WELCOME TO ARATOI
Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
February 3 , 2010
News, Views & What's On
Coming Soon
A Serious Kind of Beauty
The Heroic Landscape
Photography Exhibition
Opens Sunday 12 February - 28 March
"These photographs explore the conceptual aspects of landscape and its impact on contemporary thought.
They are depictions of place, where ‘place' becomes a cultural construct, incorporating the factors of time and the narratives contained within the landscape, places where events accumulate. They have a presence beyond the mere representation of nature in the raw; the unknown, often alienating character of land."
What's On Main Gallery Hexon Cusp A Decade
Brendon Wilkinson
A selection of works spanning the last decade
Saturday, 23 January - Sunday, 23 March, 2010
Gina Jones
Saturday, 12 December - Sunday, 7 February, 2010
"Jones combines two careers - artist and architect. This is a comfortable mix because her art has a strong constructivist feel."
Warwick Brown, Seen this Century, 2009
Rockers & Rollers
Prints from the collection of Aratoi
and The Rutherford Trust
Saturday, 21 November - 7 February, 2010 Wesley Wing
Collectors Choice 'The Wai Art Collection'
An exhibition of the Waiart Group's collection of contemporary New Zealand art.
Saturday, 30 January- Wednesday, 24 February
Windows Gallery
The Silk Envelope - Mandy Emerson
Satuday 30 January - Sunday, 28 February
Wairarapa Whakaputa Mohio - Settling the Land
The new history exhibit at Aratoi is
now open to the public. The exhibit
spans the 800 year history of the Wairarapa.
Tamahau Mahupuku's chair
Foyer
Jewellery by Local Artists
Kiwi Keepsakes by Sara Sarich
"Kiwi Keepsakes"
Jewellery by Deborah Walsh
Deborah Walsh
Rutherford Trust Collection now stored at Aratoi
The Rutherford Collection, including works by Ralph Hotere, Colin McCahon, Rita Angus, Max Gimblett, John Weeks and Toss Woollaston, totals 147 artworks. Works will be available for loan to other galleries and museums.
New storage racks
New storage racks
New storage racks
A purpose designed mezzanine floor has been constructed in the climate controlled collection store room to house new painting storage racks.
These sliding racks enable the collection to be mounted without allowing individual paintings to touch one another.
The Rutherford Trust Collection
The arrival of the Rutherford
Trust Collection at Aratoi in 2006 greatly
enhances the existing collection. The Aratoi collection, amassed over
36 years of existence as the Wairarapa Arts Centre
and (since 2002) Aratoi, has been largely reliant
on bequests and donated work. There has been little
in the kitty for the purchase of art works. To
have access to a collection as wide-ranging and
contemporary as the Rutherford is a great asset.
Below are a few sample works.
Gordon Walters - Tamaki -1983, Rutherford Trust Collection
Michael Cuby - Saloon - In Walked Bud - 1996, Rutherford Trust Collection
David Armitage - Acrobat -1989, Rutherford Trust Collection
The collection includes
landscape painting by Rita Angus, Don Binney,
Colin McCahon, John Bevan Ford, Doris Lusk, Michael
Smither, William Sutton, Toss Woollaston and Brent Wong.
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General
Information
Aratoi
Museum
entrance situated on Bruce Street, Masterton, opposite the New World Supermarket.
Hours: Open 7 days 10 - 4.30
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Good Friday
You can find us using the Google map below.
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Admission
by gold coin donation.
Some touring shows may attract an entrance charge. These
will be advertised on this website.
Aratoi's newest permanent exhibit opened to the public on 7 July, 2007. The exhibit spans the 800 year history of the Wairarapa, telling its story with objects, images and video.
Main Gallery
Click here to see our floor plan. Contact details for exhibitions, venue hire and applications:
ARATOI Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
PO Box 648
Masterton
New Zealand
info@aratoi.co.nz
ph: 0064 6 370 0001
fax: 0064 6 370 0003
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