This is the second year I have exhibited with this group. It is interesting that a small gallery in a rural area in New Zealand with the help of a group of volunteers can put on an exhibition with an important message. In fact within the art establishment around the world discussions are taking place about the sources of funding and sponsorship for public art galleries. Do these sources have an interest in arms, money laundering, sex slavery and human trafficking. How independent should a public art gallery be and what is its social responsibility.
Wooden Fence at East Gore School
Never underestimate the generosity of a school community! This fence was made out of off cuts donated by that community, saving loads of money on this art project. My job as a community artist is to have an overview of both the finished design and the making but the students do the actual design and building. They designed different objects based on the shapes of the timber off cuts and then built them using screws and nails and off cuts that were actually bigger than them! This was a whole school project and they persevered through wind, rain and heat and created this fence to protect the new garden and orchard.
