Unique opportunity for young art collectors
Unique opportunity for young art collectors at Waikato Museum
7 OCTOBER 2008
Young art collectors will
have the opportunity to view and purchase affordable art
works during the popular Muka Youth Print Exhibition at the
Waikato Museum this weekend [11-12 October].
Each
year Muka Studio tours a new collection of 40 original
prints by leading artists worldwide to more than 30 venues
around New Zealand, with the aim of introducing young people
to art.
While the cost of art work is normally
prohibitive for young people, this exhibition offers a
unique solution – a special exhibition of affordable
original prints are displayed for children to select
according to their own tastes. During the exhibition,
artists’ names and signatures are covered over, allowing
young art collectors to look at the work without considering
the fame of the artist or potential for financial gain.
With adults not permitted into the exhibition,
Waikato Museum Education Programmes Leader Sarah Oliver said
it will be great opportunity for young people to select and
purchase art pieces for themselves, without any guidance or
influence.
“It is great for young people to have
the chance to select an artwork simply because it appeals to
them, rather than because someone older than them told them
to choose it.
You never know what they will come away
with,” she said.
This year during Muka Youth Print
Exhibition there will also be a special opportunity for
children to make their own small print for just $4, with
guidance from Waikato Printmakers.
The exhibition is
being held this Saturday [11 October] from 12pm-4.30pm and
Sunday [12 October] from 10am-4.30pm. Entry is free and open
to 5-18 year olds (inclusive).
ENDS