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Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.
Location: Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery
Region: Alexandra
Dates: Fri, 12 April 2019 - Sun, 19 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily
THE WADING BIRDS OF DRYBREAD
12 Months in Central Otago
Gregory O’Brien
From January 2018 until January 2019, Wellington-based artist and writer Gregory O’Brien, and his wife, poet Jenny Bornholdt, lived and worked in the Ernst Plischke designed Henderson House, Alexandra - an artist residency run by the Henderson Arts Trust. With the neighbouring Clutha River being a dominant and ever-present part of daily life, this year-long project has allowed Gregory to develop a body of work that responds to the histories and environs of Central Otago. The Wading Birds Of Drybread showcases 22 paintings from his year-long residency.
Gregory O’Brien was born in Matamata in 1961. As well as writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he has exhibited widely as a painter and printmaker. Exhibitions include Whale Years, a solo exhibition at the Tauranga Art Gallery (2014-15) and Kermadec - nine artists in the South Pacific (2011-16). In addition to producing three books introducing contemporary art to young people, O’Brien has written extensively on New Zealand artists including Ralph Hotere, Barry Brickell, Elizabeth Thomson and Nigel Brown.
Location
Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery
21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra
May 2019
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Eade Gallery - 'Realignment - Four Years On' by Kathi McLean and 'Around and About Alexandra' by Judy Smith.Sun, 7 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 10am-5pm daily. Central Cinema - 'The Price of Everything'.Wed, 17 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 17th April, 7.30pm. 1st May, 2pm. Gallery 33 - Stock Show.Wed, 1 May 2019 - Fri, 31 May 2019 @ Mon-Fri, 10am - 5.30pm. Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm. Under Rough Ridge - Writers' Retreat, Registrations Open Now.Wed, 1 May 2019 @ Registrations open now. | 2 | 3 | Encaustic Painting Workshop with Nicki Stewart.Sat, 4 May 2019 - Sun, 5 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily. | |||
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Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.Fri, 12 April 2019 - Sun, 19 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily Hullabaloo Art Space -'Autumn Fades', Lorraine Higgins.Sun, 19 May 2019 - Sat, 15 June 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily. | 20 | 21 | 22 | Central Cinema - NTL, 'Antony and Cleopatra'Thu, 23 May 2019 - Sun, 26 May 2019 @ 23rd May @ 2pm, 26th May @ 5pm. | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - 'Bark' by Dick Frizzell.Fri, 24 May 2019 - Fri, 19 July 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily. Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - An Evening with Dick Frizzell.Fri, 24 May 2019 @ 6pm - 8pm. Queenstown Arts Centre - Susie Millichamp.Fri, 24 May 2019 - Thu, 13 June 2019 @ Tuesday - Friday, 9am - 3pm. Saturday, 10am - 4pm. | Dunstan High School presents, 'The Sound of Music'.Wed, 22 May 2019 - Sat, 25 May 2019 @ Daily. |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Gallery 33 - Stock Show.Wed, 1 May 2019 - Fri, 31 May 2019 @ Mon-Fri, 10am - 5.30pm. Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm. Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2019: Quarter Finals.Fri, 31 May 2019 - Mon, 3 June 2019 @ Daily. |