OUSA Art Week: September 16-20
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Mon Sep 16 2013 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
OUSA Art Week: September 16-20
Monday, 16 September 2013, 2:49 pm
Press Release: OUSA
OUSA Art Week: September 16-20
The Otago University Students’ Association is proud to announce our annual Art Week. The event aims to bring vibrancy to the campus through a range of events, with the feature of the week being the 25th annual Student Art Exhibition and Sale held in Union Hall.
“Art Week aims to expose students and the Dunedin public to the wonderful world of student art, and provide a platform for our students to show their work.” Said Francisco Hernandez, OUSA President, “For OUSA it’s one of our key events that bring together both the public and students and get them interacting positively like the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival, and the International Food Festival.”
“This year we are also including established artists who are both past and present students, Jessica Crothall, Browyn Robson and Maggie Covell, to show at the 25th annual Student Art Exhibition and Sale.” Said Rachel Enright, OUSA Event Coordinator, “Having these artists on board means we have an even greater range of art on show and allows those entering for the first time to see where their passion can take them.”
The week-long event grows in participation and interest each year, with a range of both day and night time events located both on campus and around Dunedin as the very popular White Night Gallery Crawl again makes its way around thirteen Dunedin galleries during the Thursday evening. More information can be found on page 2.
The Blue Oyster Art Project Space on Moray place have been long supporters of the OUSA Art Week, Gallery Administrator and past OUSA Art Week curator, Briar Holt says, “The Blue Oyster loves to be a part of the OUSA art week. It’s great to have students coming through the doors and being part of events like the ever popular White Night gallery crawl – always a highlight in our calendar”.
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Other popular events that have proven popular each year include the Artist-Writer speed dating which brings together artists and writers for potential collaborations, and the Pecha Kucha night in which 12 speakers talk to 20 slides for 20 seconds each telling a variety of personal stories.
“Art is such a vast concept and we’re lucky to have a diverse range of events and artists on board that will allow students and the public to experience something new and different,” said Miss. Enright.
Timetable:
Official Opening: Monday 16th September – 6.00-7.30pm, Union Hall – Media Welcome
Monday - Friday: Student Art Exhibition & Sale, Union Hall
Tuesday: Artist writer speed-dating, 6pm-7.30pm, Union Hall & MCR
Wednesday: Pecha Kucha night, 6pm-9pm Union Hall MCR
Thursday: Market Day through the day & White Night Gallery Crawl
White Night Thursday 19th September
White Night is an evening where galleries from Dunedin leave their doors open in the evening from 5pm all closing at various times up to 8.30pm. White Night has been around for years with its name coming from the fact that galleries are blank white canvases for art to be seen upon. For more information & to get your map, head to OUSA Main Reception, any of the below galleries or head online to http://www.ousa.org.nz/events/art-week/. The following galleries are taking part this year:
Name
Address
Time
Blue Oyster Art Project Space
16 Dowling St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
30 The Octagon
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Bruce Studio
Allbell Chambers
127 Lower Stuart St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
A & E Studio
Allbell Chambers
127 Lower Stuart St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Space4u
Allbell Chambers
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Mint Gallery
32 Moray Pl
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Milford Galleries
18 Dowling St
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Brett McDowell Gallery
5 Dowling St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Quadrant Gallery
Bracken Court
480 Moray Pl
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Black Star Books: Infoshop and Social Center
The CORSO Building
111 Moray Pl
5:30pm – 8:30pm
The Attic
140 George St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Gallery De Novo
101 Stuart St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Dowling Street Studios
20A Dowling St
5:30pm – 8:30pm
ENDS
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