Funding approved!
We have reason to celebrate this week with the news that on behalf of the Peace and Disarmament Education Trust and the Department of Internal Affairs we have received funding to further develop the Peace Space in the Museum of…
Tasty Installations in the Vernacular Lounge
This week there are two new interactive installations in the Vernacular Lounge at The Depot. Paint a Face by Robyn Gibson and Food For Thought by Siobhan Garrett. PAINT A FACE!!! – Collaborate with artist Robyn Gibson for the Devonport…
Alex Taylor awarded a Silver Scroll!
Above: Alex Taylor installing his map of New Zealand composers for the Cultural mapping Project exhibition Sum of the Parts. (late) Congratulations to Alex Taylor the 2012 winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for his piece [inner]. The APRA (the…
Photographer Brendan Kitto, Seamless Genius
Brendan Kitto is a multi-talented artist and a solid example of how creative interests and entrepreneurial pursuits may be paired seamlessly. His interest and ability in aerosol art and relationships with other artists provided the foundation for his online aerosol…
Your votes have been counted!
Today I had the distinct pleasure of tallying up the votes for your favourite logo design by Nigel Brown for the Museum of the Vernacular. It was a close count and I had to ask Sarah Bing to do a…
Introducing Siobhan Crowley…
We are fortunate enough to have the wonderfully energetic and inspiring Siobhan Crowley* with us at the Depot as part of an internship through Unitec. What better way to get to know someone than with a few nosey questions –…
Water Sound Mandala
Raymond from Vibrant Videos has yet again made a fantastic film, this time of the Peace is Not Merely the Absence of War exhibition opening. You can watch Janet Dudney’s Water Sound Mandala installation here. Thank you Raymond!
Google Art Project
WOW! I’ve just been looking through the Google Art Project at the various collections and really enjoying the timeline axis which allows you to browse images from a particular year from the collections of galleries and museums such as the…
Neighbours – A sound performance
Neighbors, a sound performance piece in response to the atrocity of civilian casualties in any military or war campaign was performed at The Depot during The Cultural mapping project Exhibition -Sum of the Parts on Saturday August 18. Neighbors was…