Venue Information – February 2009 Exhibition & Symposium

Published on 01/14/2009

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is recognised globally as a contemporary art museum and is home to the internationally significant Len Lye Collection and Archives.

40 Queen Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: +64-6 759 6060 | http://govettbrewster.com
Opening hours – 10.00am—5.00pm daily (Closed Christmas Day)

Exhibition Entry
Admission to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is free, although visitor donations
enable the Gallery to ensure the ongoing provision of dynamic programmes.

Symposium Entry
All the Symposium sessions will be in the main auditorium of the Govett-Brewster.
Please register for the Symposium here.

Puke Ariki
A ground-breaking knowledge centre where library, museum and visitor information are united to tell the stories of Taranaki – past, present and future.

1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: +64 (6) 759 6060 | http://www.pukeariki.com/

Opening Hours – M, T, Th, Fr – 9.00am—6.00pm
Late night Wednesday – 9.00am—9.00pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays – 9.00am—5.00pm

Exhibition Entry
Entry to the temporary exhibitions is free if you hold a Puke Ariki Membership card, there may be a $6.00 fee for non-members.

Pukekura Park
A botanical park and garden in central New Plymouth, which is being outfitted with wifi mesh and other implementations that artists and other groups will be able to activate.

Friends of Pukekura Park: About the Park
http://www.pukekura.org.nz/index.php?page=the-park

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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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