Three new exhibitions are opening just in time for Summer.
Award winning photographer Esther Bunning takes over the Foyer space in her small exhibition The Fractured Light of Being. Based on the principles of Kintsugi, ten women share their courage, embracing strength and vulnerability. These portraits honour stories, not perfection- layered and tender, they reveal the fragile beauty of ourselves.
Based on the principles of Kintsugi, ten women share their courage, embracing strength and vulnerability. These portraits honour stories, not perfection- layered and tender, they reveal the fragile beauty of ourselves.
Showing over the summer in the Forsyth Barr Windows Gallery and the Tranzit Group Social History Gallery is the historical exhibition, Tranzit- Driven to Succeed: 100 Years of Innovation and Exploration.
Sarah McClintock, Aratoi director says, “This exhibition brings Tranzit’s history to life through memorabilia, photos, old uniforms, oral histories and objects that celebrate its people, its innovations and the future of the company.” It also features almost 50 meticulously painted original oil paintings by former Tranzit team member and artist Wally Trickett, old uniforms, engines, and one of the first computers in New Zealand.
The exhibition takes us through the origins of the business, with help from local historian Gareth Winter and his accompanying book.
Finally, the popular Wairarapa Art Review returns this year with eight awards on offer and voting for the People’s Choice award open until Sunday, 15 February.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
Esther Bunning: The Fractured Light of Being, showing until 4 January
Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi and Maumahara Raranga: Woven Memories showing until 11 January
Wairarapa Art Review, 5 December – 15 February
Tranzit- Driven to Succeed: 100 Years of Innovation and Exploration, showing until 8 February
