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Galleries
& Museums
Art & Framing
17 Taupō Quay.
Mon 12.00pm – 4.00pm,
Tue – Fri 10am – 5.00pm,
Sat 9.30am – 1pm
Ph: 06 348 4463
www.artandframing.co.nz
Chronicle Glass Gallery & Studio
2 Rutland St. Open 7 days
Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm
Sat – Sun 10am – 4pm
www.chronicleglass.co.nz
Cook’s Gallery:
Home of Wanganui Arts Society
Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm.
Trafalgar Place, off Ridgway St
Phone 06 345 7757
www.wanganuiartsociety.co.nz
David Traub Glass
The Glass Factory NZ
21 Kings Ave, Wanganui
Open daily by appointment
Art work, gifts and classes
Ph: 021 113 7970
www.glass-newzealand.co.nz
Fleur Wickes Artist Studio
Upstairs, Victoria House,
1b Rutland St (opp. Chronicle Glass)
OPEN DOOR / Fri & Sat 10–2pm
Or by appointment
Ph: 021 337 661
www.fleurwickes.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/
FleurWickesArtist
Flying Dog Studio Gallery
21 Drews Ave, upstairs.
Thurs – Sat 10am – 2pm
PH 027 2557228
www.emmacunningham.org
Gallery on Guyton
62 Guyton St.
Wed – Sat, 11am – 4pm
Ph: 027 310 2055
galleryonguyton@gmail.com
www.facebook/galleryonguyton
Ivan Vostinar Gallery and Studio
7 Rangiora St, Castlecliff
Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 2pm
Other times by appointment
Ph: 06 927 6828 / 021 256 9236
www.vostinar.com
Just Us Studio
First Saturday of the Month,
10am to 3pm
Or by appointment
14 Tower Crescent
Facebook ..JemsPhotoArt or
www.kellsone.wix.com/kellsartone
Leftbank Art Supplies
19 Taupō Quay
Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm
Sat 10am to 1pm
Ph 06 345 0949
leftbankartsupplies@gmail.com
McNamara Gallery Photography
190 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui.
11am – 3pm Tue – Sat
www.mcnamara.co.nz
Magpie - Rachael Garland
An exciting new working studio
gallery by nationally recognised
artist Rachael Garland.
65 Glasgow Street
Opening Hours: Saturday 12–4pm
(other times by arrangement)
06 348 4579 / 027 6867694
rachaelgarland@outlook.com
www.rachaelgarland.com
MATAHIWI GALLERY & COFFEE
Come, relax and enjoy the
country hospitality!
Whanganui River Road
Open Thurs–Sun, 9am-–pm
Ph: 06 342 8116 – Marlene
Yellow Church Gallery
SH1, Mangaweka.
Resident Artist Richard Aslett.
Weekends & most other days
10am–5pm
06 382 5774 / 027 526 6612
www.freewebs.com/
mangawekagallery
P. S. Lill Artist Gallery
Victoria Court, 94 Victoria Avenue
Monday – Friday 10.30am – 2.30pm
Gallery and Print Studio
The artist is at the gallery Thursdays
& Fridays
Ph 027 739 7234
www.facebook.com/PSLillArtistGallery
Rayner Brothers Gallery
52 Guyton Street, Whanganui.
Wed – Fri 12pm – 4pm,
Sat 10am – 1pm.
www.raynerbrothers.com
Sarjeant Gallery
Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui
Sarjeant on the Quay
38 Taupō Quay
Mon – Sun, 10.30am–4.30pm
Also upstairs in the new I-site,
Wanganui Visitor’s Centre,
31 Taupō Quay.
Weekdays 8.30am – 5pm,
Sat/Sun 9am – 3pm
www.sarjeant.org.nz
TREE: Object/Space/Desire
37 Moutoa Quay
Open Sat & Sun, 10am to 2pm
or by appointment
Ph: 027 873 373
www.treeobjectspace.com
Whanganui Arts – At The Centre
19 Taupō Quay, Whanganui.
Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am– 1pm.
Phone Lidy for bookings:
027 215 1404
EFTPOS and credit card facilities
www.whanganuiarts.com
New to Wanganui and distributing
to New Zealand…
Quality, affordable mosaic materials
just arrived from Europe including
Millefiori from Italy and 100% recycled
glass tiles from Turkey
Weekend Workshop
22–24 May
6 Week Intro to Mosaics
start Monday 22 June 2015
50 Guyton St, Wanganui 4500
Open hours 1–4pm Mondays,
10am–4pm Saturdays
and by appointment.
Ph: 027 375 4715
www.mosaicpictures.co.nz
Be inspired to mosaic in
your own way
Whanganui Regional Museum
Watt Street, Wanganui.
Hours: 10am – 4.30pm daily.
NOW FREE TO ALL VISITORS
www.wrm.org.nz
WHMilbank Gallery
1b Bell Street
Open Tuesday – Sunday 11 am–5pm.
A call first would ensure we are
open, or to make an alternative time
to view.
Ph: 027 628 6877
bill.milbank@gmail.com
Sand Hill Studio Gallery
170 Heads Rd.
Variety of mixed-media artwork
from various local artists
Wed – Fri 12pm – 4pm, Sat 12 – 2pm
or Ph: 06 347 8442
www.sandhillgallery.co.nz
Space Gallery & Studios
64 Taupō Quay
Tues – Thurs 10am – 2pm
Friday 12 – 4pm.
Ph 027 371 8595
www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
Sue Cooke Gallery & Studio
68A Guyton St.
Open 1–5pm Mon–Fri
or by appointment
www.suecooke.co.nz
Debbie’s Place*
The most comprehensive online source for:
Events, Things To Do, Business Listings,
Funeral Notices, Sport and much more.
www.WanganuiOnline.com
The Great Busk Off
Sat May 2nd 11-2pm
THROUGHOUT THE cbd
wHICH BUSKER WILL
WIN YOUR VOTE?
www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz
www.facebook.com/mainstreetwanganui
EVENT
GUIDE
Arts Policy Review Meetings
Cr Helen Craig, who holds the Arts Portfolio, and I will be there
to run the meetings.
*
Louise Herdman
Mosaic Studio
Friday, 1 May , Committee Room Two,
Wanganui District Council
10 to 11am - Performing Artists
11am to Noon - Community
Friday, 15 May NOON
Wanganui Creative Communities Scheme grants for arts projects
closes at noon on May 15th. Application forms and guide are available from
the Council website. Please come to a workshop or drop in session if you are
applying for a grant.
WHANGANUI
Drop- in -times for advice on Wanganui
Creative Communities Scheme
Applications for funds from the next Creative Communities Scheme cycle
closes in May. Application forms for this are available from the Wanganui
District Council offices. Please come see me at one of the times listed
below if you are applying for funding.
*
*
*
Fri, 1 May, 3pm to 5pm, Gonville Café Library
Sat, 2 May, 10am to 12pm, Davis Library
Tue, 5 May, 4pm to 6pm, Davis Library
To contact me:
U http://twitter.com/DeborahKapohe
G www.facebook.com/deborah.kapohe
m debbie.kapohe@wanganui.govt.nz
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Thursday 28th May 7.30pm
Prince Edward Auditorium
Collegiate School.
$25 Adults Senior $23 FOH $20 Students $15
(Special rates for school groups)
Book: Opera House Box Office
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NEW
EXHIBITIONS
CONTINUING
EXHIBITIONS
103 YEARS ON: A PAINTERLY
EXPLORATION OF EROTIC
AUSTRIAN EXPRESSIONISM
THROUGH THE LENS OF 21ST
CENTURY PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Fri 1 May 5:30pm Opening
Sensitised watercolour paintings by
Tom Turner. He pays homage to
Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele,
known for his early 20th century
works. facebook.com/galleryonguyton
MANUKA/FUSCHIA: PRINTS
AND POTS BY PS LILL
To Sat 16 May
Continuing exhibition
P. S. Lill Artist Gallery
CHRIS CROSSLEY: CONCRETE
Mon 4 May – Tue 30 Jun; 8am – 4pm
Yellow House Cafe
Photographic work of this Melbourne
artist as he shares his experience of
Parkinsons’ with the viewer.
Enjoy art with your coffee!
LAURENCE ABERHART:
TO THE FALLEN
WHMILBANK GALLERY
SOLDIER BOY
To Sun 24 May
Photographs by Janet Grubner.
Visual thoughts/homage to WWI
Maori War memorial at Pakaitore
Historic Reserve.
GONE TO THE BEST OFFER
Thur 28 May – Sun 14 June
Front Gallery
A rich selection of pre-loved works on
view as a silent Auction.
TRUSTTUM MASTERWORKS
To end of May
Trusttum Showroom
Most Trusttums are great but these are
exceptional.
SARJEANT ON THE QUAY
Fri 8 – Fri 29 May; 11am to 3pm
McNamara Gallery Photography
Laurence Aberhart, in a long study of
the monumental, including war
memorials, gives form to communal
experience of loss and grief.
www.mcnamara.co.nz
MYSTIC MAN - PAINTINGS BY
DAVE O’NEILL (1918–2000)
SIGHT/SIGNIFICANCE/SOUND
Sat 9 May – 14 June
A small exhibition of past and present
art by Whanganui artists referencing
Pãkaitore.
RICHARD ORJIS:
GARDEN CITIES OF
TOMORROW
To 24 May
New work by 2014 Tylee Cottage
artist-in-residence.
RICK RUDD:
BEYOND TRUE TO FORM
To 7 June
A survey exhibition from 1997 – 2014
of the work of Whanganui potter, Rick
Rudd.
PETER PERYER: A CAREFUL EYE
To 21 June
A survey exhibition of the work of
well-known New Zealand
photographer, Peter Peryer.
Developed and toured by The Dowse
Art Museum.
Fri 8 May Opening 5.30pm
To Sat 30 May
Never before seen paintings from the
artist’s estate.
www.raynerbrothers.com
REUNION
Sat 9 May 5.30pm Opening
To Fri 22 May
A group show featuring artists from
Whanganui’s Quay School of the Arts
2008 intake,
www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
RE-CREATIONS
Fri 22 May 5.30pm Opening
A group of local artists create
Up-Cycled objet trouvé in the
wabi-sabi aesthetic.
Re- purposing and so extending the
life of the chosen objects.
facebook.com/galleryonguyton
BRUCE PHILLIPS:
ALL LIFE IS ONE
Sat 23 May 5.30pm Opening
To Fri 5 June
New prints by local printmaker
Bruce Phillips.
www.spacestudiogallery.co.nz
WHANGANUI REGIONAL
MUSEUM
BILLY CONNELL’S WAR –
WHANGANUI IN WORLD
WAR 1
The bitter-sweet story of a young
Whanganui man who enlisted in 1914
and served in the Gallipoli campaign
during World War I.
MOA GALLERY
Over 2000 moa bones and skeletons
are being incorporated into a gallery,
providing a visible storage unit, a
science study centre and an exhibition
attraction. This is a work in progress.
As moa bones are identified,
catalogued, researched, photographed
and studied, they will be installed in
the gallery.
¯ KAITORE - IT’S NOT BLACK
PA
AND WHITE
February 2015 – February 2016
A photographic essay by Leigh
Mitchell-Anyon of the 1995
occupation of Pākaitore-Moutoa
Gardens in Whanganui.
SOVEREIGN WOODWARE
To 2 August 2015
A look at locally designed and
manufactured sovereign products
made from native New Zealand
timbers, collected by Ron Lambert.
MAY 2015
EVENTS

PADDLESTEAMER WAIMARIE
Regular sailings departing 11am.
Available for Charter at anytime
Contact 06 347 1863 or i-site.
Check www.riverboats.co.nz for more
info

HISTORIC RIVERBOAT WAIRUA
Tue/Wed/Thu, departing 11am
Stops in Upokongaro for lunch – cafe
or picnic
Departs Hatrick’s Wharf, Taupō Quay
For further info & bookings phone
0800 924 782.
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THE RIVER TRADERS
Saturdays 9am–1pm
Market Place, near i-site.
Whanganui’s Market By The River
TRAM RIDES!
Sundays 2–4pm
Tramshed, 27 Taupō Quay
Take a trip into the past on the
restored No. 12 Tram
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WANGANUI CITY GUIDED 
WALKING TOURS
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am & 2pm
Depart from i-Site
Special tours at other times by
request: Ph 349 3258.
Cost $5 per person
ARTS POLICY REVIEW MEETINGS
Fri 1 May
10am–11am - Performing Artists
11am–Noon - Community
Wanganui District Council,
Committee Room Two
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WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME
Fri, 1 May; 3pm–5pm
Gonville Café Library
Drop-in-time for advice.
(See Debbie’s Place ad for full list).
Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon
WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS
ANNIE: THE MUSICAL
Fri 1 & Sat 2 May
Royal Wanganui Opera House
Adults: $25/Children/Students $15
Family (2 adults + 2 children) $60
Tickets available at the Royal
Wanganui Opera House
ANTHONY STRETCH, 
THE REMARKABLES AND
LOCAL SIGN ON’S
Fri 1 May, 7pm
Whanganui Musicians Club
Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave
$10/$5 members. Check Facebook
and website for details
LIPS
Fri 1 May, 9pm
Space Monster, Cnr Drews Ave
& Rutland.
Tickets on the door.
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WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME
Sat, 2 May, 10am–12pm
Davis Library
Drop-in-time for advice.
(See Debbie’s Place ad for full list).
Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon.
THE GREAT BUSKOFF
Sat 2 May, 11am–2pm
Throughout the CBD
Vote for your favourite!
www.mainstreet.co.nz
WANGANUI AMATEUR DANCESPORT CLUB
Sun 3 May, 7.15pm
St Andrews Hall, Bell Street
First Sunday of the month,
every month!
$3.00/$5.00/Supper provided.
Contact: Mollie 347 2705
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WANGANUI CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME
Tue 5 May, 4pm–6pm
Davis Library
Drop-in-time for advice.
(See Debbie’s Place ad for full list).
Applications close Fri 15 May at Noon.
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WHANGANUI WIKI WEDNESDAY
Wed 6 May, 6:30 pm
Davis Public Library
Learn how to edit Wikipedia and
improve Whanganui’s presence
online. Newcomers welcome. Free
coffee and hot chocolate!
www.wikiwednesday.net
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COUNCILLORS AT THE MARKET
Sat 9 May, 8.30am – 1pm
River Traders Market
Meet Whanganui District Councillors
at their monthly market stall.They’re
interested in your ideas and issues.
PROGRESS CASTLECLIFF 
DISPLAY
Sat 9 – Thu 14 May
Wanganui Community Arts Centre
Photos taken by local children at our
two Schools and Kura. Their theme is
“I love Castlcliff because…”
POVERTY, INEQUALITY 
AND ETHICAL
DECISION-MAKING
Sat 9 May, 7.30pm
Concert Chamber, Wanganui War
Memorial Centre
Bryan Bruce, award-winning
documentary-maker of Mind The
Gap presents the Quaker Lecture 2015.
FREE entry.
D BURMESTER AND THE 
BLIND ALBUM RELEASE
Sat 9 May, 9pm
Space Monster, Cnr Drews Ave &
Rutland.
Tickets on the door.
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WHANGANUI GREEN DRINKS
Tues 12 May, 5.30pm
Delicious Cafe & Wine Bar,
132 Victoria Ave
Global social-networking event for
sustainably-minded folk, businesses
& orgs. Second Tues each month,
with guest speakers. All welcome, free
entry. greendrinks.org/--/whanganui
BULLFROG RATA 
AND THE SWAMP KINGS,
THE BLUEVEINS SUPPORT
Fri 15 May, 7pm
Whanganui Musicians Club
Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave.
$10/$5 members. Check Facebook
and website for details.

ST JOHN WANGANUI SECOND-HAND BOOK SALES
Thu 21 May, 6–9pm
Fri 22 May, 10am–6pm
Sat 23 May, 10am–4pm
25 Tawa Street
Huge selection in all categories.
Specials on offer.
Enquiries: phone 345 0878.
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AG CHALLENGE STAKES 
FEATURE RACE MEETING
Sat 30 May, Racing from approx
10.50am–4.15pm
Also hosting the Foxton Cup &
Castletown Stakes. Great racing &
entertainment. FREE entry &
parking.wjc.co.nz Ph: 345 3968
THE SUNDAY GRAND JAM
Sun 31 May , 6.30 p.m
The Grand Irish Pub, St. Hill Street
Free. Relaxed sing-around session
for acoustic musicians, singers and
listeners. All abilities & styles of
music. Last Sunday of every month.
www.facebook.com/
SundayGrandJam
WHANGANUI FILM SOCIETY
2015 SEASON
Mondays, 7pm, Davis Theatre,
Whanganui Regional Museum.
All screenings members only
unless otherwise stated. Full
schedule and joining info at
whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz
Contact:
whanganuifilmsociety@gmail.com
BEYOND THE EDGE
Mon 4 May
NZ 2013, G
Leanne Pooley’s doco on the
conquest of Everest combines
exhilarating re-enactments with a
wealth of archival and interview
material.
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
Mon 11 May
Douglas Sirk, USA 1955, PG
Rock Hudson comes to prune
widow Jane Wyman’s garden and
uproots her sterile, upper-middleclass suburban life.
PARADISE NOW
Mon 18 May
Palestine 2005, M, Subtitles
Two suicide bombers must
re-examine their intentions when
their mission goes wrong.
Golden Globe Best Foreign Film ‘06.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
TRINITY ROOTS 
Fri 22 May, 7pm
Whanganui Musicians Club
Savage Club Hall, Drews Ave
$10/$5 members. Check Facebook
and website for details.
MEETING KARPOVSKY
Thur 28 May, 7.30pm
Prince Edward Auditorium,
Collegiate School.
$25 Adults / Senior $23 / FOH $20 /
Students $15.
(Special rates for school groups)
Book: Opera House Box Office
www.royaloperahouse.co.nz
Mon 25 May
Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan 2013, PG,
Subtitles
This beguiling, often funny family
drama centres on two families
whose sons were swapped at birth.
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITY TO SELL
YOUR ART
Save The Children shop have room
to display artwork in exchange for
commission. 176 Victoria Avenue
Contact Sue to discuss Ph 345 2211
sue.lacy@clear.net.nz
MCDONALD’S MUD
MUSTER™
Sat 17 October 2015
New location: Shelter View Jetsprint
Park. Registrations and information:
www.sportsgound.co.nz/mudmuster
www.sportwhanganui.co.nz
ART
WORKSHOPS
CHRONICLE GLASS STUDIO
2 Rutland Street, Whanganui
Glassblowing Workshops.
Make Your Own Paperweight.
Fun for Groups and Team-Building .
(06) 347 1921
www.chronicleglass.co.nz
CRAIG WINTON JEWELLERY
Open daily by appointment
11 Iris Place, Bastia Hill
Jewellery workshops available.
021 145 1440
www.craigwinton.com
LOUISE HERDMAN
MOSAIC STUDIO
Guyton Street, Wanganui
Open Mondays 1–4pm,
Saturdays 10am–4pm
Classes and Workshops.
027 375 4715.
SEE ADVERTISEMENT IN
THIS ISSUE!
www.mosaicpictures.co.nz
CHRIS MOORE
BLACKSMITHING
WORKSHOP
Sat 9 & Sun 10 May.
Public viewing 10am–4pm daily
Chris will be exhibiting some
sculptural works in the gallery
during that weekend. Korvor Molloy
Gallery, the old Okato cheese
factory, 3 mins south of Oakura,
1729 South Rd, Tataraimaka, New
Plymouth.
info@korvermolloy.com 06 7524131
COVER IMAGE
This year’s Big Paint - a recreation of
a painting by Horace Moor, to
commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the Gallipoli Campaign. This
work consists of 100 panels painted
by 100 artists. It will soon be on
display on the exterior wall of
Renata’s Art & Framing, Taupō
Quay.