Howick Art Group

Howick Art Group Inc

Email: howickartgroup@gmail.com
Howick Art Group Inc.
PO Box 38-388,
Howick, Auckland,
New Zealand.

Exhibitions | Competitions

Quite a few of our members take part in local and away competitions of which there are many, with several having good success over a range of different mediums.
Howick Art Group Membership Competition
The Mid Winter Exhibition is held at the Fencible Lounge in July each year for four days from Thursday to Sunday. This is a members only exhibition. Exhibitors are required for 2-3 hourly roster duties during this exhibition.
Other Competitions
These will be announced in the newsletter, at our club nights and on the website. You will need to contact the individual organisations to enter these.

Solo Room for NOVEMBER 2017

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Solo Artist:  Del Ruskell

This month Del Ruskell has a stunning display of paintings on exhibition. She is known for her flora and fauna, and her paintings of native birds and flowers from her lovely garden have sold far and wide.  She paints in acrylic and mixed media.  She is also well known for her outdoor paintings which grace many gardens and brighten the walls.  These are painted and sealed in outdoor materials and will last for many years to come. Do call in on a Friday and meet the artist on duty.

Exhibitions | Competitions

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HOWICK ART GROUP MID-WINTER EXHIBITION  20-23 July 2017 9am-4pm

Coming up is another excellent and inspirational exhibition by artists from the Howick Art Group.  This judged exhibition is looked forward to every year and highlights the wonderful talent and creativity of our local artists of many different ages.  The opening night for the Artists, associate members and their families and friends is for the presentation of prizes in six catergories for Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Mixed Media, Dry Art, and Abstract.  There is also a Best In Show, and an opportunity for the public to choose People’s Choice.

The show is open to the public from Thursday 20 July- Sunday 23 July 9am-4pm.  All art is for sale.

WINNERS:

Watercolour – 1st David Percival for ‘Hunuas from Waitawa’, 2nd Siew Tan for ‘Risk Fishing’, 3rd David Szeto for ‘Irises’, Merit  Keith Galvin for ‘Chelsey Refinery’, Merit  Mary Maxwell for ‘Cottage’.

Dry Art –  1st Gavin Chai for ‘Feeling Blue’, 2nd Wai Leng Ong for ‘Wide Awake’, 3rd Christine Lloyd for Maestro’s Hands’.

Abstract – 1st Rae McKeown for ‘Birds Eye View’, 2nd Ken Tanner for ‘Bamboo’, 3rd Pat Neilson for ‘Wheels within Wheels’.

Mixed Media – 1st Wendy Oey for ‘View from the Top’, 2nd Pam French for ‘Lonely Bellbird’, 3rd Wai Leng Ong for ‘Paua of Water’.

Oil – 1st Gavin Chai for ‘Under the Morning Sun’, 2nd David McArthur for ‘King of the Sky’, 3rd Mabel Heatherwick for ‘Night Sky 17’, Merit Marjorie Werner for ‘Harbour Inaction’, Merit David McArthur for ‘Nude’.

Acrylic – 1st Jan Porritt for ‘Emma’, 2nd  Marjorie Werner for ‘Elle’, 3rd Joan Lu for ‘Andre Rieu’, Merit Merv Appleton for ‘Rock Study’, Merit Cecilia Liang for ‘Autumn’, Merit Lesley Keene for ‘Ladies Bay’.

OVERALL WINNER – BEST IN SHOW:  Wendy Oey  for ‘View From the Top’  Mixed Media

ROYAL EASTER SHOW 2017

Congratulations to all those members who won awards at the Royal Easter Show over Easter weekend. Twenty-four of our members entered work into the competition and eleven of those won awards. A wonderful achievement for our group. Many of those who entered also sold their paintings. Well done to you all.
Prize Winners

2nd Prize Raymond Hickey – Calm after Storm
3rd Prize Raymond Hickey – South Island Splendour
3rd Prize Gavin Chai – Portrait of Zeke
3rd Prize Gavin Chai – Afternoon Light
Merit Merv Appleton – Boat Shed Mt. Tarawera
Merit Merv Appleton – Evening Sail
Merit Sue Collyns – The King of the Forest
Merit Keith Galvin – Fleurs Place, Moeraki
Merit Mirene Gebbie – Kingfisher
Merit David McArthur – I Wish
Merit David McArthur – Nude in Egg Shell
Merit Jill McArthur – Sitting Pretty
Merit Mary Maxwell – Bald Eagle No1
Merit Pat Nielsen – Wheels within Wheels
Merit David Szeto – Gannet Beach Adventure
Merit David Szeto – Cathedral in Spain

BRUCE MCLAREN RETIREMENT VILLAGE ART SHOWCASE
Sat 11th & Sun 12th March 2017  10am-4pm

We are again holding an exhibition at Bruce McLaren Retirement Village starting Friday 10th March with a Cocktail Evening at 6 p.m. Open to public Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th 10a.m. to 4p.m. Encouraged by the success of this event last year we are happy that together with Bruce McLaren’s management, we are able to bring this event to fruition again.

There will be a “Peoples’ Choice Award” again this year, with prizes given to the top three favourite paintings.

A $200 Gift Basket will be provided by Bruce McLaren for a lucky draw with each entry voting for their favourite painting.
Entries $5 per painting.  Entries must be in by Friday 3rd March together with payment of $5 per painting limited to four. Payment must be made with entries.  Please note you must be a financial member to take place in this exhibition.

 

PAKARANGA PLAZA
Sat 12 November 9am-5.30am
Outside Farmers

This is a great opportunity just before Christmas to display and sell some paintings.  One easel  with a max of four paintings to be displayed per person.  You can share an easel.

 

HOWICK ART GROUP ART FESTIVAL
Sat 19 & Sun 20 November 10am-3pm and Sat 26 & Sun 27 November 10am-3pm
Hawthornden Reserve, 66 Cook Street, Howick

Our last year’s Art Festival was such a success that we decided to make this an annual event.  This year’s Art Festival will be held on the weekends of 19 & 20 November and 26 & 27 November, 10am-3pm.
A tent will be erected on the lawn of Hawthornden Reserve close to the street and one outside the Green Gables Cottage Gallery regardless of the weather.
Be there for a 9.30am set up, bring your own easels and a heavy rice or sand bag to secure them to the ground.  You need your own labels, include 20% commission and all artwork must be original.  No prints and no copies.  It would be great if you can do a duty.

Bruce McLaren Retirement Village Art Showcase
Sat 12 & Sun 13 March 2016  10am-4pm

The Art Showcase at Bruce McLaren as stated below was a great show and thoroughly enjoyed by all who came.  It is hopefully the first of many to be held there.  In fine surroundings, and with a relaxed atmosphere, both public and residents wandered through the exhibition taking in the many different and varied styles, mediums and subjects of painted works. With a very comfortable nearby lounge available for a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake, many came back again for a second look and finally went home with a treasured work of art.

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A fabulous exhibition of fine art paintings will be presented for sale at the Bruce McLaren Retirement Village in Chapel Road, East Auckland by the Howick Art Group.

Art representing many well known and up and coming artists from the Howick Art Group will be shown.  Many of our artists have won places and merits at various exhibitions throughout the Auckland area, in NZ and overseas.  Mediums include: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Dry Art (Pastels, Pen & Ink, Charcoal, Pencil), & Mixed Media in many different styles.

Framed and ready to hang.  All are for purchase with eftpos available.

Due to the Bruce McLaren Village parking being limited to residents and visitors please park on Chapel Road.

Click on the PDF below for Art Showcase information.

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Other Exhibitions | Competitions

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Art events and exhibitions, both local and in the greater Auckland area, are entered at the artists own discretion.  Some are as follows:

Matakana Art Festival

A&P Royal Easter Show
McLeans College Art Sale
Corban Estate Art Exhibition

Original Art Sale
Franklin Art Exhibition
Snells Beach Art Festival

 

Mid Winter Exhibition 2017

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The Mid Winter Exhibition is held at the Fencible Lounge in July each year for four days from Thursday to Sunday.  This is a members only exhibition.  Exhibitors are required for 2-3 hourly roster duties during this exhibition.

There are six categories:
Oil
Acrylic
Watercolour
Mixed Media
Abstract
Dry Art – Pastel/Pencil

1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 1 merit for each category
Overall Best in Show Award
People’s Choice (to be awarded at the end of the exhibition after the count of votes)

Entry forms come out with the June Newsletter

2017 Howick Art Group Mid Winter Exhibition Registration Form  (copies are attached to your member’s Newsletter, are available from Green Gables Art Gallery or also available on 28 June at our Club Night.)

2016 Mid Winter Exhibition – Competition Prize Winners
Watercolour
1st Prize David Percival ‘Port of Auckland’ 2nd Prize Siew Tan ‘Little Brook in the Bush’ 3rd Prize Beryl Bettis ‘Magnolia’ Merit David Szeto ‘Cathedral in Spain’ Merit Holly Cho ‘Whisper’

Dry Art
1st Prize Christine Lloyd ‘Summer Magic’ 2nd Prize Jill McArthur ‘Old Villa – Siena’ 3rd Prize Wai Leng Ong ‘Able Tasman’ Merit Jan Porritt ‘Sri Lankan Bride’

Abstract
1st Prize Cecilia Liang ‘The Big Bang’ 2nd Prize Lindy Priest ‘Moody Blue’ 3rd Prize Lesley Houghton ‘Colour, Colour, Colour’ Merit Pat Nielsen ‘Bold as Brass’

Mixed Media
1st Prize John Heywood ‘Pop up Globe’ 2nd Prize Marjorie Werner ‘Bella Torso Paris’ 3rd Prize Janice Skinner ‘Fishing Boats’ Merit Cecilia Liang ‘Reflection’

Oil
1st Prize Merv Appleton ‘Lifting Fog’ 2nd Prize Carina Sim-Smith ‘Otago Hills’ 3rd Prize Len Cullinane ‘Birchgrove’  Merit Janice Skinner ‘Autumn Glory, Glenorchy’ Merit Keith Snow ‘Alone’

Acrylic
1st Prize Jess Kang ‘Autumn Leaves’ 2nd Prize Merv Appleton ‘Rangitoto Light’ 3rd Prize Jan Porritt ‘Waiting at the Station’ Merit Lesley Keane ‘Smokehouse Grid’ Merit Rae McKeown ‘Rangitoto and Browns Island’

Best in Show
Merv Appleton ‘Lifting Fog’

People’s Choice Award
Louis Hsu ‘Loving Mother’