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KIDZFIRST Fundraising Auction

This Saturady night ART+OBJECT will conduct the Kidzfirst fundraising auction at Puketutu Island. The auction consists of 11 BMW car bonnets designed by leading New Zealand contemporary artists including Karl Maughan, Rohan Wealleans, Sarah Hughes and Tony Lane. All proceeds will go to the excellent work which Kidzfirst Childrens Hospital does and more specifically to the purchase of a new cardiac ultrsound. You can view the auction catalogue here:

http://www.sahf.org.nz/i/files/KidzFirstAuctionitems.pdf. If you're interested in bidding on any of the art and supporting a much needed venture please contact Ange at angeclates@xtra.co.nz.

Connells Bay Sculpture Park - Photographic Installation Project

Proposals are now sought for the second photographic installation project at Connells Bay Sculpture Park on Waiheke Island. Proposals for the project close on the 31st of July 2011 and will be chosen by a panel comprising of members of the Connells Bay Sculpture Trust and A+O Director of Art, Ben Plumbly. The Inaugural winner was Anne Noble. You can read more about the project and how to go about submitting a proposal here:

http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/work/jobs-opportunities/visual-arts/photography/83071-photographic-installation-call-for-proposal

Exhibition Space Altered and Extended

Over the Christmas holidays we made some fairly serious alterations to the configuration of the gallery space. We have removed the wall between the black gallery and the smaller rear gallery and opened up the space creating a generous new exhibition space which meanders around the corner from the main gallery. As you can see see, we have kept the floor-to-ceiling vertical window bays which so generously illuminate glass and sculpture and which were a popular feature of the old object or black gallery.

April 12th Catalogue to Print Tonight

Chris Heaphy, Soil

The April 12th Important Paintings and Contemporary Art catalogue goes to print tonight. The catalogue will be posted on the 29th of March and will be with the majority of you on the 30th. Similarly, it will be posted online in pdf and lot form on the 30th. We will be previewing the sale in our newly configured gallery on Tuesday the 5th. For those of you who have noted the lack of sales content looking forward, the catalogue will also serve to announce our schedule in the middle stages of the year which consists of severeal varied and interesting collections and auctions.

ART+OBJECT TO VALUE GOVETT-BREWSTER AND LEN LYE COLLECTIONS

A+O are delighted to have today been appointed by the Govett-Brewster to value their permanent collection along with the collection of the Len Lye foundation which it currently also houses. Opened in 1970, the Govett-Brewster has been recognised as a hot bed for the most challenging and interesting art produced in New Zealand and beyond. The Govett-Brewster Collection represents a significant and continuously evolving collection of contemporary and modern art. The Collection registers recent directions within a wider story of contemporary visual arts in New Zealand, the Pacific and internationally.

Important Paintings and Contemporary Art - Date Change

Please note we have changed the auction date for our upcoming Important Paintings and Contemporary Art catalogue from Thursday April 7th to Tuesday April 12th. The opening night preview will now take place on Tuesday April 5th from 5:30 with viewing as per usual up until the auction on Tuesday 12th at 6:30pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

World Class Collection of Studio Pottery Consigned

Master potter Shoji Hamada

In the middle of this year (exact date tbc) we will be offering an absolutely world class collection of studio pottery from a singular, visionary collector in Wellington. Whilst including many pots by New Zealand potters such as Len Castle, Warren Tippett, Roy Cowan and Juliet Peters the collection is most impressive by virtue of the many international potters you see in books and catalogues but rarely in the flesh in this country. These include Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Cardew, Shoji Hamada and many more. Preliminary details will appear in our upcoming art catalogue.

ART+OBJECT COLLECT SILVER!

A+O porter Sarah Ballard, displays medal.

The 50km Karapoti Classic Mountain Bike Race lived up to its billing and provided horrendous conditions for the 2011 version. Team ART+OBJECT were delighted to finish (many didn't) and pick up a silver medal, clocking in a finish time of 4: 53.

please note: some or all finishers amay have received silver medals

THE OHTEL

If you're after something different, something very stylish, something a little more personable than your standard accomodation option in Wellington, we highly recommend our advertising and accomodation partner in Wellington, The Ohtel. With only ten rooms all of which are stylishly decorated in vintage, mid-century modern furniture and accessories, and right smack bang in the heart of Wellington on Oriental Parade it is a fabulous place to stay. You can check out more about the Ohtel and place your bokking at http://www.ohtel.co.nz/.

Douglas Lloyd Jenkins Collection (preliminary highlights)

The market for 20th Century Design roared into life last night as a very strong crowd competed for quality 20th Century furnishings, Decoartive Arts and objects. As with the previous night's art sale, below is a brief list of some of the highlights with full prices realized to come soon:

Lot 327: William Mason $1465

Lot 404: Len Castle $3630

Lot 408: Frank Carpay Ferris Wheel $3045

Lot 452: Ted Dutch Tile $1405

Lot 540: Temuka Lamp Base $4455

Lot 558: Garth Chester Dining Table and Chairs $4690

Lot 560: Bob Roukema $4335

Lot 582: Jon Crichton Lamp $1875

Lot 757: Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman $6450

Lot 758: Eames Couch $5390

Lot 766: Ralph Lauren Chaise $2345

Lot 802: 1950s Matchless Motorcycle $3280

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Some of the highlights from last night's New Collectors' art sale included:

Lot 1: Marie Shannon $1525

Lot 4: Bill Hammond/Gavin Chilcott: $2815

Lot 7: Peter Peryer: $2930

Lot 96: Peter Stichbury $4220

Lot 109: Trevor Moffitt $5275

Lot 112: John Pule $5275

Lot 114: Richard Killeen $3050

Lot 127: Michael Smither $1875

Lot 130: W. Huddlestone $2345

Lot 142: Gretchen Albrecht $4100

Lot 146: Michael Illingworth $3750 (illustrated)

Lot 169: Rudolph Gopas $3515

Lot 177: Justin Boroughs $4100

Lot 180: Ralph Hotere $2990