City’s historical buildings brought to life by local artists

Whangārei Museum’s latest special exhibition Drawing Our Heritage partners with Creative Northland to share local art inspired by our built heritage.

eyes, reinterpreted by the artists. Textures, colours, shapes, landscapes, and personal histories have been reworked to produce an array of media, including ink on canvas, photography, multi-media, prints, carving, and oil and acrylic paintings. Artists on display are Hamish Oakley-Browne, Sally Spicer, Julia Newland, Ros May, Cecilia De Donatis, Judy Hundreds of photographs, archival documents and other items in Whangārei Museum’s collection record Woods, Alex Moyse, Josh KiwiKiwi, Katy Davidson, Isaiah Rameka, Olivia Garelja, Murray Gibbs, and Jason Povey. By inviting such a range of artists with different backgrounds and artistic specialties, we have curated a special collection You will be able to share in our celebration of Whangārei heritage as all of the works on display are available to purchase. Artist Isaiah Rameka with his work “Bank Street Crossroads” the history of our city’s prominent of new interpretations of local heritage. Prints The exhibition is now on display in the buildings. While these items are now the of original historic photographs of the selected Mim Ringer Gallery at Kiwi North until July only remains of much of Whangārei’s buildings in Whangārei Museum’s collection will 26. Open 10am-4pm daily and included in built heritage, many perspectives can be on display alongside the artwork. general admission. still be enjoyed through our collections and those few buildings that remain standing. Drawing Our Heritage brings these places to life through the perspectives of a selection of local artists. We asked the artists to select a building featured in our museum collection and to consider the place with an artistic and creative purpose to produce new works especially for this exhibition. As visitors, you can appreciate Artist Alex Moyse, with “The Passing of Time”, our heritage by seeing it through newEccles Store 1890’s Exhibitions Curator Georgia Kerby and artist Josh Kiwikiwi with his “Jane Mander’s House”