REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH 2012

Opens Thursday 15th March 6-8pm on display until Sunday 8th April 2012

An exhibition of Our TCAC Members art.

The brief: Work may be in any medium, but must fit within the theme of ‘Reaction’

...a little help from TheFreeDictionary.com …

REACTION: (1.) a. A response to a stimulus.b. The state resulting from such a response. (2.) A reverse or opposing action. (3.) a. A tendency to revert to a former state. b. Opposition to progress or liberalism; extreme conservatism. (4.) Chemistry A change or transformation in which a substance decomposes, combines with other substances, or interchanges constituents with other substances. (5.) Physics A nuclear reaction. (6.) Physics An equal and opposite force exerted by a body against a force acting upon it. (7.) The response of cells or tissues to an antigen, as in a test for immunization.

Entries Close : Friday, 15 June 2012 - 4pm 

Opens Thursday 5th July 6 – 8 pm—On display until Sunday 29thJuly

Our 5th Emerging Artist Awards exhibition for those that are still finding their 'art feet' with two fortunate artists coming away with an arts grant to help further their arts careers.
Two respected judges will award two grants to fresh new talent – one $1000 Arts West Grant, including a plaque that the artist will hold for one year, a feature article in Gallery36 online magazine, and one $500 Arts West Grant.

This concept was developed to bring out our hidden (emerging) talent – the ones that have had little or no exposure to the public - and assist them by guiding them through a number of processes they will need to understand as they emerge: applications for awards, competitions, funding – exhibiting – advertising – building databases of buyers, galleries etc.
The Emerging Artists Awards Grants have a mandatory ‘accountability process’ that the recipients will also be guided through. The grants must be spent to further artistic endeavor (not to catch up on unpaid fines etc :-)).

Up For Grabs

• All 20 Finalists - Exhibited in the Upstairs Gallery for 3 weeks.
• One Winner - $1000 Arts West Grant, plus $150 Resene Gift Voucher, $150 Gordon Harris Voucher, a feature article in Gallery36 online magazine.
• One Runner Up - $500 Arts West Grant, plus $100 Resene Gift Voucher, $100 Gordon Harris Voucher
• 18 Finalists - $20 Resene Gift Voucher18 Finalists - Profiled in a special edition of Gallery36 the ezine showcasing Emerging Artists
• One People’s Choice Award Winner - $100 MyCanvas Voucher

24 & 25 March 2012 (10am – 4pm)

Over 100 artists – 60 venues – One weekend – FREE
(or bus tours $15 per person – bookings recommended)

Artists throughout Auckland West are invited to register for the 8th Annual West Artists’ Open Studio weekend.  This is an opportunity for artists to showcase their work to the public from their home studio or join in a cluster group for the weekend.

Artists can register online at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

A FREE brochure and map will be available in early March. 
Enquiries contact Julie Nash ph 301 0101 extn 428934 or email 

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