FRESH09
An annual survey of Fresh Gallery Otara goodness

OPENING: 6-8pm, Thursday 26 November
EXHIBITION DATES: 27 November – 19 December 2009

FEATURING painting // Margaret Aull + Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, photography // Vinesh Kumaran + Raymond Sagapolutele, textiles // Genevieve Pini, aerosol // Dean + Shaun Purcell, sculpture // Siliga David Setoga + Visesio Siasau

Also including small axe 09, a collaborative video work developed for the ARTSPACE New Artists Show including artist submissions by Tanu Gago, Leilani Kake, Visesio Siasau + Serene Tay and Angela Tiatia, produced by Janet Lilo in partnership with Ema Tavola

AND… the excellent commissioned video that informed the Dawson Road Mural Project painted by three local artists (Samiu Napa’a, Sangeeta Singh + Luisa Tora) with 11 volunteers (Kofe Aupeipeigamalie, Muavaefaatasi Brown, Simon Samuelu, Luma Aneti, Murphy Enekosi, Paul Lavea, Aaron Henry-Taripo, Ezra Ape, Joe Futi, Matagia Esera and Wylie Fong) over one night and two days for the Manukau Festival of Arts 09

This is the LAST OPENING for 2009… in the words of Terry Koloamatangi Klavenes at this year’s AWESOME Pecha Kucha Manukau Edition #2, “passion onnnnn” // Thanks for an AWESOME YEAR // See you in 2010!!

Extinction or adaptation? Evolution or Revolution? What are we facing?

The complexity and urgency of the crises of today calls for us to

engage together in new ways. Deep shifts in our consciousness may be

required for long-term cultural changes to occur. This is a call for

expressions of interest from people who are concerned with these issues.

A symposium followed by a residency is to be held late January to

early February 2011 in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. Initial

expressions of interest are due 21 November, 2009.

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The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens symposium will be an event involving

individuals from a number of different worlds (e.g scientists,

artists, social activists and community change agents, cultural

commentators, educators, tangata whenua). Our primary aim is to

facilitate connections and foster innovative, and practical solutions

to the issues we are facing. Accordingly, a mixture of presentations,

discussions, informal exchanges and workshops are planned. Roger

Malina will be presenting from France on ‘Open observatories’, and Te

Huirangi Waikerepuru will speak on Maori conceptions of environment.

The symposium will inspire and inform the residency that follows, and

also provide opportunities for people to collaborate on projects

beyond SCANZ.

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The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens two week residency is designed for those

individuals or groups who would like to work on creative, poetically

pragmatic or provocative projects which raise awareness of the issues

that confront us, generate connections between people, and with their

natural environment, and which grapple with the challenges of

individual and collective evolution.

Interdisciplinary approaches and the involvement of diverse groups is

welcomed. Residency projects can take place in a wirelessly networked

botanic garden, along the coastline and with communities. Networked,

DIY, or otherwise actively and openly distributed concepts are also

encouraged. Project participants are not necessarily required to be in

New Plymouth. Residency projects that are shortlisted will be included

in funding applications.

Expressions of Interest, Please supply:

1. Name of main contact person. Name of the collaborative group where

applicable.

2. Affiliated or associated organisations (if applicable).

3. Symposium _ Please provide up to a half page summary of your

proposed contribution, including your background, and interest, in the

themes we have presented.

4. Residency _ If you are interested in attending the residency,

please provide a half page summary of your proposed project, clearly

stating how you feel the project addresses concerns raised.

Propositional expressions of interest, i.e. those that propose working

with organisations or people not yet contacted, are acceptable.

Email this to: ecosapiens@intercreate.org by

November 21st 2009.

SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens_ http://www.intercreate.org/view/eco-sapiens/

The Art Auction held on 20 October at Webb’s raised an amazing $83,000+ which will go towards tsunami relief efforts in the pacific.

Thanks go towards the generous artists who donated works and to all the volunteers who made this happen … and of course to the buyers who were there to support and contribute to the cause.

Our sincere thanks also go to some very generous sponsors: Villa Maria Wines, Coopers beer, Phreon, Geon, Carlton Party Hire, Whitespace and of course to the staff and management at Webb’s for their work and support of this effort. Fa’afetai lava.