Arts Workshops in Wharekahika / Hicks Bay

FELTING WORKSHOP
8th November
9.00 - 2.30

MOSAICS WITH KATH ALLEN
9th November
9.00 - 2.30

PRESERVING
22nd November
9.00 - 2.30

POTTERY
23rd November
9.00 - 2.30

Cost is a very cheap $5 per workshop. Bring a plate for a shared lunch. The hours have been designed to suit childcare hours, so take some time out for yourself and come along to Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare, Hicks Bay for a day of art and inspiration.

For more information contact Ani Pahuru-Huriwai 06 8644 407
or email her on iwitea@actrix.co.nz

Gisborne Music Competition, From November 26th 2007, Gisborne War Memorial Theatre

The Gisborne Music Competition week features individual performances, concerts, recitals given by outstanding young musicians 16 - 25 years. Open to the public, it presents a great opportunity to witness performances by international and New Zealand competitors from the UK, Switzerland, Thailand, Singapore, China, Japan, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Monday 26th / Tuesday 27th / Wednesday 28th (Round 1) / Friday 30th (Round 2)
3 sessions daily, each recital is approximately 25 minutes long.

Morning 9.30am
Afternoon 2.00pm
Evening 7.00pm

Saturday December 1st
9am MASTERCLASS
This masterclass is given by competition jurors, Alexa Still and Mark Menzies, and is open to all interested musicians.

12.30pm OUTDOOR CONCERT at the Rose Gardens/Lawson Field/Riverside

All round one and two performances, and the open air concert are Free of Charge.
A gift to the people of Gisborne from the organisers, and a great chance for those locally to share in a week of solo recitals given by outstanding young performers on orchestral instruments.
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Saturday December 1st
7pm GISBORNE MUSIC COMPETITION FINALS
$20 adults / $5 school students

Tickets available from I-site, or the ticket box at the Gisborne War Memorial Theatre

Anthony Flannery, urban designer

Gisborne District Council is pleased to announce that Urban Designer, Anthony Flannery, has accepted an invitation to comeback to town for a series of meetings and presentations including a session to which you are invited along with other community members.
Attendees may be involved either in business in the urban area, the business of development, conservation or community or as landowners or interested community members.

Who is Anthony Flannery?
Over the last 20 years, Anthony has been involved in a wide range of architectural, urban design, urban regeneration and strategic planning projects in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Projects in which he has served as architect and urban designer have received over 30 regional, national and international awards and commendations.
He is also a regular presenter at architectural, planning and urban design conferences, sharing conference platforms with leading specialists from Europe, Australasia and the USA.

Anthony last came to Gisborne in August this year at the invitation of the local branch of the Historic Places Trust. Anthony spoke at the HPT AGM and at a breakfast session that a number of you may have attended.
Councillors and staff who attended were impressed by what Anthony had to say and what he potentially has to offer this community in terms of innovative quality urban design solutions. Council has invited him back to speak separately to Council, to Council staff and to members of the wider community.

The purpose of this visit is to raise awareness about the benefits of quality urban design and to consider opportunities that exist in Gisborne as part of the GDC Urban Development Strategy project. You may be aware of this significant Council project, which is looking to identify strategies to achieve the future aspirations of the Gisborne community.

Pls register your attendance with Leanne Williams (leanne@gdc.govt.nz or Ph; 869 2049 x8773) by November 23rd, with afternoon tea available at 2:45pm.

NZ Art Guild Art Awards 08

For more details go to their website

www.nzartguild.co.nz

Or pick up a postcard with entry and prize details from the Creative Tairawhiti offices in Treble Court.

weekend workshop oil painting...november 10 & 11

METHODS AND PROCESSES OF OIL PAINTING
This course is being run by the Artists Society here in Gisborne, and the workshop will be held at Lysnar House, which is located behind the Tairawhiti Museum in Stout Street.
For details or to register contact Jennie Warren 867 2202

SMART ARTS - Starting Monday 29th Oct, 2007

Module 1: Monday 29th Oct, 2007
Smart Strategy Solutions

Modules 2 & 3: Tuesday 30th Oct, Monday 5th Nov 2007
Smart Marketing Solutions

Module 4: Tuesday 6th Nov, 2007
Smart Action Solutions

Success in the arts takes time and depends on many factors, one of them being able to create a workable balance between pursuing artistic ambitions and generating complementary income streams.

This course is brought to you by McCullochs Business Education together with Turanga Ararau and New Zealand Trade and Enterprises. For more information contact Susan Tattersall at susan@buseducation.com
or go to our resources section to download an information sheet on this course.

Art All magazine available at the Creative Tairawhiti Office

Creative Tairawhiti is a member of the Artists Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation which represents and advances the professional interests of the visual artists of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Artists Alliance put out an interesting bimonthly magazine which features well-written articles on arts events, artists, arts practice and issues relevant to artists in New Zealand.

Art All is a good informative read and Creative Tairawhiti is more than happy to lend their issues out.
Pop in and see Tania at Creative Tairawhiti, the shop next to Robert Harris in Treble Court.

Odessa, Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, Twang Grunty play PBC, Saturday 27 October

This Saturday at the PBC promises one of the most exciting lineups to reach these shores in some time...

Local band, Twang Grunty open for the Tropical Downbeat Orchestra from Napier, who had everyone up on Lawn dancing last weekend at the PBC afterparty and will be back again to do the same with their downbeat grooves and upbeat funk.

They are to be followed by OdESSA, a band that can apparently "...make all of New Zealand stand up and dance." They've had their music used for loads of short films, news stories and TV shows, won awards for their videos, won the opening slot of the 2006 Big Day Out ahead of 82 other bands, played the premiere of King Kong in Wellington, and so it goes on. They're magic, do a great live performance and play music that ranges across genres from "powerpop to bluesrock, country folk to the sexiest, sweat-drenched funk jams"

Doors open at 7:30pm, bands start at 9pm. $10 at the door. This will rule, don't miss it.

Anaura Bay Retro Fashion Show...bring back the glamour, Saturday 27th October 2007

WAIPARE HOMESTEAD
890 Anaura Bay Road
ANAURA BAY, EAST COAST
p/f 862 6404

Glitter, Glamour, Retro.
Raffles, auction, giveaways. Entry by koha/donation.
Enter a REMODELED, RECYLCLED GARMENT in the cocktail dress glitter section.

Louia Blakeney opens her home once again for a fabulous event. Come along and see her vintage collection transformed.

Audition Now... Kahurangi Maori Dance Company

Maori performing artists are required to tour with Kahurangi Maori Dance Company and auditions are now open.

Next year Kahurangi celebrate their 25th Anniversary and to commemorate this occasion will be taking a group of performers to the U.S & Canada to perform their new production WAKA. (as an addition to those who will be touring North America full time)

To find out more, download the 'auditions' word document in the resources section of this website.

Or contact: Narelle Huata, Performance Manager.
c/-Kahurangi NZ Maori Dance Theatre
PO Box 1368, Hastings
Ph: 06 873 0041
0273 230 207 OR 0210 2568 199
or email: narelle.huata@takitimu.ac.nz

'Tiromoana' Exhibition at Marina View Conference Centre

Tiromoana, The Professor's Garden series paintings.

This latest series of paintings by Jess Jacobs was inspired by the beautiful garden of Professor Jack Richards. One of the works to be installed in a new development spans a huge 14.5metres while several smaller works take a closer look at aspects of the garden, pond and pathways, with some providing a more surreal perspective on the garden.

Open for viewing over Labour Weekend Friday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm at the Marina View Conference Centre, next to the Portside Hotel)

Opencall 07 NZ's Largest ever open call theatre audition is on

The largest open call theatre audition ever held in NZ went live on October 15. Auckland Theatre Company and New Zealand Post are offering emerging young actors the chance to train and perform alongside the best of New Zealand's theatrical talent.

OpenCall 07 is a nationwide search to discover the next generation of actors who have the talent, creativity and drive to embark on a professional acting career.

This ambitious project offers aspiring actors aged between 18 and 25 the opportunity to post a 3-minute audition on the OpenCall 07 website. The digital audition grants young hopefuls the opportunity to be seen by some of the country's most influential and highly regarded theatre professionals.

When applications close on 4 November, Auckland Theatre Company will select over 100 actors from the online pool of applications to participate in a series of live workshop auditions in late November.

The final ten will gain a place in an intensive three week summer school culminating in late January with a short season of Shrew’d – a new work inspired by Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

The risk of casting new, undiscovered talent is not the domain of a professional theatre company of this calibre, whose highly sought after auditions are usually offered to professional actors by invitation only.

OPEN CALL 07 Key Dates

15 Oct to 4 Nov: Online submissions accepted
9 November: 120 successful live audition applicants announced
23 Nov to 26 Nov: Live workshop audition
27 Nov: Ten actors announced for Summer School
7 Jan to 23 Jan: Summer school and rehearsal process
24 Jan to 27 Jan: Season of Shrew'd

Go to www.opencall.co.nz to post your audition.

Bargain Book Fantasia, October 26 & 27

Wood nymphs, fairies, fairytale characters and other creatures will bring the river end of Peel Street to life for the annual H. B. Williams Memorial Library Book Sale and Market day on Friday and Saturday, October 26 & 27.

The library is bursting at the seams with new titles so it is time to clear the shelves. The sale in Books Cove (the cove-shaped space outside front of library) is an eagerly anticipated annual event for so many, and rightly so, with a plethora of fantastic books on offer.

You can hardly see the wood for the trees in this grotto of books, everyone loves a bargain and there will be plenty of those to be had. Library staff will be dressed to fit in and book bargain-hunters can vote for their best dressed librarian or retailer and win spot prizes for their efforts.

Friday October 26, 9.30am-4pm and Saturday October 27, from 9.30am-12.30pm

Our View, Exhibition Opening at the Tairawhiti Museum, October 18

This Group Exhibition by Peggy Ericson, Deborah Clarke, and Helena Andersson reflects upon NZ as a country. Each of the artists showcased present their particular view shaped by their own experiences and chosen mediums of work.

Peggy creates a forest of Nikau palms in clay, Deborah's prints feature Young Nicks Head, the dog and Helena reflects upon NZ society from her perspective as an immigrant and coloured by the different places she has resided in, incorporating real pieces of NZ iconography and media into her exquisite jewelry.

The Exhibition opens Thursday, 18 October 5.30 pm at the Tairawhiti Museum and runs until November 25.

H.B.Williams Memorial Library Art Leasing

Did you know?

The H.B Williams Memorial library has a collection of local artworks, all framed and under glass, available for loan by individuals and businesses. For $5 for a 6 week period, you can have a piece of local art in your home, waiting room, or office..

Three Generations: Barns-Graham opens at The Pencil Gallery, 12 October

This stunning exhibition features the art from three generations of artists in the Barns-Graham family, Allan, John and Andrew Barns-Graham

Showcasing rare artworks from the Estate Collection of the late Allan Barns-Graham, a recognised and credited WWII artist, new work from his son, John Barns-Graham, who resides in Gisborne and John's son, Andrew Barns-Graham, a contemporary artist based in Auckland.

Allan Barns-Graham was born in Gisborne in 1906, studied fine arts at the Glasgow School of Art, and the Slade School of Art, London University.

Upon his return from the United Kingdom, he worked as a professional portrait artist in Auckland until the war broke out, when he began trying to volunteer for service in the Middle East. He was eventually enlisted as a member of the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Scottish Regiment and sent to New Caledonia in late 1942.

While there, the position of Official War Artist was posted as a competition throughout the entire Division. According to his sons recollections, Barns-Graham applied but was turned down by his senior officer (saying 'over my dead body'), however on being reapproached that evening in front of several other senior officers, the officer consented.

Post-war, Barns-Graham taught at Gisborne Girls High School from 1950 until his retirement. He was active in the local arts community and was instrumental in the establishment of the Tairawhiti Museum. Allan Barns-Graham passed in November 2006.

The exhibition will be installed at The Pencil Gallery, 89 Grey Street in Gisborne, until the 28th of October 2007.

Resene Mural Masterpieces Competition, closing date 15 November

Each year, Resene is approached by groups creating murals around New Zealand. With most of this dedicated effort receiving only local community attention, Resene have decided to recognise and celebrate this creativity with a Mural Masterpieces Competition so that we can all enjoy the works that are created, no matter where they are in New Zealand. There are $5000 of prizes to be won in this nationwide mural competition.

To enter register your details online at www.resene.co.nz, send the completed registration to Resene and you'll receive an entry pack containing all the information you'll need to get started.

There are four classes of entry:
* Best School Mural
* Best Community Mural
* Best Professional Mural
* Best Mural Design

Entry is open to all ages and all mural types, so get your creative juices and paintbrushes fired up.

Entries close 15 November 2007.

LABOUR OF LOVE Saturday 20 October 2007

Labour of Love is an outdoor concert that will stretch from the afternoon till evening on the Saturday before the Gisborne Wine & Food Festival on Labour Weekend this year. To be held at the Soundshell, it will be a party to share with family and friends with great music, from Evermore, Carly Binding and Blackbird, and in support of a good cause or two.

The concert will be an Oxjam event to raise awareness for Oxfams Make Fair Trade campaign. Oxjam is a nationwide month of music with a message, help end poverty by making trade fair. From classical to club night folk, funk and punk, it all adds up to one huge New Zealand-wide party against poverty in October. Labour of Love will also raise money for the Poverty Bay Rugby Union, helping the region to be a host city for the Rugby World Cup in 2011 with $5 from every ticket donated to the PBRU.

Headline act Evermore are an Australian based Kiwi rock band with 300 live shows, an MTV Award, a NZ Music Award, the APRA Silver Scroll, and five ARIA nominations to their name. Carly Binding has also been in the limelight of late with her hit song So Radiate and a recent move to Los Angeles. Local act Blackbird play a hybrid of "sun-soaked riffs and acoustic swing, together with a splash of reggae and served on a platter of delicious rhythms". Their sound is said to transport the listener to a beachside campfire..Highlights of their set include some beautifully played harmonica solos, wailing reverbed guitar, live didgeridoo and a never-ending bag of magical tricks dipped into at will by percussionist Nego Beto.

Gates open at 4pm and the event will finish at 10.30pm. Tickets are on sale now for $30 and can be purchased via tickets.zillionstars.com or www.ticketmaster.co.nz or drop into Gisborne Liquorland.

A Weekend of Labour? Not at the PBC

Mostly just music and fun (and a spot of rugby)
Friday 19th October is 4 Bands for $5. Live local bands, making big noise and representing the East Coast. Doors open at 8pm.

On Saturday 20th October Internationally acclaimed Auckland DJ CYRIL plays mixed up funky tunes to satisfy a myriad of tastes. Supported by local lad DJ Action Jackson (aka Eddy Daly). Doors open at 10pm, $10 entry.

Sunday 21st October Start your Wine and food festival at the PBC watching the Rugby World Cup Final with a on the big screen. Doors open at 7am. $20 includes a complimentary Heinekin and a continental breakfast, buses to get you on the wine and food trail or to the Milton Winery "Picnic In the Vines"

And..
Just on sunset, playing the Lawn on The Gisborne Gold Stage at the Poverty Bay Club is Six-piece Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, hailing from Napier and Hastings. TDO play a fusion of Funk Soul and Jazz - downbeat grooves progress to upbeat funk throughout the night. Followed by Stinky Jim and Friends an ecclectic array of funked up jazz-infused beats to see out the rest of the night.

Inside in the Dome Room local acts Brazilbeat play supported by local lads Dr Livingston and DJ Elm.
Doors at 5pm, $20 Entry.

All-inclusive tickets for all events $40. Available from the PBC, Cafe 1874

Te Unga Mai Festival Tickets on Sale Now

Tickets are now on sale for the 2007 Te Unga Mai Festival evening programme featuring key note speakers Dame Anne Salmond and Haare Williams, and performances by The Gisborne Youth Concert Band and Whangara Mai Tawhiti, beginning with wine and cheese at 5pm, Sunday 7th October.

Venue Te Poho o Rawiri Marae
Tickets $15 per adult, kids free

Tickets can be purchased from the Gisborne I site Visitor Centre, phone 868 6139.
For more information contact Te Unga Mai Trust, phone 863 3560, email teungamai@gmail.com

MOSAIC CLASSES - LYSNAR HOUSE SAT 6TH & SUN 7TH OCT

SAT 6th Oct 9 - 3 or 4pm SUN 7th Oct 10 - 1 or 2pm
Lysnar House Gisborne
Tutor: Raewyn Theobold
Cost: $65 per person
Raewyn will supply all materials to make two projects.
Ring Jennie for more information on 867 2202

HUI TAURIMA / POROU ARTS - Hinemaurea Marae, Hicks Bay

21st OCTOBER
TE HUI TAURIMA O NGATI POROU, with the kaupapa Nga Rangatira mo Apopo.
Bringing together whanaunga from all over the country to celebrate our uniqueness as Ngati Porou.

SEE CHAMPION PERFORMERS WHANGARAA MAI TAWHITI PERFORM THIS SUNDAY AT 3PM

15th to the 19 OCTOBER
POROU ARTS, A week of creation and development of the arts.

Book your place to stay at Hinemaurea Marae, Wharekahika/Hicks Bay. Immerse yourself in creativity. Workshops will be held each day on a range of topics designed to help artists develop their art and themselves as artists. The weeks speakers include awesome and inspirational speakers and experienced artists. There will be the opportunity to show your work and exhibit, and time to create.

For more information:
See the resources section of this site to download a brochure or POSTER
Contact Ani Pahuru-Huriwai email: iwitea@actrix.co.nz phone: (06) 8644 407