May 2016 — ISSUE Thirteen
Notes from the Arts Advisor Arts Coordinator Notes Kia ora Just over midway through the year and the arts scene in Selwyn shows no sign of stopping! Recently the Selwyn District Council held a working artist workshop at the Lincoln Event Centre. This was a huge success and over 67 creatives all agreed to meet again with future workshops. Matariki was also held for the first time and was a sellout with over 300 people. Don’t forget that 04 – 10 July is Māori language week! Check out Selwyn Libraries for basic greetings. www.selwynlibraries.co.nz
“We are truly blessed to have such wonderful talented young people in our district and this festival is a great example of how
Over the July school holidays we see lots of opportunities for children to immerse themselves in the arts during the Kidsfest activities and with what the various community groups in Selwyn are doing. Following on with the Youth theme we see a great showcase of youth talent in Selwyn at “Winterval”. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful talented young people in our district and this festival is a great example of how fantastic they are.
fantastic they are.”
Newsletter available on our website www.selwynartstrust.org.nz and from our facebook page www.facebook.com/Artsinselwyn. Rachael Inch - Arts Advisor/Coordinator
In This Issue
Film showing at The Laboratory, Lincoln this month
Music Festival
Kidsfest
Annemarie Nelson
Ellesmere Art Group
Exhibitions in Selwyn
Concerts in Selwyn
Art at Down By the Liffey Gallery
Colour Incorporated Down By the Liffey Gallery Lincoln presents Colour Incorporated
Heather Jonson, Justine de Spa, Ngaire von Grondelle
6 July- 31 July 2016
Annemarie Nelson Concert We Thrive Arts, Leeston, kicked off a monthly concert series at St David's church in Leeston. Two successful concerts have previously been well received in the area and now the organisers are opening the opportunity to attend to the wider community.
Drew Noble playing the rugby captain in an extract from “Foreskin’s Lament” by Greg McGee.
Lincoln High School Senior Performance Senior drama students will be performing a range of devised pieces and extracts from scripted plays. Year 11’s and 12’s will be performing work they have written themselves around the themes of Fact or Fiction and Theatre for social change. Year 13 students are performing solo and duologue extracts from scripted plays. Jade Farnell will also be presenting an extract from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that she has directed. The performances will start at 7.30pm in the Lincoln High School hall (use the North belt entrance to the school) $2 Door sales. There will be hot drinks and refreshments available at half time.
Winterval—Youth Music Festival Sunday, 24 July 2016 from 4pm to 8:30pm, Lincoln Event Centre - 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln, 7608 Aestival is an evening showcasing local youth held in Selwyn, New Zealand, in January each year. Originally just a summer event, New Zealand weather and encouragement from locals has inspired an indoor mid-winter evening, which we like to call 'Winterval", the interval between aestivals. Aestival was founded in 2015, the idea starting at the local high school's music evening; so much talent, and so few opportunities! It was decided by the youth that they needed to do something, to have some kind of event where talented youth from Selwyn and beyond could perform for an audience, get their names out there and hone their skills. Now for the second year running, and supported by the Selwyn Youth Council, Selwyn Arts Trust and Arts Heart, Aestival will be showcasing talented youth and accomplished musicians from all over New Zealand. This is a completely non-profit event, and all funds from ticket sales will go to the musicians, as a big thank you for their time, and to support their future music ventures. Tickets are available on Eventbrite, and at the door. www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/winterval-music-festival-tickets
Floral Group, Springston An enthusiastic group of Springston Floral Art members met at Springston Hall on the 19th May to meet the challenge to create an 'Impose' design. An 'Impose' design means members are asked to create a design with identical materials which are supplied by the club.Similar to 'Master Chef' not knowing the ingredients beforehand. On this occasion members selected their container (so to speak) from a huge pile of interesting pieces of driftwood. Other plant materials of muehlenbeckia, flax, leucadendron as well as the focal point of mauve hued small brassica heads complimented the design. This was a really fun night as members needed to be creative 'on the spot' with the plant material supplied. Springston Floral Art Group meet monthly at Springston Hall on the 3rd Thursday of the month. In the winter months June, July, August, the club meets at 7pm. Come along and observe if you wish, just give us a call to let us know you are coming. If you are interested in this art form, contact: Shirley Barnes 03 347 3441 or Jenny Benny 03 329 5635
Selwyn Gallery Exhibition Philip Beadle, Pamela Hueston, Vicki Knudsen 1-28 July 2016. Opening Friday 1 July 6pm – all welcome An exhibition of nudes. Philip Beadle works in oil, water-colour, dry-point and monotype. His immediate environment is Christchurch, where he lives, with its cityscapes, the Canterbury Plains, the Southern Alps and Banks Peninsula - all sources of subject matter and inspiration. Philip regularly travels and paints around New Zealand and has had several trips overseas gathering material from which he has painted. “Capturing the light striking a range of subject matter has always interested me whether it is the landscape, nude or cityscapes. I'm interested in our emotional response to the often fleeting memories we retain of something we have seen and how it affected us” says Philip. Light is very important to him and he enjoys painting in a warm low evening or winter light to resolve form, colour and light, creating exciting painting surfaces with abstract qualities. Painting for pleasure started in 1995 for Pamela Hueston, when she joined the Akaroa Art Group. The beautiful scenery of Banks Peninsula was inspirational to her and Pamela went to many weekend schools run by the Ashburton Art Society. After the tragic death of her youngest son Tim, Pam fulfilled her lifetime dream of formal art training. She attended Aoraki Polytechnic in Timaru for five years, with part time tuition by the renowned artist Paul Van den Bergh, resulting in a Diploma in Painting and a Diploma in Fine Art with distinction. Pamela describes herself as a realist but likes to combine the abstract in to her work, using predominantly oils, “I am basically a Realist although I explore the abstract world and hopefully can combine a bit of both. I love the beauty of form, the rhythm, movement, the song and flow in painting.” In this exhibition, Vicki Knudsen uses the models she has drawn at The Cranmer and Ilam Life Drawing groups that she attends. After sketching, she transfers chosen pieces into paintings or drawings on cotton paper at home. The paintings that follow often take on their own identity and bear little resemblance to the original, artistic license comes into play. Vicki has exhibited many times in mostly group exhibitions both here at Selwyn Gallery, Oxford Gallery, Southland Art Society and as guest artists for the Ashburton Art Society as well as receiving various awards along the way. The Gallery will be open daily (except Mondays) from 10am to 4pm for the duration of this exhibition. Please do come along to the Official Opening on Friday 1 July at 6pm. An exhibition programme will be available from the Gallery - and you can check us out on Facebook www.facebook.com/Selwyngallery.
Floral Art—Springston
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS fun for Children in Selwyn There are many events on for your children in Selwyn this July as part of KidsFest. It’s a wonderful time to embrace the creativity of children and let them immerse themselves in the arts. See www.kidsfest.co.nz for more information. Below is a selection of arts events happening in Selwyn. Local studio - The Creative Workroom with Tanya Doyle are located at 780 Weedons Road (Just of the main south road and they are wheelchair friendly) www.thecreativeworkroom.co.nz (Also have a look on Instagram and Facebook for the latest updates) Below is a summary of what they will be running.
Beaded Ballerina Mirror Window Hanging
Miniature Fairy Wishing Jar Necklace
Mon 11 July 9.30am-10.30 or 11.30am - 12.30
Fri 15 July 10am -11 or 12.30 – 1.30 or 2.30pm – 3.30
Create a Fairy in a jar
Miniature Mermaid Seaside Garden
Wed 13 July 10am - 11 or 12.30pm – 1.30 or 2.30pm – 3.30
Thur 21 July 10am – 11.30 or 1pm – 2.30
Learn to Bind a Leather Bound Book
Olafs and Elsas Snowflake and Crystals Beaded Window Hanging
Sat 16 July 10am – 12 or 1pm – 3
Mon 11 July 1.30pm – 2.30 extra class on Tue 12 1.30pm – 2.30
Mon 18 July 10am – 12 or 1pm – 3
Rainbow Beads and Glass Drops Window Hanging
Love Heart Locket and Beaded Necklace
Tue 12 July 9.30am – 10.30 or 11.30am – 12.30
Sat 9 July 10am – 11 or 11.30am to 12.30 or 1.30pm – 2.30
Springtime Hair Ties, Ribbon Clips and Accessories
Make your own Dream Catcher
Tue 19 July 9.30am – 10.30 or 11.30an – 12.30
Wed 20 July 10am – 11 or 1pm – 2 Mermaid in a Jar Thu 14 July 9.30am – 10.30 or 11.30am – 12.30 Miniature Fairy Garden Fri 22 July 10am – 11.30 or 1pm – 2.30 Sat 23 July 10am – 11.30 or 1pm - 2.30
The Selwyn District also has the following other programs running: Sat 9 July
Moviemania (Rolleston) Rolleston Community Centre
6pm – 7.30pm
Tue 12 July
Keyboard Kids Rolleston Community Centre
9.30– 10.30am FULL
Wed 13 July Landscape Art for Children Rolleston Community Centre
1pm – 3pm FULL
Thu 14 July
Selwyn Kids Market Lincoln Event Centre Discomania (Lincoln) Lincoln Event Centre
10am – 12am FULL 6pm – 7.30pm
Sun 17 July
Moviemania (Lincoln) Lincoln Event Centre
6pm – 7.30pm
Wed 20 July Play Like a DJ Rolleston Community Centre
1pm – 4pm
Thu 21 July
Discomania (The Station (Leeston New Life Centre)
6pm – 7.30pm
Fri 22 July
Sport Suzie's Circus, Comedy and Chaos Show Lincoln Event Centre
1pm – 1.45pm
School holiday art/craft days are being run on Tuesday 12 and 19 July for 9 – 12 year olds, limited to 15 pupils, to be held at the RSA rooms 10am – 3pm at $5 per day More School Holiday Fun
Ellesmere Art Group— Art Classes ELLESMERE ART GROUP, run by Jill Lemon and Averil Southward is well underway for 2016 and look forward to a busy and productive year for members. This group is a great example of the wonderful support that Creative communities give the arts in Selwyn. Through assistance from the scheme, they are very pleased to have secured a local art tutor for lessons, Bryan Davies, on 13 and 27 July focusing on pastels and drawing.
Bryan Davies is an excellent teacher and encourages people to really look at everyday subjects to see the colours, textures and contours. Jill and Averil will again be holding school holiday art days in the July school break. The school holiday art/craft days are being run on Tuesday 12 and 19 July for 9 – 12 year olds, limited to 15 pupils, to be held at the RSA rooms 10am – 3pm at $5 per day. New members are always welcome and can join on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month in the Sudeley Park Sports Room, Irwell from 10am – 2pm. If you are not sure if you wish to give art a go why not just go along and check it out – they are always happy to get newcomers started up. If you wish to come along to any of the tutoring days then a booking is essential as the numbers for those days will be limited. A fee of $30 per day is requested for a tutored day or $50 for 2 days. For more information: Contact Averil: averilandbill@xtra.co.nz
Selwyn Libraries KidsFest holiday events Hot diggity dawg! Looking for something free and fun to do in the July school holidays? Selwyn Libraries have partnered with KidsFest to bring you some doggone awesome programmes. Bookings are already open and spaces are limited, so get in quick! http://www.selwynlibraries.co.nz
Darfield Library MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Monday 11 July Introduction to Scratch 2-3.30pm Friday 22 July Doggy Dayz 10.30-11.30am Tuesday 19 July Bee-Bot Challenge 10.30-11.30am Tuesday 12 July Leeston Library MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Monday 11 July Introduction to Scratch 2-3.30pm Tuesday 19 July Doggy Dayz 10.30-11.30am Wednesday 20 July Bee-Bot Challenge 10.30-11.30am Friday 15 July Lincoln Library MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Wednesday 13 July Introduction to Scratch 10-11.30am & 2-3.30pm Friday 15 July Doggy Dayz 10.30-11.30am Tuesday 19 July Bee-Bot Challenge 10.30-11.30am & 1.30-2.30pm Thursday 21 July
Family Storytimes - Dogs, dogs, dogs! Come and join us for a special evening story time for all the family! We will celebrate our canine best friends with stories, songs and lots of fun! You are welcome to bring along your favourite soft toy to join in on all the fun! Sessions are aimed at 2-7yrs but all are welcome. Darfield Library – Thursday 7 July from 6-7pm Leeston Library – Tuesday 12 July from 6-7pm Lincoln Library - Thursday 14 July from 6-7pm Rolleston Library – Tuesday 5 July from 6-7pm
Rolleston Library MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Wednesday 13 July Introduction to Scratch 10-11.30am & 2-3.30pm Tuesday 12 July Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
We will be promoting Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori between 4 &10 July with an emphasis on greetings and farewells to each other in te reo. A few key phrases are below: Kia ora! – Hello! Cheers! Good luck! (Less formal) Tēnā koe – hello to one person (formal) Tēnā kōrua – hello to two people (formal) Tēnā koutou – hello to three or more people (formal) E noho rā – goodbye (said to the person staying) Haere rā – goodbye (said to the person leaving) Ka kite āno – see you again
Bookings are essential for all of our events and activities – for more information and to book for these and other Selwyn Libraries events, go to http://www.selwynlibraries.co.nz
Nut Point Centre Nutpoint Concerts Saturday 30 July 7.30 p.m. Concert No7 C.S Romantic World of The Music Valeriy Maksymov-Violin, Natalia Chernousova-Flute, Victoria Lee-Violin, Piano Accompanist Iryna Maksymova
Saturday 9 July 7.30 p.m. Hidden Treasures Benjamin Morrison (Vienna State Opera & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) Hidden Gems from the Violin repertoire, including two CHRISTCHURCH PREMIERES of works by MEYERSEDDER and VERDI. The Duo will also play well known works such as Stravinski's Italian Suite and the Rondo Cappriciosso. Piano accompanist : Iola Shelley Sunday 17 July 2 pm Futuro del Violino, Oleg Kotorovych, Iryna Ionenko
Painting and Chocolate Glenroy Hall 22 July 2016 $65 pp Tutor: Michelle Green
Includes everything you need to complete a small boxed canvas painting and a Chocolate Fancy Cupcake Estimated 2-3 Hours Phone: Michelle 021 281 0019
Calendar of events JULy 2016 Calendar of events 01 July 03 July 04 July 05 July 05 July 05 July 06 July 06 July 06 July 06 July 07 July 07 July 09 July 09 July 10 July 10 July 10 July 11 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 17 July 17 July 20 July 22 July 22 July 24 July 24 July 27 July 27 July 31 July
Pamela Heuston, Phillip Beadle, Vicki Knudson Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Māori Language Week Selwyn Arts Trust AGM 7pm Writers Salon 7pm – 9pm Family Storytimes – Dogs dogs dogs 6-7pm Lincoln High School Senior Students performances Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Film Night, Like Father Like Son Colour Incorporated Runs until 31st July School Holiday Art Ellesmere Art Group Family Storytimes – Dogs dogs dogs 6-7pm Hidden Treasures Concert KidsFest Selwyn runs until 23 July Annemarie Nelson in Concert School Holiday Art, Ellesmere Art Group Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Family Storytimes – Dogs dogs dogs 6-7pm Ministry of the Mind Open mic night MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am MakerSpace Lego 10.30-11.30am Ellesmere Art Group Lesson with Bryan Davies Family Storytimes – Dogs dogs dogs 6-7pm Young Blood Concerts “Futuro del Violino” Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Chocolate and Painting. A landscape workshop Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Winterval Music Festival Ellesmere Art Group Lesson with Bryan Davies Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music
Selwyn Gallery, Darfield The Laboratory, Lincoln Selwyn Libraries Rolleston Community Centre The Laboratory, Lincoln Rolleston Library, Rolleston Lincoln High School Hall, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The Laboratory, Lincoln Down By the Liffey Gallery, Lincoln RSA Rooms, High street, Leeston Darfield Library, Darfield Nut Point Centre, West Melton www.kidsfest.co.nz St David’s Church Leeston RSA Rooms, High street, Leeston The Laboratory, Lincoln Darfield Library, Darfield Leeston Library, Leeston Leeston Library, Leeston The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Rolleston Library, Rolleston Lincoln Library, Lincoln Suderly Park Rooms, Irwell Lincoln Library, Lincoln Nut Point Centre, West Melton The Laboratory, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Glenroy Hall, Glenroy Rolleston Rugby Clubrooms, Rolleston The Laboratory, Lincoln Lincoln Event Centre Suderly Park Rooms, Irwell The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The Laboratory, Lincoln