The main aim of the group is fostering and encouraging artists at all levels.
ART GROUP NELSON
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What to watch out for!
Summer is coming so that means it's our annual Queens Garden exhibition/sale!
Lloyd Harwood - 2024 Exhibition Judge
More pictures of the Exhibition and the Award Winners soon...!
Welcome!
Winter Exhibition 2024
What a fantastic weekend we had at our Winter Exhibition! Thank you to everyone who came along to support out artists.
A big thank you to Lloyd Harwood, who was our Judge this year (what a difficult task you had!) and to Hon Dr Nick Smith and Rachel Boyack MP who both came along to support our event.
Thank you to to Gareth Cashin and Karen Scott allowing us to be a part of An Adventure in Art, NBS for sponsoring them, and to Seifried Estate who sponsored bottles of wine. A special thank you to Vaughan Scott IMAGES who was our amazing photographer.
And a huge thanks to Pat Reid and her many helpers for organizing such an amazing event!
Until next time....
Join our monthly Facebook Challenge!
Get ready! November Facebook Challenge:
Theme: "Kitchen"
(entries close at 6 pm on 30 November 2024)
How to enter:
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Entries close at 6pm on last day of the month
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No limit on entries
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Any medium unless specified
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All entries will be posted on our Facebook page with the winner heading the page
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Entry to be in jpg form, and include your name if you give permission to publish online. Otherwise, the artist will be listed as ‘AGN member’ if name is not to be published
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You could also bring your original to the club meeting on the Wednesday following for Show and Tell
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No work can be older than 2 months old, so no old stuff. This is a challenge!
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Email your entries to karenloten@yahoo.co.nz by 6pm on the entry close date above
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A huge thank you to The Menz Shed for building us new stands for our art exhibits and a storage unit for them as well! We are so grateful.
Jeff & Colin on prototype, Richard on frame fabrication, Peter on painting, Tom on brackets, and Treasurer Grant as support and storage fit out.
Also massive thanks to Gilly, who has spearheaded this effort.
Photo Left: Jeff and Gilly showing off the beautiful new stands. Photo Right: The stands in use at our Winter Exhibition. To see more photos from the exhibition go to the Photos page.
WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY:
Nicole Russell
The Art Group Nelson has been a great inspiration for me and my own artistic development. I especially enjoy the monthly meetings with different guest speakers. Every guest speaker has something special to offer and I learn new things every time. Also, the encouragement we get from show & tell, where the members share their work is incredibly valuable. Thank you to the Art Group for being such a welcoming and lovely group
Christine Harvey
Being a member of the Art Group Nelson, has been a great learning time for me, with very affordable art courses offered and helpful advice. Also the opportunities I've had to take part in exhibitions, and meet other artists too.
I am thrilled to be a part of the art group community.
Art Group Nelson is a great link which connects the community through art, providing workshops, tutorials and exhibitions.
Great work, thank you.
I am part of the new comers to Art Group Nelson from about 1 year and just want to say that my feeling is that I have been here for a quite long time. Wonderful people, wonderful way to share experience. I love to use encaustic but I used other painting mediums as well and being part of AGN open new visions for my life, to be creative like other members , to hope for better and to share my experience. This is the most exciting " not visible" part of the art and artist life.