Slice of Life
Village Arts Gallery in Kohukohu, Hokianga, has developed an interesting variation on the Cultural Mapping theme with its ‘Slice of Life’ exhibition, acknowledging a familiar and iconic aspect of Kohukohu history and identity. The subject is Vic Gurney’s truck, and…
Sausages and Prawns yum yum
The Museum of the Vernacular is bringing you ‘Pot Luck’ during Auckland Art Festival in March 2013. It will be a visually delicious feast exploring the distinctive kiwi culinary culture. Pot Luck will taste test what cuisine really means to…
The Whare in the Bush
Like the Museum of the Vernacular, this project has a distinctly vernacular vibe to it. Four women architectural graduates (myself included) are designing and building a 10m2 cabin with found and donated material, expertise and energy on a patch of…
CommUnity
Group Show: CommUnity 19 January – 14 February, 2013 The Depot’s philosophy is ‘creating an environment that encourages creating’. This exhibition explores the characteristics that embody the community and encourages people to take part in identifying those components that are…
The Vernacular Lounge is back in action!
The Vernacular Lounge is back! At the Depot in Clarence Street we have a cosy little lounge as part of the Museum of the Vernacular where you can sink into the comfy couches and revel in the collection of books…
Dean Buchanan and the Vernacular Landscape
Recently Linda Blincko and Linda Gair had the opportunity to visit Dean Buchanan in his Karekare studio. His new works are remarkably vernacular and the New Zealand map was inspired by the Depot’s Sum of the Parts exhibition and Cultural…