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Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
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- Otago Daily Times
Quiz raises $11k for museum exhibition
An AI rendition of what the suite of Jo Ogier's suite of art pieces — "He Wai Apakura — Te Ara Pounamu" may look like at the new museum. PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY EASTERN SOUTHLAND GALLERY After raising $11,000 at a fundraiser, the Eastern Southland Gallery has the dream of buying Jo Ogier's art of the Mataura River in sight. More than 120 people were invited to Croydon Lodge for a quiz night, testing their skills of deduction and memory. A special portion was dedicated to identifying doors around Gore, which stumped a fair few of even the most well-travelled in the crowd. Following this, an auction was held with donated goods including art pieces, tickets to events, and an a history book collection. The organisers were hoping to raise $10,000, and they walked away with $11,000 to help buy Jo Ogier's suite of art pieces — "He Wai Apakura — Te Ara Pounamu / The River's Lament — A Pathway of Treasures". The suite details the flora and fauna of the historical Mataura River, and will hopefully feature heavily in the new Māruawai Centre museum facility. Jo Ogier with some of her paintings displayed at the Eastern Southland Gallery last year. PHOTO: ENSIGN FILES The planned exhibition, "He Hikoi a Te Awaawa Mataura — A Journey Through the Mataura River", will enable visitors to learn all about the histories, food gathering sites and the flora and fauna of the region. The art pieces will be digitalised and preserved, allowing for their permanent display in the facility. Gallery programmes officer Marcella Geddes said it was an excellent night with everyone getting on board. "We're absolutely thrilled with the support. It's an indication of just how much we do have out there for our programmes and events." The goal of having Ogier's art continue to educate and inspire others with a historical look at our local river was just around the corner, she said. "This is going to get us very, very close to our final goal."
Otago Daily Times
03-06-2025
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- Otago Daily Times
Quiz, auction to help buy series
Graeme Stradling's screenprint of Lake Wānaka will be one of the auction items. Photos: supplied Brain power will be needed to help raise some funds for the purchase of an art series. The Eastern Southland Gallery's has launched a fundraising appeal to purchase Jo Ogier's series, "He Wai Apakura — Te Ara Pounamu / The River's Lament — A Pathway of Treasures". The gallery is holding a quiz night on June 14, 7pm, at the Croydon Lodge Hotel, to help the fundraiser. Jacqueline Byars holds her 2024 woodcut of the Eastern Southland Gallery. The gallery said, in a statement, by combining the fun of a general knowledge quiz with the excitement of an auction of art, books and experiences, the night promised to be an entertaining one. Auction lots included a "Cooking the Catch" culinary class with Judy Taylor, a two-night stay at a central Dunedin Airbnb, a bundle of native plants, a printmaking workshop with artist Jacqueline Byars, and artworks by Dick Frizzell, Janet de Wagt, Fane Flaws, Jacqueline Byars and Graeme Stradling. There will also be raffles, a silent auction and spot prizes on the night. Janet de Wagt, Rhododendron, 2025, gouache on paper. All proceeds from the evening will go towards the purchase of Jo Ogier's series of 26 paintings which explore the many species of native flora and fauna that once defined Māruawai and the Mataura River Valley. Digitisation will allow for all 26 images to become backdrops for permanent displays of taonga within the district's new Māruawai Centre museum facility, allowing for future long-term community engagement. To book contact the Eastern Southland Gallery. —APL
