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A collection of Auckland artists have banded together to show support for the person they want overseeing the Arts District in the next term. For many of the artists who do not have the ability to vote directly, this is the next best thing. This has manifested as an online fundraising auction, pulled together by Art Ache.
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Celebrating her 70th year, Susan Te Kahurangi King is an ever more-celebrated contemporary artist, exhibited in Aotearoa and as far afield as London, Paris, and New York. The second of 12 siblings, Susan was three years old when she began to withdraw from speaking; by eight years old she was mute. But it wasn’t until many years later that it was discovered that she had autism.
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It was at her “tiny rural Waikato school” that illustrator Cat Chapman realised she had a knack for art, being “the kid you went to if you wanted a drawing of a horse’s head – with very long eyelashes!” But, she admits, she never dared dream it possible to do as a job.
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With a background in advertising, branding, and new business development, and having recently completed her postgraduate studies in art history, Agoston Cleary understands how art enriches lives.
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Established by Auckland-based owners Anthony and Sandra Grant, Sculptureum currently displays around 650 artworks that have been collected over 20 years. We asked Anthony about the creation of Sculptureum.
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