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| Established | 2004 |
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| Location | 13 Rose Road, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Coordinates | 36°51′29″S 174°44′51″E / 36.8580°S 174.7475°E |
| Type | Art gallery |
| Director | Kim Paton |
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Objectspace is a public art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It opened in 2004 and is dedicated to the fields of craft, applied arts and design. [1]
Organisation
Objectspace's founding chair was jeweller Warwick Freeman. [2] The gallery's founding director was Philip Clarke (2004 - 2015). Kim Paton was appointed as the current director in 2015. [3]
Administered by the Objectspace charitable trust, the gallery receives support from Creative New Zealand and The Friends of Objectspace. [4] [5]
The 2017 trustees are:
- Andrew Barrie
- Ben Corban (Chair)
- Kristin D’Agostino
- Tommy Honey
- Kim Smith
- Kimina Styche
- Pauline Ray
- Deborah Crowe
- Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai
- Cathy Veninga.
The trustees have appointed Octavia Cook, Marianne Hargreaves, Justine Olsen and Areta Wilkinson as special advisors. [4]
Master of Craft series
The Objectspace Masters of Craft exhibition series highlights a New Zealand practitioner and is accompanied by a publication. Former chair Warwick Freeman writes 'A Master of Craft is someone who has acquired a deep understanding around a particular making practice. They make work that is honed by the experience of doing something very well for a very long time'. [6] Artists who have been recognized in this series include:
- industrial designer Peter Haythornthwaite (2018) [7]
- graphic designer Mark Cleverley (2014) [8]
- interior designer Nanette Cameron (2013) [9]
- jeweller Kobi Bosshard (2012)
- potter Richard Parker (2011) [10]
2017 relocation and extension of mission
In 2017 Objectspace moved from its original premises to new premises at 13 Rose Road in Ponsonby, Auckland. [11] The new gallery has increased space for exhibitions. [12] The move was driven by an increase in Objectspace's funding from Creative New Zealand, to include the disciplines of architecture and design alongside craft and applied art. [12] The opening exhibitions included an installation in the new courtyard space by Warwick Freeman, an exhibition of a collaboration between typographer Kris Sowersby and design agency Alt Group, and FutureIslands, a restaging of the New Zealand presentation at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. [12] The new gallery opened on 27 July 2017. [11]
References
- ^ "Craft and applied arts". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Three new Governors". The Arts Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Objectspace announces new Director". Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Objectspace About us". Objectspace. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Arts Leadership Investment". Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Masters of Craft". Objectspace. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Design Generation". Objectspace. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Valentine, Jonty (2014). Mark Cleverley: designer. Auckland: David Bateman. ISBN 9781869538699.
- ^ Cameron, Kirsty; Lockhart, Katie; Stone, Vivienne (2013). Nanette Cameron: Interior design legend. Auckland: Objectspace. OCLC 871006704.
- ^ Fahey, Richard (2011). Richard Parker: masters of craft. Auckland: Objectspace. ISBN 9780987650207.
- ^ a b "Twelve questions with Objectspace director Kim Paton". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ a b c Barratt, Michael. "Objectspace gallery reinvents itself as an architecture and design destination". Noted. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
- Objectspace website
- Interview with director Kim Paton, Standing Room Only, RNZ National, 20 December 2015
