Art for a Cure Auction this Friday Night 30/10/09

ART+OBJECT auction the Breast Cancer Research fundrasing auction this Friday night at the Hopetoun Alpha. Curated by Paul Baragwanath and featuring works by many of New Zealand's leading Contemporary artists, it is sure to be a brilliant and supportive night for a wonderful cause. See you there!

http://www.breastcancercure.org.nz/events/future-events?id=eb3e51b8-7cbd-4101-98c4-b5ab062d9541

Real Art Road Show Book Launch

Last night ART+OBJECT hosted Fiona Campbell's Real Art Road Show book launch at their gallery. A good growd of mostly artists, writers and curators turned up to hear both Fiona and Hamish Keith talk. The book is an impressive volume and a wonderful testament to one of the most original and generous art collection concepts in the country. Be sure to catch the buses at a town near you. Meanwhile the book is now available at all good book stores with proceeds going to keeping the buses on the roads and in schools.

Hamish Coney named Finalist in 2009 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

On Thursday 13th August, at a sparkling cocktail event at the Auckland Art Gallery, 16 of New Zealand’s most successful entrepreneurs were announced as finalists in the New Zealand’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, included among them was Hamish Coney, Managing Director of ART+OBJECT. The finalists represent a diverse range of industries across New Zealand, from baby hammocks to ice cream manufacturers. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Director Jon Hooper said this year's finalists are people who have held fast to their dreams despite challenging economic times: "To become a finalist in these Awards, entrepreneurs must display leadership, creativity, business acumen, perseverance, and an unflinching determination to succeed. This year’s finalists have shown they have all of that and more. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards recognises and celebrates these people, their substantial achievements, and their contribution to our society and to our economy.” Category winners will be announced on Friday 11 September, and New Zealand’s 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year will be announced at an award banquet on Thursday 22 October. For more insformation go to http://www.ey.com/NZ/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/2009-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year-finalists.

Brochure Out Today!

ART+OBJECT have today posted out their final brochure for 2009 calling for entries for their upcoming sales of Important New Zealand Paintings and Contemporary Art (November 26) and Objects of Desire (December 9th). Gracing the cover (as well as our current homepage) is Pat Hanly's masterpiece, Yellow Jogger from his classic Golden Age series of works, produced in 1981. The work has been in a local private collection since it was acquired by the current owner with some assistance from Rodney Kirk-Smith in the year it was produced. We are offering it with an estimate of $160 000 - $220 000 and expect it to set a new record price for the artist at auction. Final entries for the last major art sale of 2009 are invited over the next couple of weeks.

What Else Could We Do?

It's not news but... After a week we would rather forget, we decided the best thing for it was to hit the trails... Whakarewarewa forest, Split Enz trail, Friday 6:30pm, troubles all of a sudden a world away...