Dreams for Sale - Opens Today!

Thistle Hall is a vibrant community centre in the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital. We provide a community hall, meeting room and Wellington's only community gallery showcasing a range of artists and crafts people, from the established to the emerging. Thistle Hall is located on the corner of Cuba and Arthur streets. The shows on at Thistle Hall Community Gallery are run by the artists who hire it.

On Now
8 - 14 NOVEMBER 2010
DREAMS FOR SALE - ART EXHIBITION / FUNDRAISER: MISS MICA STILL.

OPEN: 11.00am - 6.00pm daily.
EXHIBITION PARTY: 5.00 - 8.00pm Friday 12 November.

Have you ever wanted to see what lurks underneath an artist’s bed? Well, Miss Mica wants to show you!
Mica is clearing out her studio and raising funds for a whirlwind tour of Australia, late 2011. Dreams For Sale will overwhelm the senses with a recreation of Mica’s own loving environment, in which you’re invited to explore the last six years of her dream-life.

There will be over 100 works for sale for all budgets. COME make her dreams come true and support your local artist. Mica promises to never disappoint the punters!

EXHIBITION PARTY: A fun filled night with guest musicians stopping by to tickle your ears, nibbles to treat and art to satisfy. Little Bark and other local musicians will be stopping by to get the party going. ***Please bring a can of pet food - donated to the SPCA***

**If you would like to request more information/pictures regarding the event please email me or give me a ring on 021 95 7530.

Up Next
16 - 21 NOVEMBER 2010
HURRY UP DUKE! PLUSH INSTALLATION BY ANTOINETTE RATCLIFFE.

OPENING: 5.30 - 8.30pm Monday 15 November.
OPEN: 11.00am - 5.30pm Tuesday - Friday and 10.00am - 4.00pm Saturday.

At last, someone was able to help the slashed up and dying bear, Morris. The bunnies Sugar and Sadie had been unsuccessful with their first aid kit in previous installations, but Duke the zombie Dachshund has transformed Morris into a zombie bear. They keep each other company, but Morris is still having trouble training Duke to be a bit more civilized.

Antoinette Ratcliffe is a Wellington artist, doing her MA at The School of Media Arts. Antoinette's content related interests are a development of thematic narrative using banal situations and anthropomorphic association to create an existentially humorous situation which alludes to a B grade horror film with a comic influence. The punch lines are created with the banality, the kitsch bond and the actions that the characters illustrate in their situation. Antoinette is continuing to develop her characters, providing new situations in the frame by frame comic book narrative aesthetic for exhibition. In the future she would like to create a publication which will document the plush installations and play off the comic book humour. The next time Duke and Morris will be out and about will be in February 2011 at Ramp Gallery in Hamilton and The School of Media Arts window space on Ward Street. Watch details unfold on her website, www.theplushroom.wordpress.com.

Please see http://www.thistlehall.org.nz for more information

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