Jude and Fran share their favourite art picks for the month of May.
TURUA GALLERY
Gumboot Friday Charity Auction
Group Show
12 May
Fifteen New Zealand artists have come together to help raise funds for Gumboot Friday, a charity that is set up to help connect young people with counsellors or therapists.
“By addressing mental health issues early on, we can prevent them from escalating and ensure that children have the tools they need to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.”
– Mike King, Gumboot Friday
With an array of artists donating their work for the auction, viewings will take place at the gallery from midday Thursday 11 May until the auction begins on Friday 12 May. Doors will open from 5.30 pm and the auction will commence at 7pm. Phone bidding is also offered for people out of Auckland.
Babylon Store, 15 Turua Street, St Heliers. Find out more at turuagallery.co.nz
THE FRAME GALLERY
Petal
Group show
On until 7 May
Petal is a vibrant group show featuring Frankie Meaden, Brad Novak Lizzie Pannell, Brenda Clews and Jemma Enis, all artists from Aotearoa who celebrate the beauty in the botanical through their work.
“We have curated the exhibition to show a diverse range of styles in the botanical genre bringing the outside into peoples’ home. It’s a showcase of joyous and uplifting work”
– Zekiah Heath, curator.
Hosted by The Frame Gallery, Petal is the first exhibition at the gallery for 2023. Karen Paterson and Zekiah Heath have been curating shows in the space since 2019 with an aim to develop the art collection into a diverse contemporary offering, including original art, sculpture and limited edition prints.
182 Jervois Road. Herne Bay. Find out more at frameworkshop.co.nz
TAUTAI ART GALLERY
Queen Fiapoto: switch, code, reverse
Group Show by the Malae Collective
On until 6 May
Queen Fiapoto: switch, code, reverse is a multidisciplinary exhibition by 5 young Samoan women artists: Elena Folau, Eseta Le’au, Lefaataualofa Totua, Lokelani Folau and Karita Siakisini, known as Malae Collective, whose practices include, but are not limited to; moving image, written word, painting, collage, photography and sculpture.
Malae/Co. have converted the exhibition area converted into a makeshift garage – a safe space to redefine the act of code-switching and unpack the need to wear masks.
Level 1, 300 Karangahape Road, Newton. Find out more at tautai.org/exhibitions
