Lake House Arts CENTRE: News
Reflections of our great Aotearoa
Lake House Arts Centre located on Barry’s Point Reserve, Fred Thomas Drive, is also getting into the Rugby spirit with a fun-filled October Holiday arts programme called “Rainbow Rugby Nations”. The two week programme running from 10 to 21 October is aimed at children aged 4 – 14 years of age and offers short two hour classes or day-long workshops. Some of the art classes include designing and making a sporty picture frame, painting the Auckland night sky in watercolours, painting a calico teddy mascot, or sewing a kiwiana garland or banner. There are also the tried and tested clay, printmaking and craft classes too and children can bring along their lunch and stay for the whole day. Lake House manager Kim Boyd says, “Our aim is to provide the community with accessible, high quality classes with small class numbers to ensure that each student gets the most out of their class.” View the current education programmes on the website: www.lakehousearts.org.nz.
Coming up in the Becroft Gallery and adjacent Café space is the Annual Members’ Merit Awards Exhibition on display until Sunday 16 October. We always receive a good body of work of a high quality from our member-base predominantly in painting but you will also see prints, photography, ceramics and sculpture on display. We are grateful to our fabulous sponsors for the prizes on offer this year including a digital camera from Panasonic, art vouchers from Takapuna Art Supplies, Factory Frames and Gordon Harris as well as some pamper vouchers from Bliss Reflexology, Rodney Wayne Highbury and tickets to this year’s New Zealand Body Art Awards at Aotea Centre on 1 October.
Following this varied show will be a group of invited artists whose work reflects and embodies so many of the elements and uniqueness of our land, flora and fauna. “Reflections of Aotearoa” runs from 17 October until 30 October. Giovannina Cantale’s exquisite silver brooches, earrings and pendants have intricate details of Pohutakawa flowers, Tui’s, fantails and Nikaus. Anna Korver’s sculptures in Oamaru stone and wood are sensuous and earthy. It is definitely a show not to be missed.
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The Galleries and Office are open daily Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm and on the weekends from 10am – 3pm. The Café is open Tuesday to Sunday from 8am, always closed Mondays.
For more information visit
www.lakehousearts.org.nz or contact the Centre on 486 4877 or email manager@lakehousearts.org.nz.
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