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Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ, Co-Directors, Northart
Northart Gallery in August
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Toni Street to MC Dr Mark Sagar Soul Machines Lunch Wednesday August 24th, North Harbour Stadium North Shore local Toni Street is the MC for the next Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch thats being held on Wednesday August 24th, with the guest speaker being Dr Mark Sagar of Soul Machines. Dr Mark Sagar is a double Academy Award winner for his Dr Mark Sagar. role in facial rendering and motion capture data of movies like Avatar and King Kong. He was named New Zealand’s 2022 Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in Artificial Intelligence and is the co-founder and CEO of Soul Machines and Director of the Laboratory for Animate Technologies at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.
He was named New Zealand’s 2022 Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in Artificial Intelligence… Mark and his team are bringing technology to life, pioneering the creation of autonomously animated virtual humans with virtual brains and nervous systems. Soul Machines believes that in a more digital world – digital people can help you in millions of ways. This will be a fantastic lunch! Tickets are $150 plus GST per person, or book a table of 10 for $1500 plus GST. Our luncheons are a sell-out so book early to avoid disappointment by emailing: events@northharbourclub.co.nz. For more details visit www.northharbourclub.co.nz
Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ.
Until Saturday 20th August, Northart continues to exhibit Boy + Girl, an artistic collaboration between Bryn Evans and Nikki McLay, artists who use conversational AI, film and design to share stories in new and unexpected ways, along with sculptor Stuart Bridson’s solo exhibition Disassemble. Conversation with the Artists will be held at the gallery on Saturday 6th August, 2pm – 3pm. Opening on Saturday 27th August are two exciting group exhibitions that explore materiality in different ways: Gravitas and MORPH. Gravitas is a group exhibition of sculptural artworks in bronze, fabric and metal that reinterpret ‘seriousness’ while expressing dignity, leadership and the importance of restraint and conceptual rigour in Gregor Kregar: Chameleon Mobile, 2020. Aluminium and automative paint, works by Elliot Collins, Te 1400mm x 1400mm x 1500mm. Waka McLeod, Gregor Courtesy of The Artist and Northart. Kregar and Hannah Valentine. MORPH represents the final body of work created by the 12 participants of Handshake 6. A creative mentoring programme, Handshake has for over ten years connected emerging jewellery practitioners Simon Swale: The Stains of History Cannot be Erased . Steel, jarrah, brass from Aotearoa New 160mm x 230mm x 130mm. Zealand with a mentor Courtesy of The Artist and Northart. to help develop their creative practice over a two-year period. MORPH refers to transformation; this exhibition seeks to demonstrate that quality through the development of each participant’s practice that came together with both the engagement of the mentors and each other. We look forward to welcoming you to Northart in August to experience outstanding contemporary art practice from Aotearoa. Keep up with our upcoming events and projects on our Instagram: @northartgallery and our Facebook: @northartnz, and join our mailing list on our website www.northartgallery.net Northart Norman King Square , Ernie Mays Street, Northcote 09 480 9633 / 022 390 7203 Opening hours: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm (closed Sun/Mon) facebook Northart Gallery instagram northartnz
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