Above - Sterling Silver Feather Earring by Robyn White, ready for the new exhibtion opening Saturday
 
Beginners
Watercolour Art Classes

Above - Storm - Owhiro Bay

Sat 2nd May  
Seascape - Storm Owhiro Bay with Alfred Memelink $50. 
Learn how to paint a wild and moody south coast scene with tempermental storm clouds.

Sat 16th May 
Still life with Alan Collins  $65 
Master watercolourist, Alan will start by giving you a short  introduction on materials, techniques and then get you drawing quickly and freely.  You will then be set for your own still life painting. Some drawing experience would be a good advantage for this class. 

Class times are 10am – 12.30pm and are held at the gallery.

All materials are supplied and you simply walk away with a completed painting and a big smile of creative accomplishment on your dial.

Please email to book or if you wish to be kept in the loop for any future art classes.

Above - One of the gorgeous new ceramics on display by Elsie Fourie.  You'll always find something new and exciting in our gallery as displays are constantly changing. 
 
Visit the Gallery Even Whilst
Were Closed

By clicking here, Your Key  you can sneak around without us looking, thanks to Google+  We have found that many visitors to the gallery are surprised when they discover the depth and extra gallery space out the back after they entered  for the first time.  You can now 

The Kiwi Art House Gallery
288 Cuba St, Wellington
 
Alan is currently hosting a well worth seeing exhibition including landscapes by Taupo artist, Graham Moeller.  Well worth checking out.
 
'Diverse II'
Exhibition by 'InPreciousMetal' Jewellers

Opening Saturday 18th April 2015,  10am - 5pm
Season 18th April - 31st May

After a very successful first exhibition, “Diverse”, at our gallery last year, we welcome back members of InPreciousMetal Jewellers with “Diverse II”.

InPreciousMetal are a dynamic group of artists who create unique handmade jewellery that is highly wearable and covetable. The jewellers exhibiting in the Diverse II Exhibition are: Julie Brown, Rose David, Kim Entwisle, Sandy Flesher, Jane Gray, Charlotte Kerr, Sue Shore, Lesley Watson and Robyn White. Together they form a diverse collective with individual and distinct styles ranging from the traditional to the whimsical and quirky, all of which are one-off designs and beautiful.  An additional exhibition titled 'Treasures' will be presented by Jill Alexander.  Jill has a   close association with the jewellers and her art is colourful abstract paintings.   If you'd like to find out some creative secrets from the jewellers, be sure to check out demonstrations by various artists during weekends of the exhibition season.
 
  
In special remembrance of 100 years since World War 1, some jewellery artists have created some very special jewellery.   Above left, poppy necklace by Charlotte Kerr  and right - 'A Letter Home' in silver by Sue Shore
  
'Positively Pastels'
 
Season 18th April - 10th May

Also opening this Saturday, 18th April, is an exhibition of pastel art presented by a group of Kapiti Pastel Artists.  Most are also members of PANZ (Pastel Arts NZ), who are having a conference and exhibition at Pataka in Porirua 9 - 10th May, also well worth seeing.  The artists who are exhibiting their work are: Molly Barclay, Gill Allsop, Merlene Beard, Ann Carter, Phyll Clover, Wilson Lattey, Bobbie Taylor, Beverly Janes, Wendy Butcher, Doreen Dolman, Margaret Brown, Cheryl Knot and Isabel Fernades – Day.  They look forward to meeting you on Saturday.
 
  
Pastel Art: Above left - 'The Last Drop' by Molly Barclay and right - Summer House by Ann Carter
 
Music in the Gallery – Don't forget, we have a special caberet evening  'Jazz & Jewellery'  planned for the evening of Saturday 25th April. Danielle Philipsen presents the jazz trio 'The Department'  Please contact Danielle to book or find out more details, tickets are $15.

WW1 in Watercolours at Splash - This is a not to be missed exhibition of watercolour paintings and includes three exhibitions in one.  In addition to nearly 200 paintings for sale in Splash exhibition presented by Watercolour New Zealand members, the exhibition will also feature a section of historic paintings by WW1 watercolour artists and a section of small watercolours titled, ‘Postcards to the Front'   The venue is the Cathedral of St Paul,  45 Molesworth St, Thorndon, Wellington
Season Saturday 18 April 2015 – Sunday 3 May 2015 9:00am – 4:30pm

Winter Hours
During the winter months, we'll still be open 7 days and still 10am - 5pm during the weekends, but Monday to Friday we'll be open slightly less, 10.30am - 4pm.  This will apply from 1st May through to September.
 
2016 Wellington in Watercolour Calendar
I've really enjoyed having some time to paint over these last few weeks and been able to put the paintings straight up on the walls.  My plan is to paint a new series of paintings ready for a 2016 'Wellington In Watercolour' calendar after the success of this year’s calendar.  My minds visual diary is packed full of ideas ready for it, now just to get them down on paper.

Best Regards


Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery
223 The Esplanade  Petone
Ph 04 9799889
 
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