The walls of Motueka Museum’s exhibition room vibrate with familiarity right now.
The local scenes – Motueka’s estuary, the Janie Seddon, and the saltwater baths, to name a few – are vibrantly displayed on the walls of the museum’s renovated exhibition room.
The museum’s visitor book is brimming with dozens of positive comments about the display, which is the work of the Motueka Art Group and is themed, “Scenes from the artist’s eye”.
The group’s vice president, Barbara Ingram-Monk, says that the venue brought out the best in the artwork, which includes prints and paintings of various styles.
“When you put it together in an exhibition like this, it all comes alive.”
The exhibition opened before Christmas and will run until 21 January.
The group will then be moving towards their annual showcase at the St Thomas Church, which will officially open on 26 January and run for two weeks.
The Summer Art Exhibition has been running for more than 30 years, according to a rough estimate by group member Marian Painter. She says that most of the group’s 35 members will be displaying and selling artwork at the event, which will include all styles and abilities from both hobbyists and professional artists.
The artworks will range in price from $10 to $2000, with a lot of new work available for perusal.
A unique twist to this year’s display is the apple-themed canvasses that the members have been given to put their own spin on the common theme, “The apple of Motueka’s eye”.
“It’s going to be really wacky,” Marian predicts.
All are welcome to the exhibition’s open evening at 7pm on Thursday, 25 January, with drinks and nibbles, and an opportunity to meet the artists. It will be open daily from 10am-5pm, with the final day on Saturday, 3 February.
