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Showing news for August 2010.
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Tae Allison on 06 August 2010
From Thursday 12 August to Sunday 15 August, the G-TARanaki Guitar Exhibition will be held in the Main Exhibtion Gallery, Puke Ariki North Wing.
Entry to see the 60 rare, unique and cutting-edge guitars is FREE. There will also be free clinics, forums and performances. Visit www.gtaranaki.co.nz for more information on the programme.
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Tae Allison on 06 August 2010
The Book Stack Poems created by Puke Ariki members are now up on the site for viewing!
Click here to view them.
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Tae Allison on 10 August 2010
Puke Ariki will launch a iPad based visitor experience at the next exhibition – local artist John McLean’s The Farmer’s Wife and The Farmer (21 August – 14 November).
With the help of local sponsors: Boon Goldsmith Bhasker and Brebner; Hooker Pacific; Staples Rodway; and Westpac Bank; Puke Ariki presents the computerised tablets as an extension to their museum's...
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Tae Allison on 18 August 2010
Opening this Saturday is John McLean's 'The Farmer's Wife' and 'The Farmer'. A visit from renowned art critic Warwick Brown follows on the Sunday.
Join the respected art commentator and author, along with the artist John McLean, to discuss the techniques shown in this exhibition, and find out how these works relate to the New Zealand contemporary art scene....
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Tae Allison on 25 August 2010
Next Wednesday (1st September) at 6pm, filmmaker Lala Rolls (John McLean: an Odyssey through 19 Paintings) and exhibiting artist John McLean talk about their respective creative processes.
Lala Rolls’ work as an editor, director and producer encompasses drama, documentary and music videos. Rolls has been a multiple finalist at the New Zealand Screen Awards for her editing...
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Tae Allison on 28 August 2010
The TCBF Festival kicks off next Tuesday (31st August). After a long day's judging at Puke Ariki, touring authors will announce the junior and intermediate writing competition winners at an awards night in Stratford.
On the Taranaki Book Trail this year are: illustrator Ben Galbraith, author Jill Marshall, illustrator Nikki Slade-Robinson, author/photographer Trudy Nicholson and te reo...
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