Join us this month for one of our classes, or come and see some films or an exhibtion as part of our Matariki programme. Plus at the end of the month we have three new exhibitions opening.
Image: Jon Tootill, detail of Preparatory drawing, 2010 – 2011, Courtesy of the artist and Bath Street Gallery
What's on
July 2015
Event
Matariki
10 year old Christine Edwards, the star of Richard Curtis' film Ahi Ka
Kia Ora Shorts 2015
Thurs. 9 July and Fri. 10 July, 7:30pm
The Seven Sisters have returned to our skies and we've got seven new Māori short films, curated and presented by Leo Koziol, Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival.
Tickets: $8.
Ph: (09) 838 4455 or email info@ceac.org.nz to book
Visit our website for more information about the films and how to book.
Exhibitions
Gallery activities
Works by Jon Tootill during the installation of Porotaka.
Courtesy of the artist and Bath Street Gallery
Hera Johns, Manu Oī, 2014
Saturday Gallery Club #6: Kōwhaiwhai Configurations
Sat. 11 July, between 10:30am and noon | FREE
In the Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
Saturday Gallery Club is a programme of workshops for kids - and their families - to create art in response to our exhibitions. This month we will explore and create bold kōwhaiwhai patterns, inpired by the work of Jon Tootill.
Our current exhibitions — Jon Tootill's Porotaka and Huahua Manu, featuring the work of Tony Brown, Peggy Glover, Charlotte Graham, Hera Johns, Jermaine Reihana, Kahu Scott, Te Atiwei Ririnui and Ruth Woodbury — continue until Sun. 26 July.
Fri. 31 July - Sun. 6 September 2015 | FREE
In the Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
Concerns for the protection of cultural and environmental landscapes underlie this immersive installation of multi-coloured bird forms.
Leon van den Eijkel, A Warrior is A Warrior is A Warrior (2014).
Courtesy of Bath Street Gallery.
Listen to the colours.
Leon van den Eijkel
Fri. 31 July - Sun. 6 September 2015 | FREE
In the Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
Known for his bold colour combinations, Van den Eijkel is influenced by the primary colours of European modernism, and the vivid colour palette of Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment. This exhibition will feature a selection of Van den Eijkel's recent paintings and sculptures.
Jeff Thomson, Paper Chase (detail), 2010.
Shred
Jeff Thomson
Fri. 31 July - Sun. 6 September 2015 | FREE
In the Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
While his corrugated iron works have become iconic, Thomson is also adept at turning other ordinary everyday materials into monumental sculptures, and for this show we’ll see the results of his experiments with shredded paper.
Classes
Adult classes starting in July
Busts and Beasts | All Levels
Ceramics with Kairava Gullatz
Six-week evening class
Thursdays: 23 July – 27 August, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
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