ARTS

Arts in Action

Watch and learn, as several artisans, artists and craftsmen showcase their skill by working on their art pieces during the festival. The Artisans are happy to answer questions! Become inspired!

Tibetan Sand Painting

Tibetan monks Geshe Jamyang Sherab and Karma Gyaltsen will share their skill and culture by painting auspicious symbols in find grains of coloured sands. This form of sand painting has not been done in New Zealand before – and the festival is pleased to host this amazing event. The monks will be set up in Forum North, and is opened to being viewed free of charge.

Love Letters in Cafler Park

Love Letters at Your Feet is a collection of love poems by Meliors Simms, written in chalk, along the hidden paths and quirky structures of little Cafler Park, tucked away behind Forum North.

Chalk, like romantic passion, eventually dissolves, so make the most of this fleeting chance to walk the paths of love…

Opening Ceremony for Love Letters
In front of the Central Library, (Buskers Pitch), Saturday @ 9:30am. Karakia and songs of love with the Waiata Joy singers of Pehiaweri Marae

Love bombing Whangarei?
You may have seen some of Meliors Simms’s work in the lead-up to the festival?

Visit Meliors Simms’s Blog at www.meliors.co.nz

Whangarei Central Library Exhibitions

An exhibition featuring Northland writers and including early works from Maori oral tradition.

Authors of Tai Tokerau
From Kupe to Contemporary

May Bain Room, Whangarei Central Library, during Library open hours
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July

The first seeds of an ongoing project of' Whangarei Friends of the Library, NZ Society of Authors Northland and the Whangarei Heritage Museum to preserve a historical record of the words, works and lives of Northland wordsmiths past and present.

Also short films involving Northland writers.

Children’s Art Competition and Exhibition
The Whangarei Central Library will host an exhibition of Children’s Art, as part of the Arts Competition. Entries to the competition will be exhibited and can be viewed from the 19th July until 1pm the 22nd July.

Vote on your favourite entry!
Members of the public are invited to come into the library, view the wonderful artwork of our children, and vote on what you think are the winning pieces. Voting concludes on Sunday the 22nd July at 1pm.

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