On Now
Marble & Mud is a creative manifestation of my identify examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa. Years of exploring my relationship with my heritage and upbringing have brought rise to the same core themes with an undeniable flow, be it in icons, colours, symbols or sound. This exhibition will be a collage of visual art, showing mixed media, textiles, writing, projection and performance art.
My experience of self within the Greek diaspora is layered with love and pain, beauty and rejection. My gender, sexuality, purpose and ways of being both clash in conflict and yearn in longing for home. Processing inherited trauma, internalised colonisation and cultural displacement currently sits in a dreamscape of classical pop art, stories from the village, and where I find myself between the Marble and Mud.
WORKSHOPS
Wednesday 24 April: 6.30pm
Automatic Drawing
Koha entry
Thursday 25 April: 6.30 - 8.30pm
Craft an Evil Eye Charm
$30, limit to 8 people
CONTACT
Instagram: @eleftheria_pnevma
Images:
Matai Masks
Ovulation Automation
Up Next
Stephen Burke's solo exhibition showcases sculptures that intertwine light, colour, and form.
Influenced by his travels through Egypt and the Mediterranean and his life in Barcelona where the visionary works of Gaudi inspired awe and wonder, Stephen’s designs reflect a passion for geometry and symmetry, that incorporate ‘unapologetic’ colour.
His hand-painted plywood sculptures, such as Camouflage and Hope feature reflective acrylic mirrors drawing viewers into infinite depths.
Fabricated acrylic pieces like Out of Blue Comes Green and Danced in the Fire explore the interplay of transparency opacity, and colour, and utilise mirrors for reflective effect, while on the panels of the sculpture Earthsong he layers acrylic paint in a collage format as if to represent leaves or petals.
This exhibition invites contemplation of the balance between structure, form, and colour.
CONTACT
Website: www.stephenburkedesigns.com/sculptures
Email: stephen@stephenburkedesigns.com
Instagram: @stephenburkedesigns
Images
THE UNFOLDED COLLECTION AT A GLANCE
TRIFECTA - THE THREE SMALL UNFURLING PLYWOOD SCULPTURES
COLOUR PALETTES - THE THREE TRILLIUM ACRYLIC SCULPTURES
Handcrafted creativity shaped by nature
Join us for an intimate look into the creative world of mother-daughter duo Marie & Katie Pickering, artists inspired by the beauty of rural New Zealand.
Marie – With over 30 years of experience in all things craft, her artistry spans painting, needle felting, and beyond. Her work brings imagination to life through texture, color, and detail.
Katie – A fibre & fabric artist with a deep passion for natural dyeing and all things botanical. Inspired by the land, she explores colour through plants,creating unique, organic impressions.
Living in Central Hawke’s Bay, their work is deeply connected to the landscapes, flora, and natural rhythms of Aotearoa.
CONTACT
Email: earthandeasecreative@gmail.com
Instagram: @earthandseacreative
Facebook: Softearth Art
Our exhibition seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of femininity, each exploring our own identity as women. Through painting and sculpture, our multivalent works use flowers and drapery as common motifs, synthesising concepts between each artist. Our exhibition aims to highlight a broad range of aspects of feminine identity and embraces a comprehensive exploration – from grotesque, discomforting, moody, and provocative, to ornate, ‘girly’ and ethereal.
CONTACT
Instagram: @inflorescence_exhibition
Every shipwreck has a story to tell, and every shipwreck is undergoing a fundamental transformation. With artworks and stories by Neil Johnstone and poetry by Janis Freegard, this exhibition is a meditation on those strange, liminal spaces that continue to fascinate, alchemise and promise long-lost treasures.
Neil’s work has been created over the course of 15 years – some of it before migrating from Scotland to New Zealand eight years ago but most of it since. This will be the first viewing of all the pieces and poems. The artworks will all be for sale to take away at the end of the exhibition, for what Neil’s wife considers a very reasonable price :D
In addition to the exhibition itself, there is a collaborative limited-edition book of poetry, stories and art.
EVENTS
Opening night and book launch: Tuesday 20 May, 6 - 8pm
Live music performance with Erika Grant: Friday 23, 6.30pm
CONTACT
artbyneilinprogress.wordpress.com