Whanganui Jazz Club GALLERIES & Keeping the great tradition of Jazz Music alive Meets the first Sunday SUPPLIERS of the month at 6:30pm @The St Johns Club, 158 Glasgow Street Membership $20. non-members A Gallery welcome. Contact: 022 431 5434 or 85 Glasgow Street INKT Shop/Gallery message us on Facebook Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 9am to Pens, Ink and NZ artwork Lockett Gallery New Zealand Glassworks 3pm 17 Victoria Avenue 62 Guyton Street, next to Paige’s Book 10am to 4:30pm, Every day Coffey and Jan Penn. Contact Peter Whanganui Musicians Club Friday 9am to late. Other days by Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm, Gallery 2 Rutland Street, Whanganui, 4500 0211009070 65 Drews Avenue appointment and anytime the flags are Sat 9am-2pm Mon-Fri: 10am - 4pm, Sat: 10am – 3pm New Zealand Glassworks - Te Whare Renata’s Art & Framing One of the nation’s best Live Music out Contemporary New Zealand Art. Ph 06 262 8080, www.inkt.co.nz lockettgallery.co.nz Tūhua o Te Ao (NZG) is the new 17 Taupō Quay. Venues. The club has nurtured 027 629 2545 [email protected] facebook.com/lockettgallery national centre for glass art located in Mon 12.00pm – 4.00pm, hundreds of musicians, young www.agallery.nz Ph: 06 348 9095 / 021 292 7417 Whanganui. Tue – Fri 10am – 5.00pm, Sat and old alike, providing a safe and 9.30am – 1pm receptive place for performance, Ochre Art Supplies Ph: 06 348 4463, encouraging all forms and styles. Ceroc Dancing Now open weekdays 10 – 5 & www.artandframing.co.nz Contact: whanganuimusicians@ Wednesdays Saturday 10-1 gmail.com or on Facebook Beginner Class – 6.30pm, Shop 2 – Gap101, Intermediate Class 7.45pm, Social 81 – 91 Broadway Avenue, Dancing at 8.45pm Palmerston North Peat Street Studio, 82-92 Peat St Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio 06 2804212 Facebook and www.ceroc.co.nz 7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff [email protected] Liz Frith 02102054038/lizfrith01@ Open 10am to 4pm Saturday & Louise Herdman Mosaics gmail.com Sunday Louise Herdman Mosaics Other times by appointment 10 to 4pm Monday to Friday Ph: 06 927 6828 / 021 256 9236 10 to 2pm Saturday www.vostinar.com Mosaics for sale & mosaic workshops Sarjeant Gallery Yellow Church Gallery Commission Louise to make a mosaic for Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui SH1 Mangaweka you. 027 375 4715 Sarjeant on the Quay Resident Artist Richard Aslett 19 Taupo Quay Whanganui 31 & 38 Taupō Quay Opening Hours: Weekends, most Open daily 10:30am – 4:30pm other days and by appointment. Entry is free 06 382 5774 / 027 52 666 12 Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery www.sarjeant.org.nz www.richardaslett.co.nz 17 Taupo Quay Wed - Fri 10.00 - 3.00; Saturday Pauline’s Gallery and Studio 9.00 - 1.00 and Sunday 10.00 - 1.00; Environmental works in pen and closed Monday except Public paint Holidays 10 - 3.00. Juxtaposition Gallery & Gift 4 Barrack Street. Open By www.fineartswhanganui.com Boutique Metal & Stone Jewellery Studio Appointment Contact: 06 3482080 / 027 535 8669 25a Drews Avenue 55 Ridgway Street Phone: 02102238837 Tues – Fri: 10am – 4pm, Tue-Fri 10am to 5pm; www.facebook.com/ Sat: 10am – 1pm Sat 10am to 3pm AllomesPauline Sun & Mon: Closed Contemporary jewellery studio: Red Door Gallery Space Gallery & Studios Contact Tanya: 027 765 3738 / 06213 handcrafted rings, necklaces, 88 Putiki Drive 18 St Hill Street – NEW VENUE! 4918 earrings. Friday - Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm Wed-Sat 10am to 2pm Ph: 021 145 1440; Group of Artists working in Spacestudiogallery.co.nz Email: [email protected]; differing media. New artists: Julz Facebook.com/SpaceStudioGallery/ www.craigwinton.com

JUNE 2021 presents their EVENT GUIDE WHANGANUI

Fine Arts Whanganui Exhibition Now: “Whanganui Now” Opening 26 June: YAS 2020 Winner Grace Swanston exhibition of watercolour paintings Image: ‘A lovely sunny day’ – Grace Swanston

Front Cover courtesy – The Secret Keeper, exhibition by Catherine Daniels at the Whanganui Arts- at the Centre, with photography by Esther Bunning.

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Whanganui Arts – at the Centre, Grace, the progression in her art. permanent collection in a variety of CLUB (Abbas Kiarostami) 19 Taupō Quay media – paintings, photography and Fri 4 Jun, 7pm 21 Jun: Mauri (Aotearoa) The story of one woman’s journey of sculpture – and in this diverse mix 65 Drews Avenue 28 Jun: A Heavy Heart* (German) For a full list of future annual events healing from childhood sexual abuse CONTINUING there are connections between them, Club Night Open Mic Screenings marked with an * are go to: www.awaeventguide.co.nz. and trauma through art. Catherine linking subjects and styles across Special Guest: Jeff Culverwell public screenings. All other See I-Site Whanganui for details on Daniels has opened up this EXHIBITIONS time. Free. Enqs: 06 349 0506 General Admission $15. 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A pair of far-flung moments in history Prince Edward Auditorium, Sat 19 Jun, 7pm “Merry Wives of Windsor” works: a group exhibition of local set the conditions for Tender Brick. The Whanganui Collegiate School 65 Drews Avenue www. and national artists. JENNY COOPER – NZ first was when Picasso used glue to make Twenty-four groups from seven schools Paul Ubana Jones ‘Walking with my shakespeareintheparkwhanganui. Gallery 1 CHILDREN’S BOOK constructions that irrevocably altered across the Whanganui region take part Roots’ Tour. General Admission $30 com ILLUSTRATOR the concept of sculpture as a form of in the annual NZCT Chamber Music For all enquiries see Gallery Listing GLEN ARMSTRONG June ‘carving’ or ‘modelling’ of a singular competition run by Chamber Music Rethinking space, layer and colour Lockett Gallery, form. The second is the audacious NZ. 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SGCNZ NATIONAL FESTIVAL REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Sat 5 Jun; 3:20pm: Feilding High School “Comedy of Errors” Sun 6 Jun: 9.00am: Awatapu High School “ Two Gentlemen of Verona” Michael Fowler Centre, 111 Wakefield Street, Wellington Representing the Whanganui/Rangitikei/Manawatū region. A weekend of Shakespeare, in 5-minute and 15-minute bites, performed by the nation’s high school students.