May 2016 — ISSUE Thirteen
Notes from the Coordinator Kia ora This past month has gone so fast and momentum in the arts community shows no signs of slowing! In April I was honoured to be invited to the Art in Oceania art exhibition which featured works from famous Chinese artists as a way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Christchurch and Wuhan sister city relationship. The exhibition was a wonderful example of how art has no boundaries and how different cultures can come together despite language barriers. The exhibition definitely made an impact on me particularly when thinking of all the different people living in Selwyn and the importance of the use of the arts to bring the community together. Selwyn has a rich Maori culture. On Saturday 21 May, Lincoln event centre will host the Waitaha Senior Kapa haka competitions. Teams from across the Waitaha region (from Kaikoura to Bluff) will compete for the honour of representing Waitaha at Te Matatini the premier national Kapa haka event to be hosted in the Hawkes Bay in 2017.
“Teams from across the Waitaha region (from Kaikoura to Bluff) will compete for the honour of representing Waitaha at Te Matatini the premier national Kapa haka event to be hosted in the Hawkes Bay in 2017.
This coming month is also NZ music month May - and what a fitting way to launch the new “Selwyn Arts Calendar” in the Central Canterbury News than with a huge lineup of music events to attend in Selwyn. The Arts Calendar will be produced monthly and will feature main art events happening across Selwyn. So feel free to immerse yourself in all the arts and culture you can this month and most importantly please enjoy what Selwyn has to offer. Rachael Inch - Arts Advisor/Coordinator
In This Issue
Painting by Artist Carly Painter—On exhibition at Down By The Liffey Gallery in May
Music month May
Selwyn Writers Network FREE workshop
Vicky Peacock
Exhibitions in Selwyn
Concerts in Selwyn
Waitaha Kapa Haka Competitions
Chinese Art in Oceania Chinese Art in Oceania Exhibition— 15 April to 18 April at The Undercroft at James Hight Library, University of Canterbury I was privileged to attend the opening of a very special art exhibition by famous Chinese artists Changzhong Jiang, Ling Qin, Feng Fan, Xiaohong Xie over the weekend. The works were beautiful and well received by all who attended. The works were created using traditional Chinese inks, each stroke of the brush in seemingly random direction formed a deliberate image that left the viewer feeling a connection with the subject matter.
Lino Luafutu
Hororata Village Bar and CafĂŠ brings soul to the fore Lino Luafutu is a well known and well loved musician who will be bringing 6 band members from the hip 70's band Melting Pot to Hororata on what will be groovy Sunday afternoon on 15 May at 1pm. Melting Pot Band is one of Christchurch's hottest party bands. If you like songs from Stevie Wonder, Santana, The Jacksons, Gloria Gaynor, Pointer sisters, Dianna Ross, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson, Tower of Power, Lou Rawles, Donna Summer, Taste of Honey, Commodores and Tom Jones you will love this. This group is dedicated to the real sounds and grooves of the funky disco era. You just can't help but dance and move to this group, their infectious music will have you tapping your feet and wanting to boogie. Dress up in your favourite 70's attire, don your afro and come on down. The Melting Pot full ensemble will also play in Christchurch at The Woolston Workingmens Club on Friday 13 May.
Through cultural interaction and making friends by way of art, a new bridge of friendship has been erected between China and New Zealand. Wielding pens and brushes and reaching great harmony of culture, they bond together to express the charms of the natural landscapes of human civilization. This painting exhibition serves as a medium to promote prosperity through culture and drive bilateral exchange and cooperation to a new level. Art is without boundaries.
Charming Autumn by QIN Ling
Lost Shops—Colombo South By Carly Painter
Photography by Phil Van Deurs
Down by the Liffey Gallery hosts two exhibitions Over the month of May, the down by the Liffey Gallery in Lincoln will host two fabulous exhibitions. The first – running from the 27 April-8 May is titled 20 expressions of art and Japanese style ceramics. This exhibition will be a wonderful chance for local art group - The Lincoln Art Group - to showcase the wonderful talent that they have and for Japanese artist Akane Nikao to show her wonderful ceramic pieces. The second exhibition titled Brushes, Lenses & Two Chainsaws ” running from 11 May-5 June will feature landscape, wildlife, human form and woodcraft works explored by three artists through their chosen mediums of vibrant painting, fine art photography and wood working. Artist John Foster will display his photography, Phil van Deurs will showphotography and woodcraft, and Carly Painter will display her paintings.
Vicky Peacock painting the Broadfield School Mural
Local Artist uses art to connect communities Local Springfield artist Vicky Peacock is known for paintings and artworks but she is also well known for her drive to diversify in the arts and encourage participation for all in the community. Currently she is being commissioned to design a mural at Broadfield School relating to their school values and she is working alongside the children to paint it (pictured) another public art piece she is working on is situated at Darfield preschool and nursery where she is in the process of making a whare with kowhaiwhai - meaning 'to flourish' designs.(pictured) As well as these projects, working with children is a key focus. She is starting Art lessons on Mondays at the Sheffield School 'Possibilities Room,' These lessons will have a strong focus on painting and drawing and more creative exploration based lessons are planned for later in the year. With limited spaces left these popular art lessons will start week one of Term 2 and promises to be enjoyable and educational.
The whare in progress at Darfield Preschool and Nursery
Waitaha Senior Kapa Haka Competitions
Selwyn Writers Network, Free Writers Workshop Tuesday 24 May, Lincoln Event Center, 6.30pm
The Waitaha Cultural Council would like to invite you to the biennial senior Kapa haka competition 2016. Teams from across the Waitaha region (from Kaikoura to Bluff) will compete for the honour of representing Waitaha at Te Matatini the premier national Kapa haka event to be hosted in the Hawkes Bay in 2017. Saturday 21 May 2016, 9am–6pm Lincoln Event Centre, 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln Adults: $12 School children: $6 Under five's: free.
Tiickets available from: www.eventfinda.co.nz
Following on from the successful first writers network meeting, and investigation of writers needs in the district, the first of a series of workshops will be held at the Lincoln Event Centre in May. Jenny Howarth from Wilys publications will be running the workshop for aspiring writers about how to get Published through the traditional publisher and finding out about the problems and pitfalls as you try to do it yourself. Topics covered include: 1 How to approach a traditional publisher. This involves writing a synopsis, covering letter and biography of yourself 2 How to approach a publisher like Wily’s which requires the same skills, but this would also say something about the costs of publishing a book for you and the advantages of using our distribution and marketing system 3 Self-Publishing. How do you go about this, What do you need to be aware of? What are the pitfalls? What are the advantages? How to get the books into shops and into libraries. How to create a PR profile. The importance of reviews. Jenny Haworth owns Wily publications and is novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist. She has written for international book publishers, for many New Zealand and international magazines and for most major newspapers throughout New Zealand. She has a life-long love of history and the arts and has an MA in history. Over the years she has specialised in writing about the history of the New Zealand fishing industry as well as novels that tell the story of New Zealand’s past. Art history is another specialty. Wily Publications was set up by Jenny Haworth in an attempt to help newer writers gain publication. Books that she has written/published include: The Art of War: New Zealand war artists in the field 1939-1945 Behind the Twisted Wire: New Zealand artists in World War I Hobsons' Chance Hooked: the Story of the New Zealand fishing industry Lost Souls Swimming Upstream: How Salmon Farming Developed in New Zealand Tides of Change: The Story of the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen The Undone Years The Road's the Mode: The Story of New Zealand's Road Transport Industry The workshop will run for approximately 2 hours and is free to attend, however registration is essential. Please register your interest by emailing arts@selwyn.govt.nz by17 May 2016
Kapa Haka Performers
Works on Paper & in Glass. Lorraine Natusch, Georgie You and Ben Reid Saturday 30 April – Thursday 26 May 2016 (Selwyn Gallery) Lorraine Natusch was born and raised in Darfield but has lived in various places in New Zealand and London. Natusch has always studied art, with night classes and as a full time adult student at Rotorua and Christchurch Polytechnics. It was while living in Auckland that Natusch was introduced to glass casting using the 'lost wax' method. After moving back to Darfield, Natusch set about converting her Great Grandfather's Clydesdale stable into a studio. Master Glass classes with overseas tutors has enabled Natusch to broaden her skills. A major birthday late last year inspired Natusch to start on a new series of work and incorporate several of the techniques. Her new direction features ‘Cityscapes’ inspired by architecture seen on a recent trip to Canada and New York, and vessels using a 'drop out' method, where several fused glass layers are suspended and heated, with gravity taking over. Opaque or transparent qualities, as well as different colours, melt at different rates. Therefore each piece is fired independently, several times and timed individually to watch results as they happen. Natusch has exhibited widely and won awards including prizes in Darfield Art Week and The Royal Easter Show in Auckland. Georgie Youl has studied fashion drawing and design, and Multi-media broadcasting, and currently works in marketing, in the film and entertainment industry, for a 3D and design visualization software company. Working with Film and TV effects has inspired her to explore points of intersection between art, design and 3D visualization, for visual storytelling, using a combination of craft and fine art to create hand crafted 3 dimensional paper works. Photography is an important component in her work and her black and white photograph “Nature” was chosen for the International Exposure Photo Awards book Black & White Collection. The photography presented within this collection was honoured at a private reception at the Louvre Museum, Paris on 13 July 2015. Youl’s exhibition at Selwyn Gallery includes a series combining painting, prints from archived 1900s book covers, and paper crafting and carving. Using evocative vintage photography, inter-weaved with literary images, haunting images of intrigue are created. Youl uses alternative photography techniques combined with painting and illustration, and carves the paper into organic 3D shapes, taken from thousands of leaves she has collected and photographed. Youl has works in private collections in New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She currently lives and works from her home studio in Canterbury. This is Youl’s first public exhibition in New Zealand. Ben Reid is a mixed media artist and printmaker whose interest lies in the fragile relationship that New Zealanders have with the natural environment. The subject of Reid’s work have encompassed hunting trophies, Victorian wallpaper patterns, native flora and fauna, exotic predators, Butcher shop signs, rabbits, three ducks up the wall, wild deer, a lighthouse keeper’s cat and birds such as the endangered Brown Teal and the extinct Steads Bush Wren. Reid brings together a myriad of references that draw attention to the complexity of a relationship with the natural world that has been both exploitative and beneficial to humanity. Reid recognises there are no easy solutions yet his images retain a faith in the redemption of this relationship with nature. Reid graduated from Christchurch Polytechnic with a Visual Arts Degree in 2005 and has assisted master printmaker Marian Maguire at PaperGraphica. He exhibits on a regular bases throughout New Zealand, and his work is held in both public and private collections nationally and internationally. Selwyn 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 Saturday 30 April at 3pm. facebook.com/Selwyngallery.
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boys become confident young
men through being coached by experienced music mentors and being surrounded by some excellent role models. Throughout all the accomplishments, lasting friendships are made and many of our members go on to the National Secondary Schools' Choir and the National Youth Choir.” Choir Boys Performing
World Class Performance in Darfield in May The boys of Christchurch Cathedral’s Choir of Men and Boys will perform at Trinity Church Darfield on Saturday, 21 May at 6.00pm. The performance will include a brief choral evensong, one of the regular services that the boy choristers perform in the Cathedral, as well as a recital of music from their extensive repertoire. This will be the first opportunity for Malvern residents to hear the choir in this locale since a performance in Hororata several years ago. The 18 choir boys range in age from eight to 13 years. During school terms they attend ten rehearsals and sing six services each week. In addition, the choir is in demand for civic functions, concerts, and recitals. Today, the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys is the only choir of its kind in New Zealand. All boy choristers receive scholarships to attend Cathedral Grammar School. The choir and choir school were founded six months in advance of ChristChurch Cathedral’s consecration on 1 November 1881, as a choir based on the English cathedral tradition was deemed essential for a Cathedral consecration service. Following the devastating earthquake in February 2011, the Cathedral Choir continued a reduced schedule at Christ’s College Chapel, and performed regularly throughout Canterbury. In August 2013 the Transitional Cathedral (named the “Cardboard Cathedral” because of the striking cardboard tubes in its structure) was opened and the boy choristers resumed the full schedule of Cathedral worship there. The Choir is led by John Linker, Director of Music at Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch. John holds B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees, and is currently for Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati. – This performance in Darfield fits John’s goal to increase awareness of the Cathedral Choir programme locally (as well as nationally and internationally).
AOTNZ – “Into the East” Showing in two Selwyn Locations They were an unexpected hit when they toured with Arts On Tour NZ last year. Well known and loved in Southland for their country based folk influenced spirited up-tempo tunes and soulful ballads, it took a tour outside Invercargill for the rest of the country to wake up to Into the East's talent. Featuring gently picked guitar one minute, bouncing percussion the next, their songs have struck a chord with audiences all over the country, leading to support slots for Tami Neilson, Neil Finn and the Topp Twins among others, and offers to tour internationally. Liv McBride and Graeme Woller have been writing and performing together for 12 years and it shows. In 2014 they were crowned National Country Music Duo of the Year and nominated for the 2014 Taite Music Prize as well as 2014 Best NZ Folk Album for Fight from the Inside. "Their songs are catchy, with a honeyed fusion of harmonies that are sweet music for the ears. Liv McBride's voice has a rich, dulcet tone that wraps itself around Graeme Woller's beautifully controlled vocals. The two voices meld together in an effortless dynamic." ON Mag "McBride is the voice that races ahead excited, Woller is the anchor; he pulls back just a tad together they find the perfect place to pitch and rest each song. They have a great range of influences - but they sound wholly like themselves." Dominion Post Into the East are performing on: Saturday 28 May, 7pm Darfield Primary School Hall $5, 15 and under free Book at: any branch of Selwyn Libraries www.selwynlibraries.co.nz Monday 30 May, 8pm The Laboratory, Lincoln $15 Book at: Eventfinda or at the Laboratory
Mistlewood Gallery to host A healthy serving of boogie, blues & ballads with self-penned topping On Saturday 14 May at 7.30pm the Mistlewood Gallery in Springston are pleased to present John Sanchez Lloyd Phil Doublet, and Jeff Farmar. John and Jeff are from the South Island iconic band The Coalrangers, and Phil who is a great guitar player and also amazing on slide guitar. Their style of music is blues/ rock. “I have heard them many times and would definitely travel to town to hear them. We promise the decibels will be at the enjoyable level.” said Blanche Fryer John and Phil both enjoy diverse and acclaimed musical careers. They met and began performing and writing as a duo in late 2009 before being introduced to a wider music audience at the 2010 Jazz and Blues Festival. They released a live album recorded 2011 in concert - Live Ones from The Mussel Inn. John has played in numerous bands including country-rockers The Cowboys before eventually co-forming the South Island’s iconic band The Coalrangers – Tui Music Awards winners in 1997 for the album Coast To Coast. As well as having a background in many and various musical projects, he is also in demand for an eclectic range of session work and is presently working on his solo album. Phil is at home playing blues and country music, genres in which he is highly regarded, and also keeps busy as a music teacher, session player, performer and composer. He recently won the CMA Country Performer of the Year for 2014. He has an acclaimed solo album out titled Stone & Wood and is currently working on another. The duo will be joined by fellow Coalranger, singer/songwriter and bassist Geoff Farmar. Cost: $20 minimum donation - Bookings are essential as there is limited space available. Phone 03 324 2884 or email:mistlewoodgallery@gmail.com
Photograph of the month by Gary Mills—Rolleston Artist
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20 expressions of art and Japanese style ceramics From Patterson’s Heart Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Sons of a Bitch, Mel Parsons and Friends Writers Salon 7pm – 9pm Film night, Bhaji on the beach. Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Sign of the Firebird, Live Music Film night, Every Blessed Day Antix, Live Music Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Pottery classes Brushes, lenses and two chainsaws Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Reckless Duo, Live Music Come Celebrate the Next Generation “Springston Lloyd, Doublet & Farmar” Concert Headrush , Live Music Lino Luafutu and friends from the Melting Pot Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Sydney Fitzsimmons – Solo exhibition Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Bottlejacks, Live Music Junior Academy of Music Chamber Music 2016 Bluegroove, Live Music Waitaha Senior Kapa Haka Competitions Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Selwyn Writers Network, Workshop 1 Ministry of the Mind Open mic night Fabric and Fiber exhibition The D’sendantz, Live Music Arts on Tour - “Into the East” MAKSYMOV & Friends Violin, Viola, Vocal Superfreak, Live Music Bob Heinz and Friendz, Live Music Arts on Tour - “Into the East”
Down by the Liffey Gallery, Lincoln Ellesmere College, Ellesmere The Laboratory, Lincoln Snowden Road, Hororata The Laboratory, Lincoln The Laboratory, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The West Melton Film Society The Rock Restaurant & Bar, Rolleston The Laboratory, Lincoln Halswell Pottery Group, Candys Road Down By the Liffey Gallery, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Nut Point Centre, West Melton Mistlewood Gallery, Southbridge The Rock Restaurant & Bar, Rolleston Hororata Village Bar & Café, Hororata The Laboratory, Lincoln Expoz’Art Gallery, Rolleston The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Nut Point Centre, West Melton The Rock Restaurant & Bar, Rolleston Lincoln Event Centre, Lincoln The Laboratory, Lincoln Lincoln Event Centre, Lincoln The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Selwyn Gallery, Darfield The Famous Grouse Hotel, Lincoln Darfield Primary School Hall Nut Point Centre, West Melton The Rock Restaurant & Bar, Rolleston The Laboratory, Lincoln The Laboratory, Lincoln