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A Brush With Fame
An Exhibition by Patrick Murphy
21 March - 15 April
Community Gallery - Franklin Arts Centre
Patrick is an artist from the Waikato district and lives just out of Tuakau on 4 acres. After leaving Palmerston North Boys High School he was accepted into Elam University of Fine … View moreA Brush With Fame
An Exhibition by Patrick Murphy
21 March - 15 April
Community Gallery - Franklin Arts Centre
Patrick is an artist from the Waikato district and lives just out of Tuakau on 4 acres. After leaving Palmerston North Boys High School he was accepted into Elam University of Fine Arts in Auckland and a course in Visual Communication and Marketing in Wellington. He accepted the latter. After a successful career in advertising he left the industry 2 years ago as an Executive Creative Director and part owner of an independent advertising agency.
Since then Patrick has returned to his two great passions, art and music, where he combined them to create a series called “A Brush with Fame”. The Works have been created on brushes using acrylics and uses iconic musicians as his subjects. Some comic book and movie characters have also been part of the series.
Patrick has always loved to collect works that draw him in and makes him smile. He hopes you enjoy the art as much as he enjoys producing them.
Photographed by Ethan Lowry
Boundaries of Adaptation
An exhibition by Nina Bulgakova
28 February - 18 March
Community Gallery Space - Franklin Arts Centre
Opening Event: Saturday 28 February, 10am
Adaptation is often understood as the ability to adjust to an environment, to accept its conditions and become less … View moreBoundaries of Adaptation
An exhibition by Nina Bulgakova
28 February - 18 March
Community Gallery Space - Franklin Arts Centre
Opening Event: Saturday 28 February, 10am
Adaptation is often understood as the ability to adjust to an environment, to accept its conditions and become less visible within it. In this body of work, the focus shifts to a different moment, the point at which adaptation reaches its limit and begins to form a boundary.
This boundary is not a gesture of refusal or isolation. It appears as a need to define how interaction with the outside world takes place. Not to shut it out, but to stay in contact while maintaining a sense of stability. Here, the boundary is not an opposition, but a way of reaching agreement.
The works take the form of wall-mounted sculptural objects, where the boundary becomes material and physically present. Within these objects, it is expressed through weight, density, surface, and tension of form, shifting from an abstract idea into a direct experience.
Define Gravity - An Exhibition by Tatiana Skorik
07 -25 February
Community gallery space - Franklin Arts Centre
Opening event:
Saturday 7th February
11am, All Welcome
Define Gravity is not a statement, but an invitation - to reflect on gravity not only as a physical law, but as a … View moreDefine Gravity - An Exhibition by Tatiana Skorik
07 -25 February
Community gallery space - Franklin Arts Centre
Opening event:
Saturday 7th February
11am, All Welcome
Define Gravity is not a statement, but an invitation - to reflect on gravity not only as a physical law, but as a sensation: something felt, reformulated, and momentarily shifted.
This photographic exhibition explores gravity as both a physical and internal force. Local dancers are portrayed in suspended moments where effort remains visible and release has not yet arrived.
The photographer dwells on pauses - fragile intervals where tension, vulnerability, and presence become perceptible.
Here, gravity functions not only as a physical force, but as a metaphor for discipline, expectation, and internal pressure carried by the dancer. Photography becomes a way to reveal what often
escapes attention: weight, silence, and the tension that exists within flight.
Swap the usual routine for something a little more colourful. Join us at Franklin Arts Centre for a fun morning of creativity. Come, meet new friends and make and paint your very own pottery!
Suitable for ages 4 and up. No experience needed, just bring yourself and your imagination. Wear something… View moreSwap the usual routine for something a little more colourful. Join us at Franklin Arts Centre for a fun morning of creativity. Come, meet new friends and make and paint your very own pottery!
Suitable for ages 4 and up. No experience needed, just bring yourself and your imagination. Wear something you don't mind getting dirty. We’ll provide all the materials, easy guidance, and an open-hearted, supportive teaching environment to encourage you to make whatever you like! Participants will be shown how to make a mug, a bowl, a planter or a pet, but they are more than welcome to bring their own ideas.
🖌 What’s Included:
🌸 Clay and professional guidance
🎨 A wide range of tools, paints and brushes
🎶 A fun, supportive atmosphere with music and good vibes
You can take your unfired piece home, or leave it with us to be professionally fired and glazed for an additional $20. The additional fee can be paid with cash in person. The finished piece can be collected from FAC 2 months after the event.
Session 1 Monday 12th January
Session 2 Tuesday 13th January
10am -12pm
Wētā room, Franklin Arts Centre
To book:
Monday 12th Jan Session: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Tuesday 13th January Session: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Embroidery Exhibition
An Exhibition by the Counties Embroidery Guild
05 November - 25 November
Community Gallery space Franklin Arts Centre
This exhibition features the work of local embroiderers who are members of the Counties Embroiderers’ Guild Inc. based in South Auckland.
The … View moreEmbroidery Exhibition
An Exhibition by the Counties Embroidery Guild
05 November - 25 November
Community Gallery space Franklin Arts Centre
This exhibition features the work of local embroiderers who are members of the Counties Embroiderers’ Guild Inc. based in South Auckland.
The Counties Embroiderers’ Guild Inc. is a branch of the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guild Inc. (ANZEG) and provides an opportunity for new and experienced embroiderers to share and learn needlecraft and embroidery techniques.
This Embroidery Exhibition will demonstrate a variety of embroidery techniques both traditional and contemporary with the opportunity to “Have A Go” on Saturday 22nd November.
The Counties Embroiderers’ Guild Inc. meets at two venues in South Auckland each month.
1st Thursday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 am at Ngāti Tamaoho, 128 Hingaia Road, Karaka
2nd Thursday of the month from 9:30 to 12 noon at St Andrews Anglican Church Hall, 43 Queen Street,
Pukekohe with a “Stitch and Chat” session following the meeting from 12 to 2:30 pm (bring your lunch)
Our Guild welcomes new members and our members will be present at the Exhibition each day to
discuss the exhibits and work of our Guild.
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