Garden Walk

Walk the garden with owner Penny Zino, find out the garden history, names of plants and information on the exhibits.

• Thursday at 4:30
• Meeting on the top lawn
• No bookings required

Entertainment

Art in a Garden has live music playing every day just across the river from our garden Cafe.

Friday

Fiona and her talented band, featuring Mike Ferrar on guitar and Peter Fleming on double bass will perform music ranging from hot, sizzling Gypsy swing, beautiful soulful classical and jazz ballads through to Tango and Celtic compositions.

www.fionapears.com

Saturday

12noon-3pm
“Soak it up” Graeme Scrivener Allan Withy Suzie Dempsey

Sunday

12noon-3pm
Jamieson's Irish Band.

Corina's Art Classes

To book children's art classes phone Corina (03 315 6500)

Corina shares some fun ideas on mask making with crafting tips.
Children decorate & keep their own masks. A fun & easy interactive workshop.

 

2011 Class Details

• Sunday 30 October
• Two classes available 10-12pm and 1-3pm
• Cost $35 per child. Topic Cultural Flavour
• Topic Cultural Flavour.

Bon Suter Limestone Carving Class

2011 Class Details

• Saturday 29th
• Starting 10am
• Cost $35 per child
• Open to children aged 7-15 years

To book, please email Pip Miller pipmiller@clear.net.nz

Children's Sculpture

Art in a Garden believe it is important to foster and encourage, talent and enthusiasm from a young age. With this in mind we have created a section for Childrens Sculpture. It is an excellent opportunity to exhibit alongside renowned New Zealand sculptors.

Criteria

• 8  - 15 years of age 
• Sculpture can be made from any medium though must be able to withstand the elements of the weather as it will be displayed outside.
• Limited to one piece per individual
• Free to enter

Key Dates

• 1st October: Registration closes
• 22nd  October: Sculpture to be delivered to Flaxmere, Hawarden

To Enter

To receive an Entry Form, or Information on Entry Please email pipmiller@clear.net.nz

Secondary School Scholarship

The inaugural scholarship was held in 2010. Due to its popularity the scholarship of $1000 is being offered again in 2011 by Art in a Garden Ltd. Art in a Garden is a three and a half day event showcasing paintings, pottery and sculpture at Flaxmere, a Garden of National Significance in Hawarden, North Canterbury. Exhibitors come from all over New Zealand and there are approximately 2000 visitors to the exhibition and garden.

The submitted artwork may be a painting, drawing or etching but excludes photography and collage. The Art in a Garden Scholarship entries closes on 1st July 2011.

Purpose

The scholarship is to enable a student who attends school within the Canterbury region to further their studies.

Eligibility

Open to year 12 or 13 students studying art at NCEA level in the Canterbury region.

Subject

The subject is "Time or Place".

To Enter

To receive an Entry Form, or Information on Entry Please email pipmiller@clear.net.nz

Cafe & Food

Cafe style food and gourmet lunchboxes are available at the garden cottage all day where you can listen to the music and taste locally grown wines, enjoy a hot coffee or tea and relax with friends. Perhaps you could even have a walk through the garden and come back to enjoy a traditional ice cream wafer.

Pre-prepared lunchboxes are available for those purchasing tickets online: Lunchbox Menu

 

Peoples Choice

Congratulations to our 2011's Peoples Choice winners:

Peoples Choice Painting: Blair Greig Ahuriri River

Peoples Choice Sculpture: Elisha Clarke Standing Hare