Marlborough artist Jenny Doole-Leo, wife of Iosefa Leo (sculptor and longstanding member of Tautai), sadly passed away recently. In honor and celebration of her memory an online auction has been set up by friends to raise money for the Leo Tertiary Education Fund. A fund to provide financial support for the tertiary
education of Sina and Luisa, daughters of Jenny and Iosefa.

Contributing artist of works to be sold include Iosefa Leo, painter JS Parker and sculptor Llew Summers to name a few.

The auction will run until noon on Friday August 1, 2008.
For more information, view works to be auctioned and details on how to make donations. Go to http://www.jennyauction.co.nz/

Andy Leleisi’uao will open at the McCarthy Gallery, Parnell Auckland, on Saturday 26th of July at 5pm. The show runs from 28th July-13th August. Courtesy of Whitespace Gallery, Auckland.

This is the 9th year of the Waikato Society of Arts, New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award. The first (and only) prize is $15,000. The judge for 2009 will be Dr Robin Woodward from The University of Auckland.

Entries close 31.10.2008

Entry forms and full details may be obtained from http://www.wsa.org.nz or further information contact wsa@wsa.org.nz or phone 07 839 4481.
Entry is open to all artists who are New Zealand citizens, or who have valid New Zealand residency.

Entries close 5th September

The Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award is a National Award for two dimension work.
The Prize is $5,000 with two Merit Awards of $1,000 each. This year’s selector and judge is Professor Elizabeth Grierson.

The closing date for submissions is 8th September.

Go to: http://www.waihekeartgallery.org.nz/ for more information

Apply By Friday 26 September 2008
The theme: Earth, Wind and Sky. Contact the Mairangi Arts Centre to receive and entry form.

Phone: 09 478 2237 or manager.mac@xtra.co.nz
www.mairangiarts.co.nz

Entries close 14 September

Venue: The Gallery, Nathan Homestead, 70 Hill Road, Manurewa, Manukau City. Phone: 09 267 0180 Email: manukau.arts@manukau.govt.nz

Emerging and established artists and designers are invited to submit new works of object art. From the
handmade to the highly designed, enter a work in ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood, metalwork, textiles or
furniture. Selected works will feature in an exhibition at the historic Nathan Homestead in Manurewa,
Manukau.

This year’s quote for inspiration is:
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable. – George Bernard Shaw

Go to http://www.manukau.govt.nz/default.aspx?id=8271 for more infomation and to download the entry form.

Fresh Horizons found itself in Hamilton this month held at the School of Media Arts, Waikato Institute of Technology, (Wintec), Hamilton, New Zealand.

The schools involved were Hamilton Girls, Fraser High, Fair Field, Hamilton Boys High, Sacred Heart Girls College, Melville High, Church College of NZ and also Artmakers, a Hamilton based community arts trust.

The theme was URBAN SAVAGE. The workshops taught were Screen Printing, Stenciling and Mixed Media.

The artist tutors involved were Leafa Wilson ( Hamilton based artist/curator), Siliga Setoga (Auckland based Screenprint artist/Graphic Designer) and Teuila Fatupaito (Hamilton based artist/photographer and Art Educator). The Hamilton co-ordinator was Donny Tonumaipe’a and assitant tutor Nastashia Simeona (a past attendee of Waikato Fresh Horizon’s workshop and now a student at Whitecliffe College of Art & Design in Auckland.)

The students were treated to an inspiring talk from Brotha D from Dawn Raid Entertainment