Events
Neil Pardington: The Vault
| Venue: | Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park |
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| Phone: | (06) 349 0506 |
| Website: | http://www.sarjeant.org.nz |
| Dates: | Tuesday 17th January ‒ Sunday 4th March |
Glimpses into normally hidden spaces behind the scenes of New Zealand museums and galleries are offered by leading contemporary photographer Neil Pardington in his exhibition The Vault which features images revealing storage spaces that are normally closed to the public (including some at the Wanganui Regional Museum), exposing storehouses of memory and places filled with mystifying treasure. They include photographs of animals and birds in taxidermy storerooms, paintings fastened to sliding storage walls, specimens in jars, rooms of mannequins, shelves of films in tins, taonga Māori, buildings full of army vehicles, textiles, card catalogues and much more. “The Vault may be like a museum of museums, but it is also a metaphor for the idea of memory – both individual and collective,” says Curator Ken Hall. “Pardington’s gathering of storage spaces also suggests a vast collection of strange, unanticipated ‘found art’. Placed under a spotlight, the hidden back rooms and corners of our museums an…
Insight into a Private Collection
| Venue: | Zimmerman Contemporary Art Gallery, Guardian Trust House, Cnr Main Street & The Square |
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| Phone: | 06 353 0122 |
| Website: | http://www.zimmerman.co.nz |
| Dates: | Wednesday 1st February ‒ Wednesday 29th February |
Zimmerman is delighted to feature this month selected works from the collection of local art enthusiast, Barry Pilcher. We hope this insight into a “real person’s” collection will be of assistance to you in deciding how to begin, or expand, an art collection of your own – and we’re happy to help with any questions you may have. Who is Barry Pilcher? By day, Barry Pilcher is a dedicated taxation advisor, with a knack for numbers and a longstanding list of personal clients. But outside business hours, Barry indulges in his (not so secret) passion – viewing, researching and acquiring works by emerging and established contemporary New Zealand artists. With a collection in excess of 200 works, Barry’s home is a visual testament to his passion for collecting, and his love of what’s fresh and new in New Zealand art. When did Barry start collecting art? Barry started “seriously” collecting art after viewing the Paul Dibble major Survey Exhibition at the Manawatu Art Gallery (Te Manawa) in 2001. …
ENZED / Dewtec Superstock Teams Champs
| Venue: | Arena Manawatu, 61 Pascal St |
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| Phone: | (06) 356 1505 |
| Website: | http://www.pnspeedway.co.nz |
| Dates: | Saturday 4th February ‒ Sunday 5th February |
This is the big one! The Superstock Teams Champs, first won by the Palmerston North B Team in 1981. Defending champions the Palmerston Panthers will face a strong challenge from the world's best SuperStock Team drivers. Twelve Superstock Teams including the British Lions race for two hard, hectic days to be the best. Spectators from around the world make an annual pilgrimage to Palmerston North for this international event that rivals the Rugby Sevens as the fans dress in their team colours.
Manawatu Vintage Ag Expo
| Venue: | Palmerston North, |
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| Dates: | Saturday 4th February ‒ Sunday 5th February |
A large display of vintage machinery, tractors, implements, traction engines, stationary engines, trucks, working horses, and memorabilia. There will be regular parades each day. Demonstrations of hay baling and bale pick up, threshing, chaff cutting, top dressing, sheep shearing, and the horses will be working. There will be food stalls and other entertainment. Four mobility scooters will be available free of charge. Booking for these will be neccessary to ensure availability. Come along and enjoy a visit to these early days of farming. Children under 12 years free.
Ralph Hotere: Small Holes in the Silence
| Venue: | Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St |
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| Phone: | 06 355 5000 |
| Website: | http://www.temanawa.co.nz |
| Dates: | Thursday 1st December ‒ Sunday 12th February |
This exhibition honours Ralph Hotere, one of New Zealand’s greatest living artists who turned 80 this year. Small Holes In The Silence spans nearly four decades of Hotere’s career. The title is adapted from the poem Rain by Hone Tuwhare, who is one of the many collaborators of this iconic artist. Works for the exhibition are sourced from the collection of Te Manawa and Massey University and supplemented by private loans. Exhibition developed in collaboration with Massey University.
Gypsy Fair Original
| Venue: | Railway Land, Pitt Street |
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| Dates: | Saturday 4th February ‒ Sunday 5th February |
Popular famous fair that comes to town only once a year, featuring thirty Gypsy families in interesting house-trucks and buses. Come check out these fabulous homes. Wooden crafts, tarot reading, palm reading, open home, crystals, herbal products, LuckyStar coffee, funky clothes, silver jewellery, Dutch Ollie Bollen, food, candyfloss, glass blowing, bouncy castle, hip accessories, tattooing and piercing, hand painted craft, pony rides, fork art, leather, minibikes and lots, lots more. Live music all day from our resident musicians, Frank & Carlos. Stilt and Unicycle Show @ 10:30am. Fire show by our village children @ 2:30pm. Doggy fashion show @ 3:30pm. Musos welcome; contact our Stage Manager. Come along for a great weekend out. Join our Facebook page as well (Original Gypsy Fair). We are always on the look out for new stall holders as well. If you are interested in joining this fantastic lifestyle please contact us.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
| Venue: | Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St |
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| Phone: | 06 355 5000 |
| Website: | http://www.temanawa.co.nz |
| Dates: | Wednesday 21st December ‒ Sunday 26th February |
Be mesmerised by the sheer beauty, extraordinary drama and astonishing variety of our natural world. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a prestigious annual photography competition and exhibition created by the Natural History Museum, London, and BBC Wildlife Magazine. The competition attracts tens of thousands of entries; this blockbuster show presents the winning images from the 2011 competition, taken by both professional and amateur photographers. These stunning images celebrate the richness of our planet and encourage us to appreciate and preserve it. Each picture is accompanied by the story of its creation, sometimes under quite incredible conditions. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is co-owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Matatau 2011
| Venue: | Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St |
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| Phone: | 06 355 5000 |
| Website: | http://www.temanawa.co.nz |
| Dates: | Wednesday 21st December ‒ Sunday 4th March |
Matatau 2011 features the work of Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts candidates Waimarie Hunt, Janelle Wilson, Jermaine Reihana, Joshua Campbell and Erana James. Working on the theme of mana tangata the artists express their individual responses to contemporary issues including religion, mana Māori and tradition. Their processes range from video to installation, painting and relief sculpture. Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, School of Māori Studies, Massey University.
Wheels with Attitude
| Venue: | Dannevirke A & P Showgrounds, High St |
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| Website: | http://www.tararua.com |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Classic cars, Hot Rods and swap meet.
Waitarere Beach Surfcasting Competition
| Venue: | Waitarere Beach Domain, Waitarere Beach Domain |
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| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Waitarere Beach Fishing Club are holding a surfcasting competition on 5 February 2012 from 6am to 6pm. This will be on the north side of Waitarere Beach. Tickets available from Sportsworld, Tackle Tactics and Beachcomber Cafe. For more information please contact Gordon of the Waitarere Fishing Club on 06 3678488 or 027 5422689.
Donkey & Mule Society North Island Show
| Venue: | Timona Park, Campbell St |
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| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Largest donkey & mule show in the North Island. Competitors from Auckland to Wellington. Donkeys as big as a large hack from the USA, to 28". For more information phone 328 9812.
Track Day
| Venue: | Manfeild, South Street |
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| Phone: | 06 323 7444 |
| Website: | http://www.vicclub.co.nz |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
The middle of a long weekend! A good excuse to get away for the weekend. We run our track days for every level rider. Training can be given. Race Fast Medium Novice All on the 3.03km track.
Makuri School Trail Ride Fundraising Event
| Venue: | Pahiatua, |
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| Website: | http://www.silverbullet.co.nz |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Just 40mins drive from Masterton or Palmerston North. Join us for an amazing day of trail riding over really well marked and marshalled tracks with 'A' loops for the more experienced riders. All levels of ability are catered for. Further details on Silverbullet. Delicious and wholesome lunch included in entry fee. Country hospitality at its best!
NZRCA Electric On-Road Nationals
| Venue: | Manawatu Car Club, 120 Kawakawa Rd |
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| Dates: | Thursday 2nd February ‒ Sunday 5th February |
New Zealand's premier electric, on-road, radio-controlled car event. For more information please phone 027 733 6243
The Crystal Chain Gang: Fancy Fools Flight
| Venue: | Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park |
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| Phone: | (06) 349 0506 |
| Website: | http://www.sarjeant.org.nz |
| Dates: | Tuesday 17th January ‒ Sunday 26th February |
10 December, 2011 – 26 February, 2012 Fancy Fools Flight is a new body of work by glass artists Jim Dennison and Leanne Williams, who since 2004 have worked collaboratively under the ‘Crystal Chain Gang’ banner. Together the pair have pushed the boundaries of the medium, utilising cast glass to create innovative work that traverses the boundaries of art, craft, design and industry. For this body of work, the form of the bottle was their starting point. From being overlooked utilitarian functional objects, such as cut-glass decanters that reside on many household sideboards, they have amplified the form and turned up the fancy factor big time. Each of the bottles have stoppers which feature characters drawn from a wide variety of sources and as the pair state “the message is not in the bottle but it is the bottle itself....our intention is to stir memory and re-contextualise the bottle to try and engage the viewer in new and unexpected ways”. The cast of characters is certainly eclectic, and have b…
Marian Maguire: Titokowaru's Dilemma
| Venue: | Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park |
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| Phone: | (06) 349 0506 |
| Website: | http://www.sarjeant.org.nz |
| Dates: | Tuesday 17th January ‒ Sunday 12th February |
Titokowaru’s Dilemma represents the culmination of three years worth of research and print making by Marian Maguire, who is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished print makers. Having begun the research for this body of work in August of 2008, Maguire used her six week tenure as artist-in-residence at Tylee Cottage in 2010 to further research the project and visit notable historic sites in the Whanganui and Taranaki regions. Although work on Titokowaru’s Dilemma began at Tylee Cottage, the production of the final suite of work that you see in the gallery now has been completed at Maguire’s Christchurch print studio, since late last year. The Sarjeant Gallery is proud to be the first venue to show this beautiful new body of work and after its debut in Wanganui the exhibition will tour to other venues nationally. Like all Cantabrians, Maguire’s life has certainly been unsettled over the last year as a result of the two major earthquakes. The fact that she has managed to produce such a remarkable and …
Café Ride
| Venue: | Memorial Park, Main Street |
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| Website: | http://www.bikemanawatu.co.nz |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Coffee and cycling, what more could you ask for? A ride to suit all fitness levels. Short ride – 49km, medium ride 60km, long ride 76km. Round up your friends, pump up those tyres and hit the road! Bike ride is free but bring some money for your coffee.
Ralph Clealand's Drawings
| Venue: | Feilding & District Art Centre, 35 Kimbolton Road |
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| Phone: | (06) 323 2323 |
| Website: | http://www.fadas.co.nz |
| Dates: | Tuesday 31st January ‒ Saturday 18th February |
Original pen & wash drawings of Feilding buildings, some of which are no longer in existence, that Ralph Clealand gifted to the Art Society. Ph 323 2323 for more information.
Waituna West School Trail Bike Ride
| Venue: | Waituna West School, 50 Waituna Tapuae Rd, Waituna West |
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| Phone: | 06 3286805 |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
Trail bike ride, Waitangi weekend. 9am sign in. Phone 323 7374 for more information.
Nick Charles
| Venue: | The Bent Horseshoe Cafe, 200 Tokomaru East Rd, RD 4 |
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| Website: | http://www.charlesguitar.com |
| Dates: | Sunday 5th February |
In a long and critically-acclaimed career Nick has released a dozen albums on Australian and US roots and guitar labels. Averaging over 150 concerts a year in the US, Australia and NZ. His music covers acoustic roots including blues, folk, and early ragtime jazz. With a dazzling display of fingerpicking on both 6 string and 12 string and stinging slide guitar he is an artist that all lovers of guitar would love to see. He is highly acclaimed wherever he plays. We are charging $20 for Nick however there will be a $5 discount for those ordering a meal as well. Bookings are essential.