Objectspace Explained

Objectspace
Coordinates:-36.858°N 174.7475°W
Location:13 Rose Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Type:Art gallery
Director:Kim Paton

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:

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:

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craft and applied arts. . Ministry for Culture and heritage. 9 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Three new Governors. The Arts Foundation. 10 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Objectspace announces new Director. Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 18 February 2024. 14 August 2015. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180219154633/https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/objectspace-announces-new-director . 19 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Objectspace About us. Objectspace. 9 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Arts Leadership Investment. Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 9 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Masters of Craft. Objectspace. 9 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Design Generation. Objectspace. 2 March 2018. en.
  8. Book: Valentine. Jonty. Mark Cleverley: designer. 2014. David Bateman. Auckland. 9781869538699.
  9. Book: Cameron. Kirsty. Lockhart. Katie. Stone. Vivienne. Nanette Cameron: Interior design legend. 2013. Objectspace. Auckland. 871006704.
  10. Book: Fahey. Richard. Richard Parker: masters of craft. 2011. Objectspace. Auckland. 9780987650207.
  11. News: Twelve questions with Objectspace director Kim Paton. New Zealand Herald.
  12. Web site: Barratt. Michael. Objectspace gallery reinvents itself as an architecture and design destination. Noted. 28 July 2017.