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december 2005 - march 2006
	Mike Rickson Weed On A Raft (outdoor exhibition) 15th November-30th December 2005 Mike Rickson is 23 years of age and currently resides in Ashburton where he works as a Graphic Designer for a small sign-writing business. He has a degree in Visual Communications, which he completed in 2002, from the school of Art and Design at Christchurch Polytechnic. Weed On A Raft is Mike Rickson’s first solo exhibition, and is comprised of a series of images that depict the lonely figure of a dandelion adrift on a raft on the ocean. The exhibition Weed On A Raft is on display adjacent to the gardens of the Ashburton Art Gallery building on Havelock Street. The exhibition will be available for viewing until the New Year and is also viewable on the internet at www.weedonaraft.com.
	David Elliot The Wolf in the Plantation 17th December-22nd January 2006 Opening and Artist Talk Saturday 17th December 1.30pm The Wolf in the Plantation features drawings spanning the last twenty years of award winning children’s book illustrator David Elliot. David has achieved national and international success providing illustrations for numerous New Zealand children’s books, including the best-selling 100 New Zealand Poems for Children, Jack Lasenby’s Aunt Effie Series and most recently Janet Frame’s only children’s book Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun. He has also written and illustrated five picture books of his own. The gallery will have a selection of David Elliot books kindly loaned by the Ashburton Public Library. There are a number of activities for children happening at the gallery over the Christmas break so please feel free to drop in and pick up a programme.
	Melanie Richardson Featherworks 28th December–27th January 2006 Melanie Richardson is a Wellington based mixed media artist who uses feathers to express aspects of her New Zealand heritage. Melanie began weaving feathers in 1997. The feathers are collected from all over New Zealand and occasionally from overseas and are always used by the artist un-dyed in their natural state. Melanie describes the Featherworks “...as abstract landscapes of colour and texture with an added sculptural dimension.” The artist explores ideas in regard to New Zealand’s mixed cultural heritage and has been aesthetically influenced by text layouts such as newspapers and the pages of a book. The artists own writing practices are reflected in the works.
	John Badcock Passing People 11th February -19th March 2006 Passing People is an exhibition of 100 portraits by Geraldine based artist John Badcock. John has been working as a professional artist for three decades and has staged many major solo exhibitions throughout the country including recent work The Last Supper which was shown at the Christchurch Cathedral. He has been a finalist in the New Zealand Portraiture Awards in 2000,2002 and 2004 and has been the subject of two major New Zealand art films. The artist’s recently published book titled Passing People provides an in depth look into this incredible series of portraits.
	Flax roots 3rd February-5th March 2006 The Ashburton Art Gallery invites artists to contribute to this exhibition which is concerned conceptually with exploring the foundations of identity in the South Island of New Zealand. Please contact the gallery for submission information. “THE CHARACTERS AND CONSTITUTIONS THAT SHOULD COME OUT The constitutions well suited for Colonial life, are those that are very strong, and that can live and thrive on those things that are cheap. The characters, who can drive a hard bargain. Those who love money-grubbing to the depth of their souls, and care not what hardness or trouble they go to attain this much wished for goal, and those who have little softness or refinement in their nature, will get on well.” The Adventures of Pioneer Women in NZ from their letters, diaries & reminiscences. Edited by Sarah Ell. Published by The Bush Press, Auckland. 1992:P48.
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Archived Items
Programme September - November 2005
Programme July - September 2005
Programme March - June 2005
Programme September - November 2004

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