Welcome to Festival Zone for start of Festival 2013.
Features of China, Untitled by Chen Haiwen
Features of China Exhibition
The official Festival starts this week and what better way to celebrate than with our like minded Festival partners across the Asia Pacific region. In this our 10th Auckland Festival of Photography, we present Chen Haiwen in partnership with Pingyao International Photography Festival, as part of a cultural exchange between partner Festivals in the Asia Pacific Photoforum. Chen is a member of Chinese Photographers Association, vice Chairman of Shanghai Photographers Association, executive vice Editor-in-Chief of “Shanghai Photography”. His work will be on show during the Festival as part of the cultural exhibition exchange between Auckland and Pingyao, cementing the cultural ties that exist between China and New Zealand. The show will be presented in black and white at the artists request. We acknowledge the assistance of the following people and organisations for the Festival visit by Pingyao's Mr Zhang Guotian, Chief Artistic Director and Mr Zhao Yongsheng, Deputy Director Art Committee - Mr Dave Wong, Mr Jim He, Chairman, Pacific Culture and Arts Exchange Center and a big thank you to the Chinese Language Network for their support of the festival - see more on the link to experience Chinese language and culture - and learn on the edge with CLN.
Fringe - Regional
Starting this week and weekend are over 27 Fringe exhibitions around the region, something for everyone. See all upcoming exhibitions on our Festival Calendar.
Talking Culture Symposium 1st & 2nd June
The 2013 Auckland Festival of Photography kicks off with our Response - Talking Culture Symposium, a two day symposium (June 1 & 2, Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium) exploring photographers responses to natural disasters. Response includes feature presentations from Andrew Quilty, and Giles Crook (Aus), Kit Wise (UK), Fofoga Setoga-Tuala (Samoa), Michel Varisco (US) and Allan McDonald and Richard Mahoney (New Zealand). Thanks to HP and Creative New Zealand. All day parking available at $4 at Victoria St West carpark opposite Albert Park, vouchers at info desk at Art Gallery or use public transport.
Annual Fine Arts Commission - Jennifer Mason
See this talented artist's new work for the Festival down at Silo 7 from this weekend to June 21. Thanks to Creative New Zealand and Sacred Hill. A covered outdoor exhibition with location support by Waterfront Auckland. More soon on this commissioned Mason installation in our next e-newsletter.
Festival Tuesday Circuit - June 4th
Come join us on our annual Festival Tuesday Circuit next Tuesday evening, see 14 shows in one night, courtesy of Unitec. Plan your night ahead of time.
Nikon Auckland Photo Day - June 8th 2013
We are delighted to be working on our people's competition for Auckland, a celebration of who we are as Aucklanders in 2013, as seen by the people of the region, resident or visitor, young or old, you can send in the unique way your region looks to you on Saturday 8th June and you could win a great 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize courtesy of Nikon. Full prize details here, so start planning your day or night shoot now! And watch out for the Peoples Choice voting section in late June, where you get to be the judge!
Festival Media
Out this week is D Photo magazine, Our Auckland and The Listener, plus watch TV1 on Friday evening at 7pm and Kim Hill at about 945 on Saturday on Radio New Zealand. Plus in the coming weeks watch out for Attitude TV on TV1 who will be focussing on some photographers within the Fringe. Finally last weekend's NZ Herald coverage is on our media pages.
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Sponsored by Nikon and HP. Festival Tuesday vehicles supplied by Unitec.
Media supporters - D Photo (New Zealand), Daylight Books (New York). Wine donated by Sacred Hill.
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