Alby Carter
Retrospective
1969 – 2021
26 February – 21 March
Jennifer’s passion lies with art wall quilts, executed with silk, dyes and ‘rusted’ fabrics. Lots of trial and error has assisted her to come to a recipe that works best.
Glass
Art 2021
Various glass artists
26 February – 21 March
Curated by Amy Taunt
Glass Art 2021 celebrates the wonderful world of glass art, its many forms and iterations and using a myriad of techniques.
More than 30 works from this country’s top glass artists, in a variety of glass techniques, including kiln-forming, casting, blowing, flame-working, and other specialized techniques, will be exhibited.
Exhibition work includes pieces from Justin Culina, Carmen Simmonds, Karin Barr, David Traub, Claire Bell, Richard Landers, Philip Stokes, Graeme Hitchcock, Jenny McLeod and Paul Burgham.
Gallery
2
Raranga
Harakeke
Weaver/designer
Bernie Ross
26 February – 21 March
Bernie connects with the Whenua with her large colourful works. You see the bright blues and greens of the sea and sky, the golds and browns of the earth and the glorious greens of the land.
Bernie was born in South Auckland on a dairy farm, one of nine siblings. Growing up on the farm taught her huge respect for the land, the bush, the rivers and sea. These early experiences led her to a landscape gardening career. She lived living in England working in landscaping before returning to New Zealand in 2002. A physical injury at 50 necessitated a change of direction and subsequent enrolment into Te Wananga o Aoteroa.
‘What followed was four wonderful years of learning the art of raranga (flax weaving).’
Stratford Art Society
Various Artists
1 - 23 May
The Stratford Arts Society exhibition, is a vibrant, exciting, and eclectic mix of artwork. This exhibition contains more than 200 works, most for sale, and showcases the diverse talents and skill-base of the group’s members.
Opening event Saturday 1 May at 1pm. All welcome.
Taranaki Arts Trail Exhibition
Various Artists
28 June – 20 July
Although the Taranaki Arts Trail is now part of the Taranaki Garden Festival calendar later in the year, the annual exhibition retains its time-slot in the middle of the year.
The exhibition, with one work from each Trail artist, provides an opportunity for people to get a feel for the artist’s work and decide whether they would like to visit the artist’s open studio during the Festival.
Kia ora.
Welcome to Percy Thomson Gallery
Percy Thomson Gallery is Stratford's public art gallery and was opened in June 2002.
The gallery has developed and grown over the years, now receiving national recognition as a thriving and diverse exhibition space catering for all age groups and interests and involving the community at large.
New exhibitions start every three to four weeks, and vary between national, local and regional artists – established and emerging.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Longtime Okato artist exhibits at Percy Thomson Gallery
The gallery is closed for exhibition changeover. We're busily preparing the space for our next exhibition. You are warmly invited to join us for the opening of Glass Art 2021, Raranga Harakeke, and Take a Second Look, on Friday 26 February at 6.30pm. See you there!
26 March – 24 April
All welcome
What's
on
Image: Kupenga Platter
by Justin Culina
Blown glass
What's
on
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Coming
soon
Glass Art 2021
Various glass artists
Curated by Amy Taunt
26 February – 21 March
Raranga Harakeke
Weaver/designer Bernadette Ross
26 February – 21 March
Take a Second Look
Textile artist Jennifer Patterson
26 February – 21 March
Covid-19
Alert
Level 2
⚠ Important Update
Kia ora tātou
As with all regions outside of Auckland, Stratford is once again back to Alert Level 2.
We have been planning for operations under Alert Level 2 and are ready to continue safely welcoming you to the gallery during this time.
He is what we ask of you and what we will do for you:
1. If you are sick, please stay home and visit another time.
2. Please observe the physical distancing and hygiene behaviour you have become familiar with earlier the year.
3. You should keep track of where you have been and who you were with. For your records, please either check in using our Ministry of Health COVID Tracing QR code, otherwise we have a manual register for those not wishing to use the QR codes.
4. The Gallery will continue to maintain a rigorous cleaning regime, with frequent sanitisation of all high contact surfaces.
5. We will update you if there are any changes or if the Gallery has to close.
As last time, the Gallery in general remains OPEN for business but we will be limiting entry to a maximum of 20 people to ensure safe 2m distancing. If this number is reached we will operate a one-out-one-in door policy.
We are very sad to once again implement this policy, however it is the right thing to do as we redouble our efforts to prevent any possible spread of COVID-19 in our community.
Gallery 2
Journey of Discovery
Vicky Taylor
September 18 – 11 October 2020
Gallery 2
Vicky Taylor spends hours burning wood to create striking artworks filled with depth, detail and emotion.
Pyrography means ‘writing with fire. It is the art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning.
Vicky’s love of pyrography and the resulting creativity has allowed her to come to terms with crippling bouts of depression.
‘I lose myself in my art and the process becomes mindful meditation that brings me into the present moment. It has got me through some pretty rough patches and I am thankful for that.’
Holiday Hours
| Christmas Day CLOSED Boxing Day CLOSED Sunday 27 December 10.30am – 3pm Monday 28 December – 30 December 10.30am – 4pm 31 December New Year’s Eve 10.30am – 3pm | New Year’s Day 2021 CLOSED Saturday January 2 10.30am – 3pm Sunday January 3 10.30am – 3pm Monday January 4 10.30am – 3pm |