The living arts

Press, 20 January 1981, Page 7

The living arts

Gingko Gallery An exhibition of 32 works on paper called •‘Three Wellington Women” will open at the Arts Centre’s Gingko Gallery' today. The three women who have contributed to the exhibition are Kate Coolahan, Vivian Lynn and Julia van Helden. All the works, which are for sale, have been taken from the Gingko Gallery’s own stock.

Both Kate Coolahan and Vivian Lynn have done works on "paper and prints for some time, and have contributed to shows organised by the Print Council.

Kate Coolahan, who was originally from Australia but has lived in Wellington for many years, is a painter and weaver. She has taught graphic design at the Wellington Polytechnic, and was invited to Japan to learn more about hand-made paper. She has 15 etchings and photo-etchings in the exhibition.

Vivian Lynn is a screen printer, and six of her eight works form a series about playgrounds. Julia van Helden, who is also a painter and potter, has nine works on paper, including water colours, pastels and collages, in the exhibition. She works mainly on still-lifes and scenes of Wellington hills. f The exhibition will run until January 30. It will be followed by an exhibition of works by the Timaru artist, Rosemary Campbell. Playbox Theatre The Riccarton Players will provide holiday entertainment for children again this summer with its “Playbox Theatre.” The theatre has planned a lively programme with seven stories and a bracket of songs. Some of the stories include “Three Billy Goats Gruff,” “Expotition to the North Pole,” which is a Pooh Bear adventure, “Three Little Kittens,” and “Brer Rabbit and the Glue Pot.” Produced by Doug Clarke, the programme

will open on Saturday and will run until January 31. “Playbox Theatre” will perform in the Wharenui School Hall in Matipo Street, Riccarton. The show will start at 6.30 p.m. on week-days and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays. 290 pots on show

Nearly 300 pots are on display this week in the Centre Gallery of the Arts Centre as part of an exhibition by the Canterbury Potters’ Association.

The exhibition, which opened yesterday and will be open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day until Friday, has been organised in conjunction with the joint conference New Zealand and Australian Library Associations.

The 290 pots, which are all for sale, were selected from the work of about 30 Canterbury potters who are members of the association. The exhibition in-

eludes domestic ware, vases and 'decorative hanging pots and planters, as well as pots in earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Locals at C.S.A. The work of two well known Christchurch artists will be exhibited in the Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery from this week.

The display of life dr..wings by Doris Lusk and paintings by John Coley will run until February 6. Works from the gallery’s stock collection will also be shown.

Exhibitions of paintings by Leonard Lambert, murals by John Foster and photographs by Jenny Johnson will close today.

Today the gallery will return to its normal hours and will be open from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on week days and 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on week-ends.