Update from a previous client - Ayesha Kee

Ayesha has informed us that they are donig well in the music industry and are releasing their album 'Tipi Haere Te Reo' on Monday 26^th July through Ode Distribution.  This release ties in with Maori Language Week.   

This is not a new concept but a concept that will cross many boundaries.  This album has brought some of the classic songs that we grew up with, and now these classic songs have been translated into Maori.

Peter Rangiwai, (Ngati Porou), Business Owner and Musician got annoyed listening to the same Maori songs on the radio day in and day out and the seed of this idea was planted many years ago but now is in a physical form.

To help him achieve this dream Hohepa MacDougall (Tuhoe) is a partner in this project and also the key translator from English into Maori.  He is a registered translator and contracts to parliament.

They have employed the wonderful vocal talents of some of Aotearoa’s top Maori talent.  This includes:

Ruia Aperahama,(Ngati Wharetoa, Nga Whaatua) he has leant his talents to Southside of Bombay and more famous for his album “Waiata of Bob Marley”.

Ria Hall, (Ngati Ranginui) an amazing soul/reggae singer who has worked with the likes of Ardijah, Herbs, the late Phil Fuemana, Hollie Smith just to name a few.

Kemara Fuimaono is of Samoan and Maori (Nga Puhi, Ngati Ranginui) descent.  Growing up in a musical household he has lent his vocal talents to Iva Lamkum , Carol Henry and Fat Freddy’s Drop.

To accompany these vocal talents we have some of the best musicians Wellington has to offer such as Rodger Fox, Caleb Robinson, Vaughn Roberts and Neil Billington just to mention a few and to bring this all together to create this album is record producer Dick Le Fort .

below is the full tracklisting of the album.

Tipi Haere Te Reo Tracklisting

1.  Noho Tarewa Ana (Sitting In Limbo -Peter Rangiwai *     

2. Titiro Mai (Misty) - Kemera Fuimaono 

3. Tatari Mai Ra (Do Nothin’ Till You hear From Me)- Aurora Mareikura

4. He Pono Tana Aroha Mōku (Lover’s Question) -Conrad Noema

5. Pērā ki te Whitinga Wai (Bridge Over Troubled Water) -Ria Hall

6. Tō Momo Ātaahua (They Can’t Take That Away From Me)- Ruia Aperahama  & Aurora Mareikura           

7.  He Hoa Rā Tōu (You Got A Friend) - Kemera Fuimaono #          

8. Menemene Anahera (Angel Smile) - Peter Rangiwai*

9. Ko koe, ko koe (Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby) -Ria Hall                  

10. Ka Puta he Rā (Our Day Will Come) - Ruia Aperahama

For more information and interviews, contact Ayesha Kee

E:Ayesha@xtra.co.nz

M: +64 274288558

We at Artsbiz Ltd wish them all the best with the launch, which we are sure will be hugely successful.

ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR FIELDAYS NO.8 WIRE NATIONAL ART AWARD 2010

About the Award

Launched in 1997, the annual awards challenge artists to create a sculpture from No 8. Wire and has become renowned for the ingenious and unique entries it attracts. The award is coordinated by Waikato Museum and held at ArtsPost Galleries, and has been sponsored by New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays for the past 11 years.

Terms of Entry

Click here to visit the ArtsPost website to download the full terms and conditions

• Entries must be unique, original work

• Each entry has a $20 entry fee made payable by cheque, credit card or in the ArtsPost Galleries and Shop

• Entries must be predominantly made from No 8 Wire or a 4mm soft galvanised equivalent

• An artists statement of 100 words max must be emailed at the time of entry to artspost@hcc.govt.nz

• An image of the completed work must be attached

Prizes

1st $4000

2nd $1500

3rd $1000

Entries Close

Monday 19th April 2010 Exhibition Dates

4th - 28th June 2010

Please refer to the Artspost website for more information http://www.artspost.co.nz

Thornton Gallery
298 Barton St
Hamilton
Ph 07 839 1325
thorntongallery@clear.net.nz
www.thorntongallery.co.nz

For Immediate Release

Date: 19 August 2009

HAMILTON ARTIST DIRECTORY CREATES EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ARTISTS.

Hamilton Community Arts Council is excited to announce a new initiative to provide Hamilton artists with a tasteful and affordable alternative to gallery space.

The Hamilton Artist Directory offers Hamilton artists a unique opportunity to gain exposure and recognition within the community, connecting them with potential clients.

Artists can list themselves in the directory for a nominal fee. The directory will then be distributed among galleries, art enthusiasts and businesses within the Waikato region.

This opportunity is ideal for artists who would like to showcase their work and advertise their talent.

There is so much quality artwork to be found around Hamilton if you know where to look, says Tracey Wood, HCAC Arts manager.

“There are so many talented artists in Hamilton, we want to provide them with another opportunity for their work to be seen and sold.” says Tracey Wood.

Few publications are created with the sole purpose of networking Hamilton artists. This directory will be a great investment for them and key to boosting the Hamilton art scene. Hamilton Community Arts Council strongly recommends artists to get on board.

The cost for listing will be $30 per artist. This is strictly to cover printing costs as this publication is non profit and solely for the benefit of the Hamilton art community.

Listing Requirements:

• You must be within the Hamilton boundary

• Your work must be classified as ‘fine art’

• You must provide a Jpeg image of your work and 100 words about yourself as an artist

• If you are selected to list, payment is required up front

If you are interested in listing, please contact Emma Mayer or Bridget Bisset.

Email: directory@hcac.org.nz

Phone: 07) 838 6424 ext.2 -Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am

For any artist feeling depressed about the recession, here's a reminder that you are in the very industry that can survive and thrive right now! Article posted on thebigidea website: http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/industry-news/2009/mar/54407-art-new-commerce 

30 March 2009

With thousands now attending Auckland’s biennial contemporary Art Fair from both here and across the ditch, there’s never been a better time to be a contemporary artist, collector or art lover says arts patron, consultant, writer and retired lawyer, Warwick Brown.

In our recent history never have there been more artists, more dealer galleries or more auction houses.  Art is the new commerce, collecting the new passion.

In his chunky new book, Seen this Century – out just ahead of May’s Auckland Art Fair – Warwick Brown has audaciously come up with an up-to-the-minute list of the 100 "ones to watch" to have emerged in our contemporary art scene throughout the country since the turn of this century.

Brown’s snap-shot gives the collector an invaluable tool by highlighting who is on the rise, who will become the next big thing and whose work should be bought now before prices skyrocket. It’s also a great reference for people wanting to find out what’s happening in the art scene around the country at the moment.

Brown’s a list maker from way back and proud of it. He’s done the hard yards casting his net and consulting widely to make sure he’s on the money in picking who he thinks are the most exciting and collectible artists currently out there, but he’s sure his list will also generate controversy. In fact, he’d be disappointed if it doesn’t rankle with people, seeing it as all part of a healthy art debate.

The talk around lists is inevitably, and understandably, about who doesn’t make the cut. Annoying people with his lists is familiar and fertile territory for Brown, who cites a friendly, long-standing stoush between him and his good friend Rodney Kirk Smith, the legendary art dealer, over another list of ‘121 New Zealand artists you should get to know’ Brown published in his Wellington newspaper art column 20 years ago.

He’s also expecting some flack for his deliberate decision to not cover performance and video/DVD art, film and other work of specialist interest.

Brown’s long had the collecting bug having set-up, with fellow art-lover Peter Webb, New Zealand’s first art co-op in 1975. The concept, where a group of enthusiasts buy artworks from a combined fund to build an art collection, has flourished since with a number of such groups operating now throughout the country. He’s the first to admit that, in the end, putting together a collection can be a bit of a gamble but says that, because emerging art is so affordable, if you get it wrong it’s not a huge blow – unlike blue-chip collecting where the stakes are much higher. There are sure to be some on his list who may not be around in ten years time but this is what makes art collecting such a stimulating and enriching journey. In the end, it’s such a rewarding experience you can never lose.

And, Brown’s tips for fledgling collectors? He says people need to do their research, get out there and keep looking at art but in the end you have to go with your gut instinct. He firmly believes a good idea always sticks.

Random House publishing director, Nicola Legat, says it’s such a thrill to publish a book which takes reasonably tough art to such a wide audience, but as a former newspaper art critic Warwick Brown was the one to do it.

"Like any profession, people in the industry tend to use jargon a bit much, which can be intimidating for some people. Warwick skilfully discusses each artist and their work in such a warm and accessible way, the book’s a real page-turner – but no one could accuse him of dumbing the work down.

"His writing style is so conversational, engaging and inclusive it really makes you immediately want to race out to the dealer galleries the very next Saturday to see what they’ve got up on the walls."

Further information: 

Warwick Brown has travelled widely in Europe, America and Australia looking at classic Modernism and contemporary art. He has been a contributor to Art New Zealand magazine and numerous catalogues and was art columnist for the Dominion Sunday Times from 1983 to 1993. His first two books, 100 New Zealand Paintings (1995) and Another 100 New Zealand Artists (1996), were highly successful, and were followed by the monograph Ian Scott in 1998. After retiring as a lawyer in 1990, Brown directed dealer galleries in Auckland for 10 years and then became a practising artist himself.

Reference:

http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/industry-news/2009/mar/54407-art-new-commerce