Galleries & Museums Chronicle Glass Gallery & Studio 2 Rutland St. Open 7 days Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm Sat – Sun 10am – 4pm www.chronicleglass.co.nz Cook’s Gallery: Home of Wanganui Arts Society Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm. Trafalgar Place, off Ridgway St Phone 06 345 7757 www.wanganuiartsociety.co.nz David Traub Glass The Glass Factory NZ 21 Kings Ave, Wanganui Open daily by appointment Art work, gifts and classes Ph: 021 113 7970 www.glass-newzealand.co.nz
Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio 7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 2pm 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] Matahiwi Gallery & Coffee Come, relax and enjoy the country hospitality! Whanganui River Road Open Thurs-Sun, 9am-3pm Ph: 063428116 - Marlene MiNZ Shop/Gallery Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm 139 Victoria Avenue Contacts: green.gables206@xtra. co.nz
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Edith Gallery Wed 4 Nov to Wed 11 Nov, Open weekdays if exhibition in situ. Edith Gallery, Whanganui UCOL, Taupo Quay entrance. Glenys Main
[email protected] for further particulars FINE ARTS WHANGANUI GALLERY 17 Taupo Quay Sat 9.00 – 3.00 Tues – Fri and Sun 10.00 - 3.00 Closed Monday except public holidays www.fineartswhanganui. com Contact: 06 3482080 / 027 517 7340 Fleur Wickes Studiolab 191 Somme Parade, Aramoho 10-2pm Tues to Friday Or text/ph Fleur 021337661 for a private view. Flying Dog Studio Gallery 21 Drews Ave, upstairs. Thurs - Sat 10am - 2pm (hours may vary). Or by appointment PH 027 2557228 www.emmacunningham.co.nz
P. S. Lill Artist Gallery Victoria Court, 94 Victoria Avenue Monday – Friday 10.30am – 2.30pm Gallery and Print Studio The artist is at the gallery Thursdays & Fridays Ph 027 739 7234 www.facebook.com/PSLillArtistGallery Quartz Museum Of Studio Ceramics - Rick Rudd Foundation 8 Bates Street, Whanganui Tues-Sun 10.30am-4pm By appointment 06 348 5555 Free Admission www.quartzmuseum.org.nz 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 Rayner Brothers Gallery 52 Guyton Street, Whanganui. Wed – Fri 12pm – 4pm, Sat 10am – 1pm. www.raynerbrothers.com
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 Space Gallery & Studios 64 Taupō Quay Tues – Thurs 10am – 2pm Friday 12 – 4pm. Ph 027 371 8595 www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
Out of Town Galleries Jimi & Lisa Walsh Glass & Art Studio Main street, Waverley Open most days 027 684 3641 Yellow Church Gallery SH1, Mangaweka. Resident Artist Richard Aslett. Weekends & most other days 10am–5pm 06 382 5774 / 027 526 6612 www.freewebs.com/ mangawekagallery
Sue Cooke Gallery & Studio 68A Guyton St. Open 1–5pm Mon–Fri or by appointment www.suecooke.co.nz TREE: Object/Space/Desire 37 Moutoa Quay Open Sat & Sun, 10am to 2pm Or by appointment Ph: 027 873 3673 www.treeobjectspace.com Two Sisters Make 55 Ridgeway Street Saturdays 10 - 2pm ph 0276533857 twosistersmake.com Whanganui Arts – At The Centre 19 Taupō Quay, Whanganui. Phone Lidy for bookings: 027 215 1404 EFTPOS and credit card facilities www.whanganuiarts.com Whanganui Regional Museum Watt Street, Wanganui. Hours: 10am – 4.30pm daily. NOW FREE TO ALL VISITORS www.wrm.org.nz WHMilbank Gallery 1b Bell Street Open Tuesday – Sunday 11 am–5pm. A call first would ensure we are open, or to make an alternative time to view. Ph: 027 628 6877
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For a full list of future annual events go to: www. awaeventguide.co.nz. See I-Site Wanganui for details on all events. Shakespeare in the Park! Bason Botanic Gardens 12 &13 February 2016 www.shakespeareinthe parkwhanganui.com The Great Bason Fair! Bason Botanic Gardens Sun 14 February 2016 www.basonbotanicgardens.org.nz
Whanganui Summer Programme January 2017 Wanganui Opera Week January 2017 www.wanganuioperaweek.co.nz Vintage Weekend January 2017 www.mainstreet.co.nz
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Artists Open Studios 12-13 and 19-20 March 2016 www.openstudios.co.nz
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FibreArts NZ Sun17-Sat 23 April 2016 www.fibreartsnz.com/whanganui Festival of Cultures October www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz McDonald’s Mud Muster October www.mudmuster.co.nz Hoop Nation Labour Weekend www.hoopnation.co.nz
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Diwali Cultural Night November UCOL End of Year Exhibitions November www.ucolac.nz Mainstreet Christmas Parade www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz Cemetery Circuit 26 December Annually NZ Masters Games Whanganui 2017 www.nzmg.com
The Great Bason Fair Sunday 14th February 10am to 4pm Elizabethan-themed Fair for the whole family! https://www.facebook.com/ GreatBasonFair/?fref=ts
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Sat 23 Jan, Opening 5.30pm To Fri 5 Feb TIA HUIA RANGINUI: GLAZED DONUT Sat 6 Feb, Opening 5.30pm To Fri 19 Feb Solo exhibition by Whanganui Photographer I AM SHE Sat 20 Feb, Grand Opening 5.30pm To Fri 4 Mar A group exhibition that celebrates feminine creativity which supports the local La Fiesta Programme Featuring: Rachael Garland, Emma Cunningham, Sophie Klerk, Amy Blackburn, Sarah Williams + more! Check out the La Fiesta Programme to view event details for other events hosted by Space. Fri 4 Mar Ticketed Closing Event An intimate evening with Taranaki’s Glass Boat. Contact sarah@ spacestudiogallery.co.nz for more information. www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz Rayner Brothers Gallery SUMMER STOCK SHOW To Sat 20 Feb NOVEL TEAS Fri 26 Feb, 5.30pm Opening Teapots with a twist by Blue Black, Ivan Vostinar, Rick Rudd, Mark Goody, Paul and Mark Rayner RaynerBrothers.com SARJEANT GALLERY TE WHARE O REHUA WHANGANUI BEI MOMENTI: PORTRAIT OF AN OPERA SCHOOL To 7 Feb An exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Felicity Priest that document moments and individuals from The New Zealand Opera School. See also: Exhibition talk: Sun 17 Jan, 12pm EDITH COLLIER: COASTAL COMMUNITIES Sat 13 Feb to 1 May A small selection of paintings and works on paper from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection featuring some of Colliers best works painted while she was living in the coastal communities of Bonmahon, Ireland; Cornwall, St Ives, UK and Kawhia New Zealand SEEING DOUBLES To 14 Feb An exhibition drawn from the Sarjeant Gallery collection. Included are paintings, photographs, and a previously unpublished and recently acquired illustrated manuscript of a children’s book as well as a selection of unique WW I cartoons.
BACK IN THE BOX To 30 Mar A new show of original fine arts and design by students from UCOL and the Whanganui Glass Studio. INFILTRATIONS I I To 31 Mar The Whanganui Artists Group has infiltrated museum exhibitions with art works created in response to the museum objects and display. It’s now up to visitors to infiltrate the museum, to search out the works and respond to them.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT Mon 1 Feb to 31 Mar; 8am-4pm Yellow House Cafe corner of Pitt and Dublin St Sea as you’ve never seen before - abstract photography by Jeanette Vickers
To 14 Feb Drawings from the natural world and everyday life alongside design studies and illustrations all produced during the first half of the twentieth century by Vivian and Mary Smith. This unique archive is part of the Sarjeant Gallery’s collection. See also: Exhibition talk: Sat 30 Jan, 11.00am GRETCHEN ALBRECHT: THE FIRE AND THE ROSE To 21 Feb Paintings and prints by Gretchen Albrecht from the Sarjeant Gallery Collection. Quay Gallery EMMA CAMDEN: NOW To 20 Mar 31 Taupo Quay, above the i-Site Spectacular new and selected cast glass works by Whanganui-based artist, Emma Camden. For glass art fans this is a show not to be missed. This exhibition has been generously supported by CNZ. WHANGANUI ARTS @ THE CENTRE TOM McNEIGHT Fri 29 Jan to Wed 10 Feb CHRISTINA McGILLAN Thu 11 Feb to Sat 27 Feb FRESH a series of small paintings by a recent UCOL Fine Arts graduate GLENIS AIREY RETROSPECTIVE Sat 13 Feb to Sun 21 Feb WIDDISHINS a selection of 2d and 3d artworks EWEN STRATFORD Tue 23 Feb to Sun 28 Feb WH MILBANK GALLERY Back Gallery TRUSTTUM SHOWROOM ARMED TO THE TEETH
To end April Selected works from Trusttums 2014 CURRENT AFFAIRS Series. WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM PAKAITORE - IT’S NOT BLACK AND WHITE To February A photographic essay by Leigh Mitchell-Anyon of the 1995 occupation of Pākaitore-Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui.
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BILLY CONNELL’S WAR – WHANGANUI IN WORLD WAR 1 The bitter-sweet story of a young Whanganui man who enlisted in 1914 and served in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.
EVENTS HISTORIC RIVERBOAT WAIRUA Sailings Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Other sailings by arrangement. Departs Hatricks Wharf Taupo Quay. For further Info & Bookings phone 0800 924 782 or visit www.whanganuiriverboat.co.nz
WAIMARIE PADDLE STEAMER Tue-Thur, 11am to 1pm Fri 5.30pm to 6.30pm – live music and cash bar Wanganui’s iconic 115-year-old coal fired paddle steamer Timetable, prices and bookings www.waimarie.co.nz OR Book at the Waimarie Centre, 1a Taupo Quay or Whanganui i-site. Ph: 06 3471863, email: info@ waimarie.co.nz VIC AVE TWILIGHT MARKET Thursdays, 3.30-6.30pm Local food producers – no on-selling. You can only sell what you grow or produce! www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz
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. THE RIVER TRADERS Saturdays 9am-1pm Whanganui’s Market By The River CASTLECLIFFE BEACH MARKET Every Sunday, 12pm - 4pm Grass domain near the Duncan Pavillion in Rangiora Street, Castlecliff.Enjoy the beachside ambience of this local market including food and unique merchandise. Plenty of room for children to play and ample parking.
WANGANUI AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER Sundays 2-4:30pm Wanganui Airport Aviation and WWI displays; viewing of aircraft from cab. Free Admission WANGANUI CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS Depart from i-Site Contact: 349 3258 Cost $5 per person WHANGANUI MUSICIANS CLUB Fri 5 Feb, 7pm Savage Club Hall Usual smorgasboard and guests Beauty and the Beats $10/$5 mem
WANGANUI AMATEUR DANCESPORT CLUB Sun 7 Feb, 7.15pm St Andrews Hall, Bell Street First Sunday of the month, every month! $3.00/$5.00/Supper provided Contact: Mollie 347 2705
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WHANGANUI GREEN DRINKS Tues 9 Feb, 5:30pm Delicious Cafe & Wine Bar, 132 Victoria Ave Quaker Peace Activist Peter Watson, will present the ‘green’ highlights of his recent trip to Palestine. Free entry, all welcome. greendrinks.org/--/whanganui BUSHY PARK BIOBLITZ COMMUNITY Sat 12 Feb, Noon through Sunday 13 Feb Noon Volunteers wanted to help with a 24-hour inventory of every species living at Bushy Park. Find out more, and sign up, at bushyparkbioblitz.org
THE GREAT BASON FAIR Sun 14 Feb, 10am to 4pm Bason Botanic Gardens, Rapanui Road Elizabethan-themed fair for the whole family! https://www.facebook. com/GreatBasonFair
[ ERICA VAN ZON Wed 17 Feb; 7.30pm Sarjeant On The Quay Wellington based artist Erica van Zon, the new artist-in-residence at Tylee Cottage, will give an illustrated talk discussing past and present works and her plans for while she is in Whanganui.
! CREATIVES CHAT Thurs 18 Feb, 10am Element Cafe back room Join Cr Helen Craig to discuss your issues and ideas for creativity in the District. All welcome. I welcome your enquiries or a meeting anytime. Ph: 0211030737, helen.craig@ wanganui.govt.nz
DREAM/IMAGINE/CREATE with the product POWERTEX TEXTILE HARDNER AND STONEART POWDER. Make sculptures for inside and out and altered art items... Workshops available on request. Jan Penn certified instructor. Phone 3453121. Facebook: rishworth tatty mixed media. See also our Creations shop, 137A Victoria Ave CHRONICLE GLASS STUDIO 2 Rutland Street, Whanganui Glassblowing Workshops. Make Your Own Paperweight. Fun for Groups and Team-Building. (06) 347 1921 www.chronicleglass.co.nz Craig Winton Jewellery Open daily by appointment 11 Iris Place, Bastia Hill Jewellery workshops available. 021 145 1440 www.craigwinton.com
SUMMER TWILIGHT % RACEDAY Louise Herdman Mosaic Thur 18 Feb 50 Guyton Street, Wanganui MACBETH N Racing from 2.45pm – 7pm Open Wed-Fri 12-4pm, Sat 10-4pm Fri 12 Feb, 7pm Free entry & bouncy castle And by appointment Sat 13 Feb, 2pm wjc.co.nz Mosaic workshops available 027 375 Sat 13 Feb, 7pm 4715 www.mosaicpictures.co.nz Bason Botanic Gardens, Rapanui Road LA FIESTA Outdoor theatre - bring something to 20 Feb to 10 March sit on! Bookings essential! Around town www.royaloperahouse.co.nz NZ’s coolest little festival celebrating women and community is back for PLANNING ON STAYING IN WHANGANUI MUSICIANS programme number seven. Featuring WANGANUI DURING THE CLUB exhibitions, music, performance and SUMMER? Fri 12 Feb, 7pm fun! Shakespeare-In-The-Park and The Savage Club Hall https://www.facebook.com/ Great Bason Fair are on this month, The Unclear {Dunedin} and Womens-Network-Whanganui followed by Artists Open Studios supports. See Advertisement for more details next month. $10/$5 mem Stay and Play packages available WHANGANUI MUSICIANS from Hikurangi StayPlace www. CLUB stayplace.co.nz See advertisement in COUNCILLORS AT THE Fri 26 Feb, 7pm this issue! MARKET Savage Club Hall Sat 13 Feb, 9am – 1pm From Australia, Cheap Fakes - both 2016 Belton, Smith RiverTraders Market top class acts. $15 & Associates Ltd Meet Cr’s Martin Visser & Helen Whanganui Arts Review [ Receiving date Monday 22 February, Craig to discuss your issues and PECHAKUCHA Vol 4 ideas for the District. Fri 26 Feb; 7.10pm for 7.30pm start 10.30am to 4.30pm
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[email protected] Memorial Centre, Watt Street Open Award of $2000 and three An inspiring Talk-fest with a great line Highly Commended Awards each of [ SEEING DOUBLES AND up of speakers all presenting 20 images $500 Plus Merit Awards. This selected WHERE IS WISDOM TO BE and speaking for 20 seconds about exhibition is open to all artists living FOUND each one. Tickets $15, Gallery in the Whanganui Region. Sat 13 Feb, 11am Members and Star $12. Tickets may be See www.sarjeant.org.nz for entry Sarjeant On The Quay purchased in person at Sarjeant on the forms & further information. Contact Curators Jessica Kidd and Kimberley Quay or ph 349 0506 or online at shop.
[email protected] or Stephenson in conversation sarjeant.org.nz Refreshments served, call 349 3274 for entry forms. with Greg Donson, Curator and Limited seats, bookings essential. Public Programmes Manager M2C MOUNTAINS TO discuss the wonderful selection of SUNDAY GRAND JAM SEA RACE works featured in their exhibitions 8th & 9th April 2016 Sun 28 Feb, 6.30pm and drawn from the Gallery’s rich Ohakune-Whanganui The Grand Irish Pub, St Hill Street and diverse permanent collection. Get your workmates, team, club, Free. Relaxed sing-around session for friends & family together to enter a acoustic musicians, singers and MACBETH team in the 2016 M2C Mountains to N listeners. All abilities & styles of Sea Race. Entry numbers limited so Sat 13 Feb, 2pm & 7pm music. Last Sunday of every month. be in quick www.m2c.kiwi.nz Bason Botanic Gardens, Rapanui Road www.facebook.com SundayGrandJam Outdoor theatre - bring something ROTARY ART CALENDAR to sit on! WHANGANUI 2016 Bookings essential! WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY A great gift or momento of www.royaloperahouse.co.nz 2015 SEASON Whanganui featuring local artists from Artists Open Studios and all EMMA CAMDEN: NOW [ COMING SOON! proceeds to local projects managed Sat 13 Feb, 3.30pm Mon 7 Mar, 7pm by Rotary Club of Wanganui. Upstairs at the i-Site, 31 Taupo Quay. Davis Theatre, Whanganui $5ea - Available from Zest For Floor talk from Curator Greg Regional Museum Mission shop at 163 Victoria Avenue Donson and artist Emma Camden The Whanganui Film Society and www.rotarycalendars.org.nz discussing Emma’s spectacular new returns in March with a choice cast glass work and her 30-film line up of classic & practice over the last 20 years. contemporary arthouse films. 2016 Followed by light refreshments. Season brochures out in Feb! All screenings members only unless WAIMARIE PADDLE otherwise stated. STEAMER Full schedule and joining info at Sat 13 Feb, 6pm-7pm Special whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz Valentine’s Cruise Contact whanganuifilmsociety@ Wanganui’s iconic 116-year-old coal gmail.com fired paddle steamer Bookings: Waimarie Centre, 1a Taupo Quay or Whanganui i-site. Ph: 06 3471863 Email:
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