PCANZ Small Prints Exhibition - Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa

 

 

 

The current round of the PCANZ Small Print traveling exhibition 

is on display now until Sunday 21 Feb 2021

 

Estuary Arts Centre,

214 Hibiscus Coast Highway,

Orewa.

 

 

This is the final showing of the current selection of prints which represent PCANZ members from all over Aotearoa New Zealand and are all of a very high standard. There is a vast array of printmaking processes on display, often with multiple processes used within a single artwork. 

 

I was very pleased to be invited to say a few words at the opening event, as the local PCANZ rep, and it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to meet with some of the visitors to the show. 

 

I was asked if I could "unpick" and describe the processes that each artist used in their works to help a visitor understand some of the processes used. This was certainly challenging but, in reality, isn't this how we printmakers roll at an exhibition: nose an inch from the paper, peering this way and that, trying to assess which processes have been used and in which order. Certainly the best way to fully appreciate the prints!

 

 

 

PCANZ Members can choose to resubmit their current prints to the new round of exhibitions or they can submit up to 4 new, A4 size works. All works are for sale for $100 each. As works sell they can be taken away and another print will take it's place. Full details, including details of the venues that the new exhibition will be traveling to, are available on the PCANZ website.

 

I submitted 4 prints to be exhibited, 

one has previously sold 

and one is currently on display.

 

To view the making of these prints, and close ups, please visit an earlier blog here. 

All prints are copper sulphate etchings, embellished by hand.

Currently on display:

"Specimen I" by Toni Hartill

2 prints also submitted:

"Agathis Australis" by Toni Hartill

Previously sold

"Protector of Forests' by Toni Hartill

Scroll through the images below for a taster of the exhibition.

Apologies for the quality of the images as the lighting was challenging.

 

 The Estuary Arts Centre is a vibrant and thriving community centre comprising multiple gallery spaces, art studios and classrooms with an onsite cafe and gift shop.

For an insight into contemporary printmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand, this exhibition is a must-see while you can, and a wonderful opportunity to pick up some beautiful high quality original art at a great price. Or be sure to try to catch the new round of exhibitions starting in Christchurch in April.

 

 

Visit www.printcouncil.nz 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting!