SHAKEN NOT DETERRED

SHAKEN but NOT DETERRED!
Darfield’s Iconic Artweek Goes Ahead.
Opening 6-8pm on Friday 8th October, Darfield Recreation Centre.
10am-5pm 9-17 October

After the region’s most traumatic event in recent memory, Darfield Artweek organisers have decided that this iconic event must go ahead.For 29 years, the Darfield Community has celebrated its artistic members and their endeavours by holding a large-scale exhibition over ten days. After the recent Earthquake, the committee decided that with the venue still intact, the locals could use a little distraction.“After such terror and distress, we decided that Artweek was a light-hearted and celebratory event – and that perhaps the community might appreciate being able to forget about the quake for a short while and focus on normality instead…” said Ruth Warren, Malvern Community Arts Council (MCAC) Chairperson. Artweek is usually made up of around 300 entries from local artists, with the calibre of talent ranging from Artists like Austen Deans and Simon Edwards, to amateurs who have never exhibited before. This year, approximately 20 businesses in Darfield will show a painting in their display windows, meaning anyone passing through the township will be exposed to wonderful artwork and the quiet celebration behind Darfield’s survival. The MCAC has planned to have pavement artists and a number of other entertainers to complement the art on show.Darfield and the surrounding communities foster a high number of quality artists from all walks of life, with Selwyn Gallery on Darfield’s main street being the focus. Gallery1 is the main exhibition space which shows a variety of artists from all over New Zealand in month-long slots; while Gallery2 is dedicated to local artists of all disciplines.During Artweek, Selwyn Gallery will show two emerging artists from the North Island; Painter Maree White, and Sculptor Rebecca Rose – both of whom are acknowledged as gifted in a competitive industry awash with talent. Artweek 2010 will be an opportunity to put aside the concerns and dramas brought about by the Earthquake, and take a little time to appreciate life in general - but more specifically to value artistic endeavour and how it can soothe souls so shaken by mother nature.

For more information on the Darfield Artweek, please contact annanorris@selwyngallery.co.nz or 021 227 3216www.selwyngallery.co.nz

The Four Of Us

Glynis Laidlaw,
Vicki Knudsen,
Jan Mitchell &
Averil Cave
…have successfully come together
in an exhibition which celebrates
different facets of artistic
expression.
In spite of the disparity in styles,
these painters and potter have
drawn together an exhibition which
shows how lucky Selwyn is to
harbour such talent.
From Fauve-inspired stylised
winter skeleton tree scenes, to
watercolour snapshots, charismatic
chooks and biomorphic pottery,
self-expression is the essence of this
colourful, yet thought-provoking
exhibition.
All four artists convey a thought,
emotion or state of being through
their work, and it is this skill that
is to be admired in all its forms.