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Several Mahurangi artists will feature in the annual Art in August exhibition in the Southgate Room at Oaks on Neville next month.
In a change from previous years, next month’s exhibition will not include Mahurangi College students.
Organiser Jan McKerrow says that due to recent changes in the school’s curriculum, focussing towards workbook learning and idea development, participation was regrettably not feasible.
“While the students won’t be participating, the artists will still contribute a 10 per cent commission from all sale proceeds to the college art department,” McKerrow says.
The college is planning to run its own exhibition in October, featuring senior folio boards alongside a curated selection of junior/middle school artwork.
“This event will be a celebration of creativity, inviting parents and the community to witness the remarkable talents of the students. We look forward to the college students returning to the exhibition next year.”
Next month’s exhibition will feature the work of local artists Claire Erica, Sonia and Blair Fraser, Simon Payton and Maggie Matheson. Also exhibiting will be Nikki Roberton, Arlin Sukarlin and Julianna Trolove, all from Marlborough, Fiona Ehn from Dairy Flat and Mosh Azizou from Auckland.
There will be a range of art forms and subjects, from landscapes and seascapes to abstract and mixed media.
Payton says he has been doing a lot of sketching of musicians and people around Warkworth over the past year, which will provide some local interest.
The exhibition will be open to the public from August 9 to 11, from 10am onwards.
