“ lyttelton harbour review “ community news from port lyttelton to port cooper www.lytteltonharbour.info 18 March 2013 E86 Peninsula Art Auction Feature Artist: Asher Newbery There are now only four weeks to go until the Fifth Peninsula Art Auction on 13 and 14 April at the former supermarket building at 19 London Street, Lyttelton. The doors of Lyttelton’s old super value site will be flung wide open to reveal an exciting exhibition of over fifty artists and their work. This event is a real highlight on Christchurch’s arts calendar and is returning even bigger a nd better, with some of the regions leading, and up and coming artists exhibiting. If you haven’t already starting saving your pennies and booking the babysitter for this great event you still have time. All of the money raised from the auction benefits the two primary schools in Lyttelton. Works will be available for viewing, with a gold coin donation all weekend and a silent auction will be combined with a live auction at 7.00pm Sunday 14 April. Tickets for the live auction are $35 and go on sale in the next couple of weeks, they will be available for purchase from Portico, Lyttelton West and Lyttelton Main Schools, the Lyttelton Farmer’s Market and through our website www.peninsula-art.co.nz. This week we continue with our series of feature articles on one of the contributing artists. Last week we featured expressionist artist James Robinson. This week the spotlight is on Lyttelton born and bred Contemporary Maori artist Asher Newbery. Newbery considers Lyttelton his home town, growing up in one of the houses across the road from Lyttelton West School, and doing all of his primary school years there. Newbery confesses that Lyttelton has had a huge influence on his path to becoming an artist. He remembers his Dad used to say that living in the hills lets you live in three dimensions, this is something that many of us living in the harbour or further afield somewhere on the peninsula relate to. He says being able to look down to the port and up out across the Port Hills gives a far more interesting perspective compared to the flat lands of Christchurch. Also growing up across the road from Bill Hammond, one of his greatest hero painters was always an inspiration. Newbery sees himself in the continuum of Contemporary Maori Art and has taken his influence from New Zealand’s greats such as Hotere, Shane Cotton [his first painting teacher], Kura te Waru Rewiri [his second painting teacher] and Saffron Te Ratana to name but a few. He believes it is every new generations responsibility to add to the Maori visual vocabulary. Newbery is currently based in Palmerston North but still calls Lyttelton home. In 2011 - 2012 Newbery enrolled in the Master of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University during which he was involved in the curation and hanging of several exhibitions. In 2010 he held a solo exhibition here in Lyttelton called First Crack held for the people of Lyttelton. He also did a group exhibition at the NG Gallery in Christchurch called Toi Kaingakau, this was an exhibition of painting and 3D work from the artist’s collective Toi Whatoro. Prior to this he took part in a group exhibition with the Toi Whatoro collective at the Our City Otautahi Gallery, Christchurch. He has also facilitated workshops on the kowhaiwhai [painting] and whakairo [carving] at Te Papa. Come down to the art auction on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April to see Newbery’s work along with many other talented artists. There is no doubt Lyttelton is going to be in for a well earned visual treat. For further information on the upcoming auction phone 03 328-9560 or visit www.peninsula-art.co.nz. Article: Jill Larking | Peninsula Art Image: Summer2008 by Asher Newbery Professionals Kennard Real Estate Limited MREINZ Providing Quality Local and Visitor Information www.kre.co.nz Creative Community Participation The Volcanic Terrace Each week the Lyttelton Review is working toward introducing you to the people behind the seven successful transition projects at the new civic square on the corner of London Street and Canterbury Street. The project being highlighted today is a collaboration between Rich Humphreys, Cynthia van de Loo, Ashley Elizabeth and John Allen. Their successful design includes a series of free-form plaster volcanic terraces to provide space to relax and link the steps leading to the upper level. Cyntha and Ashley came up with the concept of the terraces and local landscape designer, John from Elementals Design, will bring their vision to life. Rich pulled the project proposal together and will seek community participation on the project as is comes together in late April to early May. The concept was initially part of a larger design that could still be considered when the site is developed further. Their volca nic terrace will be situated in the back right hand corner of the lower site, and with landscaping from John it will link with Tim’s beautiful sustainable chair that the Review introduced to you last week. When completed the molded terraces will form a small amphitheater, and will provide a wonderful cosy seating area in this central community space. The great thing with this project is it will also serve as a teaching space. You will get the opportunity to attend a community workshop teaching you how to make the steps, foundation and how to put the project together. This hands on community approach is just what many people love. If you are interested in participating keep an eye out for information or alternatively send Rich Humphreys an email at [email protected] . Article: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre Images: Supplied by Rich Humphreys, with thanks 65 London Street, Lyttelton 8082 P: 03 328 9093 E: [email protected] Providing Quality Local and Visitor Information W: www.lytteltonharbour.info Huge Retaining Wall Rebuilds Progressing Well SCIRT Update on Lyttelton Retaining Wall Works Work on Lyttelton’s many retaining walls represent about one third of all the SCIRT retaining wall projects for the Christchurch area. Over the warmer months repairs have been progressing well: Canterbury Street and Dublin Street wall repairs are complete. London Street retaining wall should be complete end of March. Sumner Road stage one section is close to being finished. Ticehurst Road retaining wall work has begun at the top and will take two months. Cunningham Terrace retaining wall, a SCIRT Fulton Hogan project, will be finished in April. Canterbury and Ripon Streets are due to be completed in March. SCIRT delivery team MacDow has been installing handrails, capping the walls and doing sections of road surfacing. Selwyn Road and Ross Terrace projects should be completed late April. Ross Terrace retaining wall is finished but the road closure was necessary to keep cars out of the work area. Selwyn Road’s 48 square metre gabion basket wall is being built. Case Study: Cunningham Terrace Retaining Wall People who walk up the Bridle Path road on the west side of the port town, go past the entrance to Cunningham Terrace. This stretch of road and local residents have had a hard time from both earthquakes and bad weather. The bottom end of Cunningham Terrace was washed out last spring with the heavy rain and also has to be rebuilt. The road at that point drops down onto Simeon Quay and the main road to Corsair Bay, the tank farm and Naval Point. Cunningham Terrace runs above the main road away from the heavy traffic, providing a valuable link for residents. The road, which is supported by the retaining wall, also carries cor e infrastructure: water, wastewater and storm water pipes. Work to rebuild the retaining wall started in August 2012 by SCIRT delivery team Fulton Hogan and is now close to finished. Article and Images: SCIRT, with thanks TOP LEFT: Lyttelton's Cunningham Terrace before work began, collapsed section of road and retaining wall fenced off, looking back towards the town. LOWER LEFT: Cunningham Terrace during construction: working on a tight work site, close to the red garage. LOWER RIGHT: Cunningham Terrace retaining wall, almost completed March 2013, road now level with the red garage. Lynnette Baird Licensed Real Estate Agent P: 03 328 7707 M: 021 224 6637 Professionals E: [email protected] Kennard Real Estate Limited MREINZ W: www.realhomes.co.nz www.kre.co.nz about the lyttelton harbour review Lyttelton Harbour Review is a community newsletter initiative developed by local Professionals real estate agent Lynnette Baird and Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre chairperson Wendy Everingham. The objective of the Lyttelton Harbour Review is to help keep local residents informed with what is going on in the wider Lyttelton Harbour community. Each week readers can read about community groups; businesses; events; and everything in between. If you have an event, topic, cause, or other, that you would like to share with the harbour community, then we would love to hear from you. Be heard, be seen, be informed - read it or offer it here. New Face at Lyttelton TimeBank New Phase Begins The Lyttelton TimeBank has seen a number of TimeBank co-ordinators since its inception in 2005. Each brings their special qualities to the role and each has new hopes and dreams for the next phase of the TimeBank. A face familiar to many of you, Wendy Everingham has been appointed as the next Timebank co-ordinator for Lyttelton. Alongside Jen Kenix she’ll work fifteen hours a week, connecting and inspiring TimeBank members to make a difference.