Coming on the 14th November….
Translation - a celebration of Asian influence on the NZ Art Practice
The park’s summer exhibition will draw artists from throughout NZ who have been inspired by Asian cultural practices. Curated by Gina Ferguson, the exhibition will take place in the centre of the park, at the Rock Garden and in the arboretum’s Asian section of trees. The event celebrates the fifth anniversary of planting an extension to the Asian forest (another 3000 trees in 2020).
The Translation event is intended to highlight how artists draw upon and acknowledge Asian cultural concepts for their artistic expression. It will be the platform to engage participants in a variety of workshops that focus on methods and cultural knowledge originating in Asia.
Please take a look at the 'call for expressions of interest' and a fuller description of this project by clicking below:
Some examples of the works included in the 2024 Treasures in the Landscape exhibition
The following New Zealand artists have work included in the exhibition (in alphabetical order):
Andrea du Chatenier, Andrea Gardner, Andrew de Boer, Aaron Frater, Ben Robertson, Brett Graham, Brit Bunkley, Clovis Viscoe, Greer Twiss, Hannah Kidd, Johnny Turner, Katherine Batchelor, Louise Purvis, Nic Moon, Pat Foster, Paul Dibble, Rebecca Rose, Richard Wedekind, Sam Ireland, Scott Eady, Steve Woodward, Terry Stringer and Trish Clarke.