Whanganui/Palmerston North REport september - november 2025
Julia Ellery and Rachel Stockley
The highlight for September is Julia Ellery’s, ‘The Story So Far – A Retrospective Exhibition’. If you are in the Whanganui region don’t miss the opportunity to visit! To support Julia’s exhibition opening.
There are four studios opening over the weekend.
Saturday 6th September
Studio Open Times 1-3pm
Marty Vreede - The paper making process for printmaking.
Studio Location: 25 Tongariro street. Castlecliff, Whanganui
Vanessa Edwards – Vanessa will showcase her studio space, some significant works and share concepts around Toi Whakaata the Maori Print Collective and aspects of printing from a Maori world view.
Studio Location: TBC
Sunday 7th September
Studio Open Times 9-11am
Catherine Macdonald - Process and concepts around dry points.
Studio Location: 77 Campbell Street Whanganui
Graham Hall - Multi block print demo – studio max 12 people - registrations have been taken for this if there are any cancellations a notice will be sent out so spots can be filled.
*There are also 12 dealer galleries open over the weekend for anyone who is visiting.
We have had a busy and active few months within our group. We now have a consistent group of Taranaki members joining and enriching our meetings on a regular basis. Monthly challenges are proving popular and a continual learning experience. Our challenges have been: 3D challenge, reinterpret a piece art in a new way, recycle a print into a piece of work. We have also had photo lithography, tetra pac and mezzotint workshops over the last couple of meetings.
Group members have been out and about supporting regional print exhibitions; Imprint 2025, Inked, Shoreline, Quintet and over to the Hawkes Bay for their annual exhibition.
In addition several members have had work in the Pattillo, Whanganui Arts Review at the Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery as well, so all in all, a busy couple of months.