Opening event: 5.30-7pm, Tuesday 31 March. All welcome.
Art as a way of living — urgent, embodied, essential.
This exhibition gathers 10 local artists whose practices are driven by daily insistence, vital compulsion, or outright obsession. These are the works that keep them up at night: pieces pulled from the depths and heights of emotion.
Across painting, sculpture, woodcut and textile work, the show traces the continual reworking of ideas an artist can’t let go of — art as wild instinct, immersion and intensity. Some seek to capture or confront childhood memories; others to lean on whānau for artistic inspiration. Still others strive to find an authentic voice amid the overwhelming flood of mediatised images.
Eastside artists include: Anton Zamorkin, Deanna Morgan, Elizabeth Faye, Judy Rogers, Laurie Roodt, Nicholas Williamson, Nina Cook and Xinran Yu.
Mini artists include: George Bassett-Smith and Olivia Mercer.
Location: 388 Worcester St, free parking and entry.
Opening Hours: Wed-Thu: 11am-5pm | Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm
