Month: April 2011

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Coromandel Returns.

Jo Dalgety

An eclectic mix of creative arts from the Coromandel co ordinated by Paula McNeill of The Little Gallery of Fine Arts in Tairua. This was one of Heritage Galleries most interesting selections last year and returns by popular demand. Includes work by Paula, Micheal Smithers,  Tom Mutch, Joanne Mahoney, Pam Plummer, Susan Dunster, Suzie Speerstra among others – and also me! I dropped off four paintings for this today, a good road trip with a friend today. Four older oil paintings, two large and two smaller works. While I was there I noted paintings by Rodney Hamel, a specialist and … Continue reading Coromandel Returns.

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“… and all the other endless possibilities” by Dagmar Andres-Dahmen

Jo Dalgety

“… and all the other endless possibilities” by Dagmar Andres-Dahmen  will be on view in OuterEdge installation window at Sanderson Contemporary Art, until 8 May 2011. Artist Dagmar Andres-Dahmen’s OuterEdge Project is about the relationship between the site, the viewer and narrative memories used within her practice. “… and all the other endless possibilities” reflects on feminism and the clichéd perception of women’s art as being predominantly craft. Andres-Dahmen playfully explores this construct in her installation, creating interwoven pieces which erupt and curve around walls and spaces, like giant and unintelligible pieces of embroidery. Her installations have the ability to both … Continue reading “… and all the other endless possibilities” by Dagmar Andres-Dahmen

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The Great Coromandel Arts Tour is happening again!

Jo Dalgety

See artists at work, plus events, live music, short films, exhibitions and more The Arts Tour is drawing near, just under 4 weeks to go until 30 of Coromandels artists open their studios and invite you in. Tickets Tour guides will cost $15 and will go on sale next week from ‘The Source – Coromandel Art ‘ in the middle of Coromandel Town, and online via our website, early birds will get a discount so stay tuned! The Big Bang – Arts Tour Grand Opening – Saturday May 7th Celebrate the first weekend of the 6th annual Great Coromandel Arts Tour … Continue reading The Great Coromandel Arts Tour is happening again!

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if you have to be sure don’t write (or paint)

Jo Dalgety

Berryman as for publishing he advised me to paper my wall with rejection slips his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled with the vehemence of his views about poetry he said the great presence that permitted everything and transmuted it in poetry was passion passion was genius and he praised movement and invention I had hardly begun to read I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and he said you can’t you can’t you can never be sure you die without knowing whether anything you wrote … Continue reading if you have to be sure don’t write (or paint)