Lounge at The Museum of the Vernacular!
Not long to go until the Museum of the Vernacular’s latest exploration of Aotearoa’s cultural identity opens! From the 17th-25th November the Depot brings you LOUNGE at the Museum of the Vernacular. LOUNGE hosts vernacular landscapes from Nigel Brown, Don…
DepotSounds Cultural Map
DepotSounds studio manager Mark Howden has assembled an impressive wall display here at The Depot showing the vast array of bands and musicians that have been part of DepotSounds heritage. Come and see if you recognize Gin Wigmore and the…
Not Long To Go!
Lounge is coming along nicely with new additions to the exhibition every day. The incredible Ruth Coombes has donated a plethora of ‘loungey’ goodies and the Depot’s own Sally Lush has delivered her Summer Sky and Bush Walk landscapes. Amy…
Museum of the Vernacular – good as gold!
Little high, little low – this week from the Museum of the Vernacular we bring you good news with the sad! We are happy to welcome Robyn Gibson as the Museum of the Vernacular curator. Robyn was invaluable for the…
LOUNGE
“Vernacular… belonging in place, knowing your own stories, realizing your own potential. Being yourself rather than trying to be someone else.” Tony Watkins Watch this space! Lounge coming to you from the 17th November at the Museum of the Vernacular…
Vernacular Landscapes at the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
Wowee! An exhibition of vernacular landscape paintings has just been installed at the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum in Devonport! Above (L-R): Don Binney, Betty Curnow, Robyn Gibson Works by Robyn Gibson, Don Binney, Richard Joughin, Dean Buchanan, Anna Hollings,…
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…