’S GHOST SHELTER 2016 – 2018 Thurs 9 Aug, 2pm Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupō Quay Join the Sarjeant’s Teresa Toy for a discussion about the fascinating Brit Bunkley multimedia exhibition THE BLUE ORCHID Thu 9, Fri 10, Sat 11 Aug, 7.30pm Sun 12 Aug, 2pm Wed 15 – Sat 18 Aug, 7.30pm 171 Guyton Street …the music of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin…. (See ad for more details) Bookings: Whanganui i-site or www.iticket.co.nz
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WINTER WONDERFEST LAUNCH EVENT Sat 18 Aug, 5.30pm WANGANUI GREYHOUND % Space Studio & Gallery, RACING 64 Taupo Quay Wednesdays from noon Launch Event: A Fresh Start {Group Friday nights from 4.30pm Exhibition} A dynamic programme set Hatrick Raceway to warm up Whanganui! 30+ events Free entry, bar, TAB and restaurant featured. Download the programme on site. from: www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz www.wanganuigreyhounds.co.nz CEROC DANCING Wednesdays and Fridays Peat Street Studio 82-92 Peat Street (Cnr Peat St and Pitt St) Facebook / www.ceroc.co.nz (See Gallery listing for times and prices)
To Thu 10 Aug Space Studio & Gallery, 64 Taupo Quay New works by Amy Blackburn, exploring ideas of essence through paint. (See Gallery Listings for more information)
WHANGANUI MUSICIANS CLUB NIGHT Fri 3 Aug, 7pm doors open Savage Club, 65 Drews Ave Ftring: The Slacks (Kiwiana) & The Blue Veins (Blues) Open Mic 7pm – have a go! Bring drinks and nibbles Entry $5 members, $10 non-members. Enquiries: Annie Keating 021 154 6159
ART JOURNALING CLASSES Tuesdays, 5.30-7.30pm LeftBank Art Supplies, 19 Taupo Quay Get creative by learning a variety of techniques, media and activities for art journals.
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WANGANUI CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS Depart from i-Site Contact: 349 3258 Cost $10 per person
GARDEN ART EXPO ! Thurs-Sun, All August, 10am to 4pm Outrageous Gallery Birds, flowers, totem poles, water catchers and so much more to brighten your winter garden. Check out our specials table on Sundays for half-price items.
RIVER CITY ARTISTS ! Thursdays, 9.30am to 4pm Christ Church Community Hall, 243 Wicksteed St Artists of all levels, beginners to established artists Lovely rooms with heat pumps; tea/coffee provided Free parking. Bring your own lunch. Contacts: V Donkervoort 343 6316 / 0274 599 448 or W Kelly 344 5495
ST JOHNS HILL SCHOOL PTA CASINO FUNDRAISER Sat 18 Aug, 6pm Rooms 3+4, St Johns Hill School, 71 Parkes Ave Try your hand at poker or the roulette wheel! All Blacks rugby will also be showing. Auction. Supper provided. Tickets $20pp available from school. RACEDAY! Sun 19 Aug; 12pm – 4.40pm The Racecourse, 19A Purnell Street Featuring the Jolt Coffee House Wanganui Steeplechase FREE entry & parking
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www.facebook.com/awaeventguide #awawhanganuievents VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY RECITAL Whanganui’s #1 alternative for classic Sun 19 Aug, 2.00pm & contemporary art cinema. All St Paul’s Hall, Cooks Street screenings Mondays, 7pm at the Wanganui Music Society presents items Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional by local performers, followed by Museum. Screenings open to afternoon tea. $5 entry at the door. members only unless stated Members a gold coin. otherwise. 2018 HALF YEAR memberships now available! Full WANGANUI UKULELE programme and membership options ORCHESTRA at whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz. Sun 19 Aug, 4.30pm Contact whanganuifilmsociety@gmail. Sarjeant on the Quay, com. 38 Taupō Quay The nine-member orchestra will play COVER GIRL and sing a wonderfully varied repertoire, ranging from old favourites such as Choo Choo Ch’Boogie and Summertime through to music by George Harrison, Simon & Garfunkel and JJ Cale. THOMAS GAYNOR ORGAN RECITAL Fri 24 Aug, 7.30pm Christ Church Anglican Church, Wicksteed St International concert organist and Assistant Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church in Pittsford, NY, USA. $25 adults/$20 friends. Children and students free. Tickets at the door. DIE FLEDERMAUS N Sat 25 Aug; 2.00pm to 4.45pm Royal Wanganui Opera House, 69 Saint Hill St Johann Strauss’ Operetta toured by Wellington G&S Light Opera In English with full musical and stage resources for a great and joyful afternoon’s entertainment. Adults $33-$68, Seniors $28-$59, Students $15-$35 Youth(<18yo) $10-$29. Service charges may apply. Group (5-up, 10-up) discounts also available at box office. Tickets available from www.royaloperahouse.co.nz, box office or phone
Mon 6 Aug USA, 1944, 107mins, PG A vibrant Technicolor musical laced with wartime escapism. Rita Hayworth stars as a bombshell nightclub dancer who wins a modelling contest and becomes the ultimate “cover girl”. Starring Gene Kelly. Directed by Charles Vidor. BADEN BADEN
Mon 13 Aug Belgium/France, 2016, 98mins, M sex scenes, offensive language, nudity, In English, German and French, w/ WINTER WONDERFEST NIGHT MARKET subtitles Sat 25 Aug, 5.30-8.30pm First-time director Rachel Lang Space Studio & Gallery, 64 Taupo Quay delivers an utterly distinctive and Join us for another magical night market lively coming-of-age comedy about a in Space Studios; a myriad of stalls on flaky French 20-something searching offer from established and talented local for meaning in her life.“Very fresh makers and shakers, accompanied by and often very funny.” – NY Times our resident studio artists. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI SUNDAY GRAND JAM Sun 26 Aug, 6.30pm The Grand Irish Pub, St Hill Street Free. Relaxed sing-around session for acoustic musicians, singers and listeners. All abilities & styles of music. www.facebook.com SundayGrandJam THE HEART OF THE N MATTER Mon 27 Aug, 6.30pm Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupō Quay This documentary examines the legacy of Gordon Tovey and the post-war education programmes that put art, artists, and Māori arts, in particular, into the New Zealand classroom.
Mon 20 Aug USA, 1947, 87mins, PG violence Vintage film noir from Orson Welles, gloriously restored. Baroque plot complications engulf a footloose Irish sailor (Orson Welles) on a Caribbean cruise with a crooked lawyer and his sultry wife (Hayworth, at the time Mrs Welles).
WANGANUI JAZZ CLUB Sun 2 Sept, 5.30pm Doors Open 6.30pm – 8.30pm Music FILL THE VOID (Lemale et ha’halal) RSA, 170 St Hill Street Daniel Hayles & the Golden Pawn Shop Band Members $10; Others $20
ART WORKSHOPS SUSAN SHAND: FELTMAKER WORKSHOPS Sun 12 Aug; 11am-4pm Come and create a play mat that could be used to tell stories and rhymes, or for children to create their own stories. No experience necessary for a fun few hours of felting. Cost: $50. For enquiries or to register, please contact Susan Shand -
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Mon 27 Aug Israel 2012, 90mins, M, Hebrew w/ subtitles 18 year-old Shira must choose a husband in this sensitive drama that provides rare insight into family tradition and personal choice in Tel Aviv’s Hared community. “Intelligent and moving.” – The Observer
