What’s On At Dowse

What’s On At Dowse

Clayzy Faces - school holiday workshop Tues 19 April & Thurs 21 April | 10am & 1pm | $5 per child | 5 years + Children can create a clay-zy face in this fun 40 minute session inspired by portraiture in the exhibition, Who Am I? . BOOKING ESSENTIAL. ph 570 6500, dowsebookings@huttcity.govt.nz Craft2.0 Sat 23 April 10am - 3pm | FREE Wellington's much loved craft market returns with handmade designer goodies from a heap of local talents. Entry to the fair remains free and makes a great day out for all the family. Jewellery, cards, toys, ceramics, baby clothes, cupcakes, T-shirts, hats and bags are just some of the products you will find on the 36 stalls, all under the one roof, which makes for a great day out even if you're only browsing. Images attached... www.dowse.org.nz/en/Events/Events/Craft20-April-Fair/

For jam connoisseurs, or even just fans, don't miss the Jam Off (judging begins around 2pm on the day) with special guest judge Al Brown, www.jamoff.co.nz/what.html

Time For Tea Sat 30 April | 3-4pm | $10 In association with High Tea, join Shane Dickson, our tea professional from Dilmah NZ, for tea tasting as well as an outline of different types of tea and how best to brew them. There will be give-aways. BOOKING ESSENTIAL, ph 570 6500, dowsebookings@huttcity.govt.nz High Tea images attached: Emily Siddell, Untitled (pink series), 2001. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum Gift of the Artist. Trudie Kroef, Bonco Flour Sift (detail), 2008. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum

Yield Floor Talk with Holly McQuillan Sun 1 May | 1pm | FREE| No booking required Holly McQuillan, co-curator of our 'zero waste' fashion exhibition, will discuss the background to and development of Yield as well as giving global perspectives on sustainability in the fashion industry. A lecturer at Massey University's College of Creative Arts, Holly is also a fashion designer and one of her garments, designed in collaboration with Gen Packer, features in the exhibition. Image attached, Holly McQuillan, photo: Mark Tantrum

Ongoing Exhibitions...

High Tea until 17 July Our gorgeous little exhibition of domestic ware from The Dowse collection has just opened and is going to be very popular. It features dainty tea cups, quirky teapots, delicate doilies and a fragile flour sift and icing syringe. High Tea includes works by New Zealanders, Paul Maseyk, Chris Weaver, Trudie Kroef, Penny Walker, Ann Verdcourt, Len Castle, Debbie Pointon, Emily Siddell, Bronwynne Cornish and Susannah Bridges as well as internationally renowned English potter, Dame Lucie Rie. In association with High tea, The Dowse has produced the attached limited edition tote bags, retailing for $22.50 and available from The Dowse in Lower Hutt and Martha's Pantry in Wellington. http://dowse.org.nz/en/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/High-Tea/ Images: Emily Siddell, Untitled (pink series), 2001. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum Gift of the Artist. Trudie Kroef, Bonco Flour Sift (detail), 2008. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum

Yield: Making Fashion Without Making Waste opens 26 March Strike a pose and swipe a QR code. International designers unite for zero-waste fashion exhibition at The Dowse. The creations of fashion darlings Zandra Rhodes and Yeohlee Teng, plus many other leading international designers, are coming to New Zealand for a new exhibition that is then bound for New York. Co-curated by Wellington's Holly McQuillan and New York's Timo Rissanen. Those with Smartphones can swipe the QR barcode next to each garment and be taken straight to the relevant page on the Yield website. http://www.dowse.org.nz/en/News/Latest-News/Yield-Making-Fashion-Without-Making-Waste

Furnish opens 26 March The latest in New Zealand furniture design by 10 designers including Jamie McLellan, Tim Wigmore and Nathan Goldsworthy. http://www.dowse.org.nz/en/News/Latest-News/Furnish/

Sean Kerr: Bruce danced if Victoria sang, and Victoria sang; so Bruce danced until 29 May A giant finger that deflates when you approach it, a subwoofer fart, a stack of 1970s speakers that respond to the audience, The Dowse is hosting the first survey exhibition of one of New Zealand's leading digital artists, Sean Kerr. Auckland-based Kerr is delighted to be returning to Lower Hutt, where he grew up and attended Wainuiomata College in the 1980s. Kerr's work employs slapstick humour to explore contemporary social trends and technologies. http://www.dowse.org.nz/News/Latest-News/Sean-Kerr-Bruce-Danced/

Richard Stratton: Aprés les Baleines (After the Whales) until 1 May 2011 Wellington ceramicist Richard Stratton has transported himself back in time, creating ornate and luxuriously glazed new works as if he was his ancestor, Francois Narbey, a 19th century whaler. Imagining his ancestor was equally skilled in the ceramic trade as he was in the techniques of early whaling, Stratton's pieces are in the style of English and European ornamental ware but with a contemporary twist. http://dowse.org.nz/en/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Richard-Stratton-Apres-les-Baleines-After-the-Whales/ Who Am I? Big Faces, Big Names: Portraits From The Dowse until 8 May 2011 Take a close look at portraits from The Dowse collection, including renowned New Zealand artists Rita Angus, Frances Hodgkins and Toss Woollaston. There are also contemporary works by Michael Smither and Paul Rayner's delightful ceramics bust of Carmen, Ken and Ken and Split Enz. This family show examines elements of portraiture, like pose, gaze, style and setting. Featuring hands-on activities, children will see how portraits can convey the personality of their subjects.

Petone Settlers Museum...

Tatou Tatou ongoing | The Esplanade, Petone | Wed to Sun 10am- 4pm | FREE To mark the 70th anniversary of the opening of its building, the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, the Petone Settlers Museum has recently been refurbished and a new exhibition, Tatou Tatou celebrates the history of the local area with a contemporary visitor experience. The exhibition commemorates the historic meeting of the great Maori Te Atiawa chiefs, Te Wharepouri and Te Puni, and the first British settlers, on Pito-one's (Petone) shores in 1840. settlers@huttcity.govt.nz www.petonesettlers.org.nz
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