Hours:
10am til 4pm
Directions:
Travel up the "309 Road" (Whitianga end) - turns off between Whitianga & Coroglen
8 kms from Whitianga take the first turning to the right, "Old Coach Road"
Take the third driveway on left - Wairua Retreat - Haere Mai
Biography:
Sculpture Walk
Wander around the extensive grounds to view large contemporary outdoor sculpture, land & water based
including 'Morepork Poles' by Hamish Williamson, 'Smother Nature' a giant net made from plastic bags other works to be confirmed.
Gallery
Selection of painting, drawing & indoor sculpture using contemporary techniques & ideas.
Hamish Williamson is an Elam graduate, concerned with contemporary sculptural ideas & activating space. Recent sculpture draws inspiration from the "Moreporks that live around my home...hang in the shadows & I see them from the corner of my eye, never sure if I have seen or imagined their presence. They are like the ghosts of people gone, returning to guard our bush & remind us of wisdom lost.
Louise McRae - self-taught artist been painting with oils for many years, drawing inspiration from the landscape, interested in space & surface. Recent work is combining contemporary sculptural ideas with the painting. Gaia Skins - a range of latex globes suspended in dark boxes painterly objects that prick & laugh at our fear. More work on the way....
Come swim in the river - lunch & refreshments available.
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