An evening in a fully booked Baycourt Theatre listening to the the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra playing Mozart was a great way to spend time. The audience was as enthusiastic in their appreciation at the conclusion of an evening as they were in their attentiveness during the performance. I usually end up closing my eyes […]
A visit to the Auckland Art Fair this year exhibited at The Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront was a wonderful experience. 38 Exhibiting Galleries Guided Tours Artist and Gallerist Talks Art Fair Forums Cafe Warwick Henderson talk about building an art collection and the role of dealer galleries was very informative, as well as an opportunity […]
I attended the viewing of the art for the Beachside Art Auction fundraising event to support Te Akau Ki Papamoa School was held on 15th June 2013. A well organised event, $10 ticket/entry fee, a glass of wine/orange juice and nibbles offered as you walked amongst the great variety of artworks contributed by local artists. […]
Attended the annual Treasured Art Auction at Ingham Sears Mercedes Benz showroom in Totara St, Mount Maunganui on Thursday May 16th 2013, which is followed by an exhibition and sale at the showroom from Friday 17th until Saturday 18th May Between 10am – 3pm. The Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise launched the 2013 Treasured Art […]
Attended a floor talk by Bob Kerr on Sunday 12th May – artist of the exhibition called ‘hell here now’ – The Gallipoli Diary of Alfred Cameron – on til 2nd June. A very interesting talk about the works on display, the background to the reading of the diary and the choice of artworks which […]
Attended April at the Tauranga Art Gallery – Bond Street Bridge presents The Explorers Club: Antartica. An evening of Sam Prebble and his band of troubadours presented original folk songs, rousing tales of icy adventure, stunning heritage photographs and original illustrations – sounded interesting – in reality this was an evening of music which started […]
14th April at Baycourt 2013 – great soloists Another full house at Baycourt with the Tauranga Symphony and Tauranga Civic Choir. First half was a little disappointing, apart from the exceptional singing of Tauranga tenor Chase Douglas and Rororua soprano Elisha Fa’l-Hulton. Comments from others ranged from ‘not as good as usual’, ‘a little slow’, and I […]
Exhibition February – 7th April 2013 – very interesting This exhibition deserves a slow leisurely stroll. Many of the artworks did not appeal to me at first, but a second glance uncovered a level of detail which became intriguing – something I particularly like in art – the ability to find something new everytime you look at […]
Easter Weekend at Baycourt 2013 – great experience A full house were treated to two different music experiences which was wonderful musci and singing. The first half was jazz music from theTauranga Big Band which had our toes tapping in our seats. Young members from local schools and local singers made it a memorable occasion for many […]
at Durham Street Carpark, Tauranga 24th March 2013 A collection of local artists and their works which provided great value to anyone hoping to pick up a nice piece of art at a reasonable price (see Elizabeth Cross piece ‘Black Pot’ puchased). A shame that the advertising wasn’t great and location not showing off the […]
