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James Parker @ Manky Chops
In November of 2008, Wellington artist James Parker had his first solo exhibition at Manky Chops Gallery on Cuba Street. The show was mainly portraits in oil paint featuring businessmen, politicians and chimpanzees. James’ work has political undertones, it’s a social comment on modern life: “We have forgotten how to live.”
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Along the same lines – Dan and Serena Wilkinson
Every year, Wellington is engulfed in colour and festivity for a few weeks by the Fringe Festival. The Festival is open-access, encouraging a diverse, adventurous and sometimes experimental range of shows, exhibitions and performances. This year there was a strong TLC presence at the fringe. We caught up with a range of staff, tutors and graduates who were involved.
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Manky Chops are proud to present “The Happy Hour” group show by Miss Mica Still, DR.fil and Greg Page.
Opening on the evening of Thursday 19th March, this is the ultimate recipe for the perfect home-brewed art experience.
What: ‘The Happy Hour’ Group show by Miss Mica Still, DR.fil and Greg Page.
Where: Manky Chops Gallery, 166a Cuba St, Wellington
When: Thursday 19th of March from 6.30 til 9pm and runs until the 4th of April
Then we would like to invite you to join us for “The Happy Hour” after party at The Watusi bar where we can enjoy a Happy Hour Cocktail and enjoy some music by Double ya D. After party will run from 9pm till late.
See you there!
Cheers
Manky Chops Studio Gallery
166a Cuba St, WGTN
04 3840176
gallery@mankychops.co.nz
Talulah Belle
Exclusive preview: Wednesday 18 March from 6pm
Runs to April 7.
Zohar Gallery
104 Maunganui Road
Mount Maunganui
For further details: http://www.zohar.co.nz/
ph: 07 574 7428
The Learning Connexion has just joined as a tertiary member of the Artists Alliance. Being a tertiary student member gives you access to the student website of Artists Alliance, www.watchthisspace.org.nz. You can set up a profile, display your work, check out other people’s work, and submit your work to the online gallery. You can also access their magazine online. It’s a great opportunity for EM students especially to hook up with other art students all over the country and find out about competitions, exhibitions, or simply share information.
From Monday 20th April (the first day of Term 2 2009) the TLC Taita bus will no longer be free.
Fares will be as follows:
$2 each way
$20 for a ten trip
$162 for a term pass
2009 brings TLC into its 3rd year of running free New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) classes for its staff and students! The ½ hr lunch time class is taught by onsite Deaf student, Rosie, and TLC’s Communicator, Ann, who are both excited to share this language with anyone who is interested to learn.
Those who have been involved since the beginning can now have signed conversations about almost anything, and those who have just begun are catching on fast!
NZSL is heaps of fun to learn and a really useful language to know. Come and join in the fun (Tuesdays 12.30 – 1pm), or if you are out of town, see if there are any NZSL classes being held at a community education centre near you!
End of Term 1 exhibition, 2009
Opening: Thursday March 26 from 7.30pm
Last entry 9.30pm
Taita Campus
182 Eastern Hutt Road
Taita, Lower Hutt
Open daily from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March
For further details: exhibition@tlc.ac.nz
0800 ARTPOWER (0800 278 769)
The Wai Art Awards are receiving artwork to 22 May, 2009.
Open to all New Zealand artists, the competition exhibition runs from 30 May to 14 June.
$3000 First Prize, $1000 Peoples’ Choice Award.
Contact Anna-Marie Kingsley 06 379 9177 or email info@waiart.org.nz.
You can download entry forms from www.waiart.org.nz
TLC students enjoying the new environment.
During our move to Taita I was brought face-to-face with 20 years of Learning Connexion archives. It wasn’t quite a near-death experience but the whole history of TLC flashed before my eyes. Much of it went to the dump.
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RSS: TLC Xpress for studentsEvery term students fill the walls with artworks in The Learning Connexion’s end of term student exhibition. The most recent exhibition also saw the floors, stairwells, cupboards and lawn covered, as students showed off the fruits of their creative labour.
Have you heard of Judit Reigl, or Simon Hantï, or Jésus Raphael Soto? They are all on the walls of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, along with a legion of other artists whom most of us don’t know. They’re interesting too, basking in their low-visibility fame.
Exhibition Block Week for the Advanced Diploma Students is not only to experience first hand what it is to present the culmination of their year’s work, but an opportunity to engage with each other and share critically what the year has meant to them.
Staff and teachers at Hutt Valley High recognized natural artistic talent in some of their students. These are the high school students that doodle in their school books and tag on school property.
'Go!' is just $89.95 and available direct from The Learning Connexion.
