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The Magpies Said...
Region: Cromwell
Dates: Sun, 2 April 2017 - Sat, 22 April 2017 @ 10am - 4pm Daily
'The Magpies Said' is an exhibition of monoprints and paintings by Gail de Jong currently showing at Hullabaloo Art Space in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct.
"Denis Glover's poem, 'The Magpies' was the first poem I learned as a child. Then and now, I thought it was both sad and cheeky at the same time, and I loved the haunting chorus - 'Quardle oodle ardle woodle doodle, the magpies said'. There are some Magpies in the shelter belt on our property, and they do sing that chorus in the evening, and they are cheeky, resilient, swift and clever. Walking there one day I found the remains of one of them on the ground and took it back to my studio, later using it to make a number of monoprints. Magpies are outsiders, considered to be pests, not native to New Zealand and apparently very dangerous in the nesting season, but their ability to survive against the odds is impressive. They are very intelligent and even make great pets. So this exhibition is a salute to Magpies – survivors in a hazardous world and still singing despite all of it."
Location
April 2024
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | Arts Central - Meet the Author: Ruth ShawThu, 4 April 2024 @ Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start | 5 | Central Otago Regional Orchestra - "Autumn Romance" Alexandra and QueenstownSat, 6 April 2024 - Sun, 7 April 2024 @ April 6th at 7.30pm, April 7th at 2pm. | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - "Bannockburn - A Place to Stand" by Jan and Tim Hawkins.Fri, 1 March 2024 - Thu, 11 April 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | Entries Open Now - West Otago Art AwardWed, 28 February 2024 - Fri, 12 April 2024 @ Entries Open Now | 13 |
14 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - School Holiday ProgramMon, 15 April 2024 - Sun, 28 April 2024 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Teviot Arts - "A Night in New Orleans" The River City Jazzmen.Fri, 19 April 2024 @ 6.30pm for 7.30pm start | Hullabaloo Art Space - "Memories from the Mantelpiece" by Tracey Morrow and Rebecca McKaySun, 31 March 2024 - Sat, 20 April 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily Central Otago Art Society - "An Acrylic Painting Adventure" with Jenny Chisholm - Contemporary LandscapesSat, 20 April 2024 - Sun, 21 April 2024 @ 9.30am - 3.30pm daily |
Central Otago Art Society - "An Acrylic Painting Adventure" with Jenny Chisholm - Contemporary LandscapesSat, 20 April 2024 - Sun, 21 April 2024 @ 9.30am - 3.30pm daily Central Cinema - "Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story"Sun, 21 April 2024 - Wed, 24 April 2024 @ 21st April @ 5pm. 24th April @ 2pm. Queenstown Arts Society - Life Drawing with Kasia HebdaSun, 21 April 2024 - Wed, 19 June 2024 | Applications are Now Open - Michael King Writers Centre Australian ResidencyWed, 27 March 2024 - Mon, 22 April 2024 @ Applications Open Now | 23 | Central Cinema - "Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story"Sun, 21 April 2024 - Wed, 24 April 2024 @ 21st April @ 5pm. 24th April @ 2pm. | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | Register Now - Drawing Classes for Children with Marion Vialade-WorchMon, 29 April 2024 - Wed, 8 May 2024 @ Register Now | 30 |