Creative Communities Funding closes 4pm Friday 28 September

A last minute reminder that the deadline for applications to the Creative Communities funding round closes this Friday. Go to the Resouces section for more information and to download an application form.

Artist wanted to kickstart public artwork piece for Te Unga Mai Festival

2007 Te Unga Mai Festival
Te Unga Mai - The Arrival celebrates the creation of a nation.

This years event will be held over three days at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae over the 7th, 8th and 9th of October. Sundays proceedings will begin with a powhiri and interdenominational church service, followed by guided heritage tours, lectures, workshops, and cultural activities, with guest speakers including Dame Anne Salmond.

Te Unga Mai Trust are looking for an artist to draw the outline of a waka and a sailing ship in chalk on the pavement outside Te Poho o Rawiri on Sunday the 7th of October. This will be completed by the public as a temporary public artwork to commemorate "how we got here and pretty much everything that's happened since".

Contact Darryl Monteith on 0274 844 580 or darrylm@radionetwork.co.nz if you are interested.

The Ashes play Smash Palace 29 September 10pm

The Ashes are a 3piece band playing covers by the likes of Paul Weller, Coldplay, Thirsty Merc and Red Hot Chilli Peppers, as well as a few originals.

They play Smash Palace this Saturday the 29th of September from 10pm til 1am.

The Ashes are Darryl Monteith on vocals and guitar, Moses Hiakita on bass and vocals and Day Whaanga on drums.

Visit www.thecreativegroupnz.com to find out more.

Gisborne Arts & Crafts Spring Fair, 29 & 30 September

Gisborne Arts and Crafts Guild are holding their annual spring fair at the Lawson Field Theatre this weekend, the 29th and 30th of September.

New members will be adding to the mix of jewelry, home crafts, batik, mosaics and toys this with new additions of folk art, quilting, embroidery, scrap booking and painting. Also featuring music by the Cutie Fluties.

From 10.00am. Entry is Free.

Under $500 small grants scheme

Have you or your arts group a project that could do with a helping hand?

The purpose of the scheme is to stimulate and provide support to arts and cultural activities that encourage participation in a wide range of arts and activities in the Gisborne area.

Any group, organisation, business or individual may apply for support for arts or cultural projects or activities that will take place within the Gisborne district and produce benefits which are largely experienced within Gisborne district.

Types of activity that may be eligible for funding

-cultural events, such as festivals
-salary costs for one off short term projects
-costs associated with artist in residence schemes
-tuition for young artists/performer
-arts-related promotional activitie
-materials necessary for an arts activit
-seminars, workshops for local artists or art group
-equipment, provided it is related to an arts activity;up to 50%
-dance which has an arts and culture focus

Creative Tairawhiti administer this scheme and consider applications at their meetings on the SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH...

Next meeting is Wednesday Oct 10th.

For application forms or information see the RESOURCES section of this website...or

Sarah Cleave at the Council 867 2049 x 5143
Pene Walsh at the library 867 6709
or Tania Short at the Creative Tairawhiti Office 867 4708

Beijing Olympics Sculpture Exhibition - opens Sun 9th Sept ROSE GARDENS

The Beijing Sculpture Exhibition is arriving in Gisborne this week feature 110 landscape sculptures made by sculptors from 56 countries to depict Olympic themes of international unity and the realization of dreams. The sculptures were first shown at the 4th Beijing 2008 Olympic Cultural Festival in Wangfujing in China in July and a selection of them are now touring major cities around the world.

That Gisborne will be the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the exhibition is a true coup!

Gisborne will celebrate the arrival of the Exhibition with opening ceremonies in three different locations. Fittingly, for the first city in the world to see the sun rise, the celebrations will begin with a dawn ceremony on Sunday, 9 September at Whangara. New Zealands current kapa haka champions Whangara mai Tawhiti will perform for the occasion - a nice synergy given that they are tipped to be New Zealands ambassadors for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Whangara mai Tawhiti will go on to accompany Beijing Olympic organising committee delegates to the official Pohiri at the Te Poho o Rawiri Marae and then the ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place late afternoon at the exhibition site itself - the Rose Gardens on the Taruheru River.

Nick Tupara, the Exhibition curator and Maori Liaison Officer for the Gisborne District Council says of the event 'The quality and scale of the 110 sculpture collection makes it the most extensive sculptural exhibition to come to New Zealand and possibly Australasia..This will be inspiring for our up and coming artists, arts community and interested viewers. The variety of the exhibition pieces is stunning and offers something for everyone.'

Viewers from around the world will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite sculpture, 29 of which will then be awarded gold, silver and bronze medals - The Beijing Olympics being the 29th Olympics held.

This is a free event.

Timetable for Sunday 9 September

0630 Dawn ceremony at Whangara
1000 Official powhiri at Te Poho o Rawiri
1400 Exhibition open to media for filming/interviews
1700 Official Opening at Rose Gardens

MUSICIANS WANTED FOR DUB/REGGAE/DRUM & BASS OUTFIT

Looking for a bass player, guitarist, keyboard player and possibly percussionist.
Interested folk should have their own instruments and be bloody good at playing them.
Im talking really good.

My musical interests are as follows, Kora, Salmonella Dub, Trinity roots, Asian Dub Foundation and Brother Bob to name a few.

Keen people should call Robbie on 02102467204.

Creative Space opening - Kasey Kohi 27th Sept 4-6 pm

All Welcome!

Brent Forge and the Clinical Notes, Thursday 20th Sept

With SUNNY JIM and the
CRUMB FACTORY

AT THE POVERTY BAY CLUB,
Doors open 8PM

Poverty Bay Blues - BLUES JAM NIGHT

The Poverty Bay Blues Club was formed in October 2006 by a group of performers who like to get together once a month to play the blues. The PBC Blues Jam nights are now officially one of the most fantastic ways to spend a Tuesday night. The Poverty Bay Club's atmospheric Dome Room lends itself perfectly to the occasion, whether you're propped up with friends on a couch or at a table with a beer, or on stage jamming with a group of people you've never met before..

After the resounding success of the first Jam Nite in November last year, the nights have continued on the first Tuesday of every month, with the nights now attracting players from all over the show. A crew regularly make the trek up from Wairoa for their monthly blues fix, and various other musos take advantage of the opportunity to play something a bit different to what they usually do, or the chance to conscript a new band for the evening. So if you're cruising solo, don’t let this stop you turning up for a go.

Nor is experience by any means necessary - just ask Dave Galanin, a founding member who performed solo for the first time ever on the first jam nite, and brought the the house down with him! Luke Porter of Mutant Frog Productions preps the stage and engineers the sounds, giving the jammers a professional platform to perform from and through their affiliation with the New Zealand’s National Blues Association the club is now part of a blues circuit for overseas acts.

For people interested in performing the rules are pretty simple...simply register with the Club Captain on arrival, providing details of the music you will play and who you wish to play with, if anyone. The Club Captain will allocate you a space within the evenings programme. Sets are limited to 3 songs and a maximum time on stage of 20 minutes. And of course, its only the BLUES.

Tuesday September 4, from 8:00pm at the Poverty Bay Club, corner of Customhouse Street and Childers Road.
Entry by koha at the door.

2007 YOUTH ARTS AWARDS DEADLINE LOOMING LARGE

Just a reminder that entries for the 2007 Youth Arts Awards close Friday 14 September at 5:00pm.

As well as prize money the works of six winners over the two categories (2D & 3D) will be exhibited at the Pencil Gallery in Gisborne for a three-day period. The winners will enter into a temporary artist contract with the Gallery and will have the opportunity to participate in the photographing of their works and give their two cents worth in the curation of the show. They will also be offered free artist profiles on www.tairawhitiarts.net.

Be in to win and kickstart your arts career.
Entries close at 5:00pm on Friday September 14.

Go to the Youth Arts Awards in the Events section for competition details and to download an entry form or contact Sarah at the Gisborne District Council on extension 5143.

At the Tairawhiti Museum.

E WHITU THESIS EXHIBITION by Tawera Tahuri.

Opening this Friday September 7, at 7:00pm
An Installation and recent works by Tawera Tahuri referencing the seventh generation principle of Nga Ariki Kaiputahi.


NUKUTERE WEAVERS: A group exhibition by the weavers of te Tairawhiti.

Over 40 works, featuring beautiful Korowai, cloaks as well as contemporary pieces, kete and some magnificent sculptural works including body forms by Alixine Curtis.
Until 7 October.


A BARBAROUS MEASURE: The Poll Tax and Chinese New Zealanders

From the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
The first group of Chinese people arrived in New Zealand in 1866. These were miners from the goldfields of Australia, brought to Otago at the invitation of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce. Although they were initially welcomed, racist attitudes soon surfaced, the tide of opinion turned, and as early as 1871 there were calls for restrictions on Chinese immigration.

By 1881 anti-Chinese feeling had reached such a level that the Chinese Immigrants Act was passed. This imposed a £10 poll tax on every Chinese immigrant. In 1896 the tax was raised to £100, roughly equivalent to ten years earnings.

This exhibition presents a history of the anti-Chinese measures that were taken by the Government and is a contribution to the Government's formal apology to the Chinese people of NZ in 2002.

Until 14 October

eastcapeART Holiday Art Workshops

Yet again eastcapeART have designed an exciting and diverse line up of activities for the September school holidays. Their holiday art programme keeps going from strength to strength and as a result the classes fill up quickly. If you are interested in any of the workshops please phone first to ensure there are still spaces available.

MON 24 SEPT - Silver Jewellery
Create your own silver pendant. Advanced students will be making earrings. Working with Artclay Silver; it’s just like working with clay. For children over 9 years of age. If you have participated in one workshop you will be classified as Advanced.

TUES 25, WED 26 SEPT - Mosaics
Large 2D shapes that you design, we cut out, and you mosaic.

THURS 27 SEPT - Clay
Design and make your own musical wind chimes.

FRI 28 SEPT - Wire Work
Use fine coloured wire, paua and beads to create a variety of items such as Christmas tree decorations, wall art, candle holders etc.

MON 1 OCT - Paua and Bead Jewellery
Learn the basics of creating fabulous paua and bead jewellery from an expert. The guest tutor Heidi owns Beadaholic which is one of New Zealand’s leading online beading suppliers based in Gisborne. She has a fabulous selection of beads for us to work with.

TUES 2 OCT - Photo frames / Christmas Decorations
We will be introducing a variety of materials and techniques to create a huge variety of photo frames and decorations.

WED 3 OCT - Clay platters and bowls.
This is a great technique using balls and strips of clay to make amazing patterns within your platter or bowl and an oxide finish on the clay.

THURS 4 / FRI 5 OCT – Mosaics
Anything goes…Mirrors, polystyrene balls, pots, 2D. There will even be ‘bling’ mosaics which use buttons, beads, glass (anything shiny and gorgeous).

SAT 6 OCT - Silver Jewellery
As above. If you participate in week one’s class, you will be classified as advanced and will make earrings in this workshop.

The workshops are 10.30am to 2.30pm but EastcapeART will be open from 9.30 am until 3.30 pm to suit parents work commitments.

The fee is $35 per session (except for the Silver workshop which is $60), which includes all art materials and morning and afternoon tea to be paid on enrolment.

Where there are two days for a workshop, children must attend both days.

Turn of the Screw, OCT 6 - 13th

WHEELERS LUCK Friday 14/Saturday 15 SEPT 8pm

Lawson Field Theatre,
Tickets available at Stephen's Photoplus

"Hugely entertaining and quirkily kiwi...this beautifully honed show is pure theatrical magic The Listener 2006

Wheelers Luck explores what happens to a small Kiwi beach town when and Auckland developer moves in. A bit tongue in cheek, it is about land ownership, folklore, karma, what we value and how we are progressing as a nation, oh...and its a love story.

Morphing from hard-case pub owner, and frustrated beauty queen, townie developer and Queenie - queen of slot machines (and more) Toby Leach and Nigel Collins move effortlessly from male to female to create a town meeting with 400 locals, a dance-off in gumboots, a pub brawl and a climactic bareback horserace down the towns prized beach. Sound familiar?

Since its premier in Wellington, Wheelers Luck has sold out in over 11 venues throughout New Zealand. In 2006 it played to acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and this year has toured to sellout seasons in Australia - a good kiwi yarn, straight from the horses mouth.

Brought to you by PAM - This is PAMs last play for the year and it only runs for 2 nights, so you wont want to miss it.

THE PENCIL GALLERY Fri 7th Sept preview 5-7pm

After being closed for winter renovations, The Pencil Gallery re opens for spring with a series of new works by Christchurch based artist WILHELMUS RUIFROK and his show entitled LIGHT FORMS.

PAINTING LIGHTLY,PAINTING DARKLY,MARK MAKING, UNCOVERING HISTORY.
THROUGH ALL THIS, LOOKING FOR FORMS OF LIGHT ITSELF,
THE GOLDEN MEASURE,RADIATING GOLDEN LIGHTS,MEMORY AFTER THE SUN

Preview 5 to 7pm Friday 7 September 2007
Exhibition 7 September to 30 September 2007

The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 5pm and Saturdays and
Sundays 11am to 2pm {Or by appointment} Free admission.

For more information about the show visit our website, www.thepencilgallery.com

The Pencil Gallery
Gisborne City Art Gallery & Dealer
Matt Nache Clarke & Gene Paul
Level 1, 89 Grey Street
Gisborne CBD 4010

2007 Creative Tairawhiti AGM - 19 September Poverty Bay Club

Creative Tairawhiti needs you on our Executive

We are holding the 2007 AGM on Wednesday September 19th, and are very open to new members coming on board for the next stage of our journey. The wider the range of interests and people represented on the executive, the more vibrant and effective we can be as an organisation. Youth is a state of mind of course, but younger types would be particularly welcome as would a louder voice from the coast. For more information contact the Creative Tairawhiti office.

RUGBY WORLD CUP SPECIAL Audient at Smash Palace Saturday 15 September

The second live set from emerging all male band Audient this Saturday night will be a short sonic shock to the senses. Alternating rhythm section of RobE and MissIng kick it to Seige and Z on guitar and vocals, with Kaos and Pod mauling it all with electronic linaments and bandages.

Kick off approximately 9.30pm and followed up by feature act SUNNY JIM.

The Drama Kitchen presents CHOOK CHOOK September 10 to 14

Gisborne Girls High Schools Drama Kitchen performs Chook Chook by Fiona Farrell. This is a delightful 45 minute play performed by four different Year 13 drama students each night. Chook Chook takes a look at the lives of battery hens, through the eyes of an emo chick, a teenage chicken, a very bossy middle-aged chook and an older chook of the pill popping kind..

Directed by Gary File.
Costumes designed and created by Rosie Whitley, Ellyce Rolfe, Sam Miller and Ashleigh Blair.
Tickets at the door, Adults $4, Students $2.

Starts 6pm daily, the Drama Kitchen, Wellington street entrance, Gisborne Girls High School.

TAWERA TAHURI Sept 7, 2007

E WHITU THESIS EXHIBITION

An Installation and recent works by Tawera Tahuri referencing the seventh generation principle of Nga Ariki Kaiputahi.

7 PM TAIRAWHITI MUSEUM
September 7, 2007

WHIRIMAKO BLACK with Nigel Gavin Wednesday 12th Sept 2007, 8pm at the Poverty Bay Club.

For most, Whirimako Black requires little introduction; one of New Zealand's most-loved female jazz vocalists, she is renowned for her lyrics in te reo Maori, and her revival and modernising of traditional waiata.

Whirimako's debut album, Hinepukohurangi: Shrouded in the Mist won Best Maori Language Album at the 2001 NZ Music Awards and is now approaching gold sales status. Her latest album SOUL SESSIONS has been the fastest selling jazz album in New Zealand for sometime. Her other musical achievements include the composing and singing of the titles for the TVNZ series, THE NZ WARS, and composing with Hori Tait the initial title music for the Maori news programme, Te Karere. She has performed at the 2004 pre-Olympics celebrations in Athens and has received a NZ Music Award, APRA Maioha Award as well as the NZ Order of Merit. Last year she performed showcases in Rome, Florence and Milan.

It goes without saying, she's pretty special...

On this tour she will be performing 100 year old waiata through to jazz and blues with Nigel Gavin whom many of you will remember from Gitbox, Nairobi Trio and Jews Brothers.

There is a lot of interest in this performance, so be in quick to get your tickets.

On sale at Cafe 1874, the lovely cafe at The Poverty Bay Club, tickets are $20.00 and cash-only so if you need to, go to the hole in the wall first to get your money.

Wednesday 12th September 2007, 8pm at the Poverty Bay Club.
Brought to you by PAM.

Free Workshop - ARTISTS AND THE WEB From Sept 11 - 12

TOLAGA BAY, Uawa Cyber Centre Tuesday Sept 11th, 9.30-1pm
HICKS BAY, Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare, Wednesday Sept 12, 12-3pm

This workshop will introduce a number of online services that any artist will find useful in many ways:

Email and instant messaging
Blogging
Online photos and video
Social networking

Please note: This workshop will not teach you how to use a computer - you must be familiar with using the internet and computer operations.

The workshop will be based around the following Google services:
Gmail and Gtalk - Set up account, integrate existing email accounts
Blogspot - Set up a blog
Picassa - Upload photos and embed them in your profile, blog, web page.
Open forum - Questions from the floor finding solutions to artists needs and wants.
Optional:
Googlepages - Create your own web page using a template.
Google Docs - Create, collaborate and share text documents online.
Social Networks - Create online profile. Connect with others: LinkedIn, Orkut, MySpace, Facebook

To register, please contact the Creative Tairawhiti Office
06 867 4708 or email tania_short@tairawhitiarts.net
or for Hicks Bay call Arlu on 8644 407

Those travelling a distance to attend may be eligible for travel assistance

SILENT FILM FESTIVAL, OPOTIKI, 7 to 9 September 2007

A three day extravaganza, featuring classic films from the Silent Era and screening in Opotikis gorgeous Art Deco Theatre.
All of the feature films will be accompanied by Chris Archer on the Bechstein Grand Piano.

This years line up:
Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror 1929
NOSFERATU is one of the most important works of the silent era; a vampire classic that still holds a powerful influence on the horror genre.
It is the first filmed version of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel DRACULA, but in disguise..When the filmmakers were unable to obtain rights to the book, they thinly disguised the source of their story by changing the character and location names..

The Adventures of Algy 1925
A New Zealand classic, shot all over the show from Lambton Quay to Christchurch to Dunedin, it something of a catalogue of scenic highlights of New Zealand. The plot centres around our gentle-hearted hero Algy who is duped out of a substantial inheritance by an unscrupulous cousin. Produced by Beaumont Smith - one of the most successful producers in Australasia during the silent era. He produced a total of 17 silent features, but only The Adventures of Algy is known to have survived.

The Birth of a Nation 1915
This film remains one of the most controversial films ever made, which continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. An epic set around the US Civil War, it combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African Americans.

BUSTER KEATON DOUBLE-BILL
College 1927
Keaton stars as an idealistic freshman who attends Clayton College in pursuit of higher learning. Instead he gets embroiled in a war of athletics as he fights for his beloveds heart. One of the best examples of Keatons solo physical comedy.
The Paleface 1921
Buster Keaton as an innocent butterfly collector stumbles upon a land dispute where evil oil barons have given the Indians one day to vacate their land. These Indians have resolved to kill the first white man who enters their home but Keaton eventually becomes accepted by the tribe as "Little Chief Paleface" and tries to stop the oil tycoons from displacing them.

Each film is accompanied by Short Films and Newsreels from that particular era.
Tickets will be on sale at the door or Book at the Travel Shop, 109 Church St Opotiki - Eftpos & credit card facilities available.

Tel: (07) 315 8881, Email: travelshop@xtra.co.nz
For screening times go to http://www.silentfilmfest.org.nz/