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5th July 2024

~ Winter Collection 2024 ~

The Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its 33rd exhibition in the form of a Winter Collection for 2024, on Monday 10th June till the end of August. All welcome to come and view the exhibition that is now open to the public! In this exhibition, our artists are intensely pre-occupied with capturing how they see New Zealand’s enduring natural assets.

Typically, the gallery requests submissions from artists that follow a tightly worded brief. In this way the gallery is able to present deep reflective commentary while contributing to the inventory of New Zealand art history. However, in a collection such as this, each artist has the opportunity to bring their own subject matter, media and genre.

The binding element to the Winter Collection 2024 is the quality of the artistry that our patrons have enjoyed over the past 5 years since the gallery opened its doors. The Collection enables us to see what the artists themselves are interested in painting. In this way the sum of these compositions is greater than the parts. New artist to the gallery, Gaen adds to the exotic mix on display. We are also pleased to be exhibiting paintings from Aston Greathead whose work is represented by the Fine Art Society of New Zealand.

The catalogue is now available below.

Gallery artists presenting in the Winter Collection 2024

Bernadette Ballantyne

Hong Cumming

Gaen

Aston Greathead

Toni Kingstone

Jing Liu

Kirsten McIntosh

Bernadette Parsons

Juliet Roper

Diana Seavill

Winter Collection 2024, Catalogue pdf

Winter Collection 2024: a photographic narrative

Seen below is a veritable smorgasbord of fine art in the form of expressionism, impressionism, magical realism, claborate Chinese styles, botanical, floral and abstract. Eye candy for art lovers one and all.

Welcome Swallow Gallery hosts winners of the Fleeting Moments of Autumn photographic competition at the Sculpture Park

Winners were announced at the Welcome Swallow Gallery on Friday 14th June. The competition was judged by local photographer, Mark Hamilton.

Winner's night

Dorothy Wakeling and Sylvia Sinel from the Sculpture Park introduced, to the large gallery audience, the Fleeting Moments photographic competition expressing deep satisfaction with the way in which many people had embraced the challenge of capturing the Sculpture Park in Autumn. Mark Hamilton who judged the competition presented the winners (see below) with their prizes while praising the overall quality of the submissions.

In the meantime the People's Choice Award for best photograph has already seen numerous ballots entered. The ballot count is set for the end of July. The winner and the special prize will be announced here.