Janna van Hasselt in Avenues magazine

Janna's solo exhibition 'playlist' is at seed gallery from 14 September - 1 October 2011

Eden Arts Art Schools Award

The Eden Arts Trust announced the winners of the inaugural Eden Arts Art Schools Award on Thursday 28 July 2011. The Overall Winner received $5,000 in prize money and the three Highly Commended students each received $1,000. Kate Mullins from Seed had the privilege of being on the judging panel for the awards.

Award recipients from L to R: Dominic Oldrey, Chelsea Rothbart, Donna Summers (Overall winner) and Loretta Walton.

The Eden Arts Art Schools Award brought together for the first time Central Auckland's four major art institutions: Elam School of Fine Arts, Unitec, AUT and Whitecliffe. Six undergraduate students were selected from each school. The award exhibition, hosted this year by Elam, is open for public viewing at projectspace B431 (20 Whitaker Place) and the George Fraser Gallery (25a Princes Street) from Friday 29 July to Saturday 6 August, 11am - 4pm (closed Sunday).

Above, the judges: National Business Review arts writer John Daly-Peoples, new Artspace Director, Caterina Riva and Kate Mullins.

Congratulations to Bold Horizon finalists, Aaron McConchie & Maree Wilson

Lapse Loss by Maree Wilson (below) and the digital drawing, locate.aaronmconchie.com by Aaron McConchie will be on show at the Waikato Museum from 6th August - 6th November 2011.

2011 Christmas exhibition announced!

To celebrate the holiday season, Seed Gallery has invited thirty different artists, working across various disciplines and media to work with a set template: a 100 x 80mm hinged wooden altarpiece. The resulting exhibition will showcase 300 miniature artworks reflecting each artist’s exploration of the limitations and possibilities of this form. The exhibition presents a unique opportunity to acquire works by some of our most promising artists for only $80 a piece.

Alter Piece, 30 artists, 300 artworks, $80 each.

25 November - 10 December 2011

Louise McRae - WHAT I DO, Sunday Star Times

Louise McRae featured in the latest Sunday Star Times.

12th June 2011, page 13 of the Sunday magazine.

In Box - features in artnews Winter 2011 (page 120)

If you haven’t yet made it to the show, don’t despair; it’s not too late to secure a set. Only $750 for three prints plus an archival box! IN BOX: 25 May – 11 June 2011

Mark Rayner feature in Weekend Gardner - issue 315

A few of the quirky characters from Mark Rayner’s exhibition, bad, grace the pages of the latest edition of Weekend Gardener. When he is not sculpting ceramics, Mark is an avid gardener and is a regular contributor to the magazine.

(Image courtesy of Weekend Gardener magazine)

clockwise: Pink Devil $215, Shy Demon $195, Red Devil $235, Blue Devil $135 - all hand crafted ceramics.