Travel & Accommodation Information

Published on 01/13/2009

Travel to New Plymouth

By Car Taranaki is approximately 4.5 hrs pleasant drive from either Auckland or Wellington. For suggested itinerary ideas, visit the Destination Taranaki website. By Air There are direct 45-minute flights from Wellington, Auckland or Nelson. Check with Air New Zealand for flight details. New Plymouth airport is located 15 minutes drive from the centre of town. A taxi to the town centre will cost $20-$25. By Coach There are daily coach services operated by InterCity Coachlines and Newmans from Wellington, Auckland, Waitomo, Palmerston North and Hamilton.

See below for further maps of Taranaki and event venues:
Map of Taranaki
Venue Information – Residency
Venue Information – Exhibition & Symposium

Accommodation

WITT Campus Accommodation
Accommodation on Bell
20 Bell Street, New Plymouth. p: (06) 968-3002

$100 per night for 1-2 nights
$65 per night for 3-7 nights
$50 per night for 7 or more nights

The rooms are not huge but comfortable and so we recommend to find someone to share with if you would like to halve the price.

In each room there are: * King, Queen or twin beds * En-suite toilet/shower * TV * Fridge * Desk or table * Tea & coffee making facilities * Bed linen, towels & toiletries * Telephone and internet connections

Email: info@accommodationonbell.co.nz
Booking form: http://www.accommodationonbell.co.nz/contact.php
If you are a residency artist, please mention this as you book.

Other New Plymouth Accommodations
To find accommodation elsewhere in New Plymouth, please see:
http://www.taranaki.co.nz/accommodation_search.php

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Intercreate.org is a project based research centre which consists of an international network of people interested in interdisciplinary creativity. Project foci include interdisciplinary projects, education initiatives and residencies. Intercreate is a not-for-profit trust that is registered with the Charities Commmission of New Zealand.

SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens
A symposium followed by a creative residency is to be held mid to late January 2011 in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. The symposium will be held at Owae Marae, and seeks to bring a range of knowledge groups together to investigate the cultural roots of climate change and seek out poetically pragmatic approaches to encouraging the cultural and behavioural shifts required.

The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens creative residency participants include Sue Page and Janine May, Jo Tito, Andrew Hornblow, Dhyana Beaumont, Lanfranco Aceti, DodoLab (Andrew Hunter with Lisa Hirmer), Karen Ingham, ÆLab (Gisèle Trudel with Stéphane Claude), Josephine Starrs and Leon Cmielewski, Angelo Vermeulen, Justin Morgan, Jonah Marinovich, Nina Czegledy (our International Research Fellow) and Janine Randerson, Keith Armstrong and James Muller, Ramon Guardans. Dr Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, Roger Malina and Erich Berger of Arsbioarctica will be involved in the hui, to be held at Owae marae. Julian Priest's Slow Flow project is also a partner project, and will immediately follow the SCANZ 2011 residency.

The dates for the events in and around the city of New Plymouth are:

Symposium/Hui — 14th-16th of January, Owae Marae in Waitara.

Creative Residency — 17th-30th of January, WITT Campus in New Plymouth.

Workshops — Throughout city, schedule to come.

Public Events — Throughout city, schedule to come. Will include events on the closing weekend.

Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ)
Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (SCANZ) is New Zealand’s premier art, technology, culture and ecology event and involves a symposium, creative residency, and public events and exhibitions. Occurring bi-annually, it has typically involved a mix of Aotearoa New Zealand and international artists, producers, theorists and curators many of whom are leading practitioners. Held in New Plymouth, SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens will be the third event.

Intercreate.org gratefully acknowledges the support and partnerships of:

Creative New Zealand

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

Puke Ariki

Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT)

TSB Community Trust

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