'I See Red' and RedArt day for children

I See Red, the first of our Autumn Season Exhibitions and RedArt day for children and Pataka's younger audiences

RedArt All About Kids Art Festival
Sunday 22 March 1-4pm

To celebrate the opening of I See Red, our interactive art exhibition for children, Pataka invites you to the RedArt All About Kids Art Festival.

Sunday 22 March 1-4pm
Performing Arts Space, Pataka

Come and enjoy a FREE programme of wonderful red art activities for kids.

See the clown performance, Play Fool Spirit Clowning at 1pm.Wear your favourite red clothes.

The RedArt Festival complements the I See Red exhibition, which is designed for younger audiences and the young at heart.

I See Red
14 March - 21 June 2009

Shaped for younger audiences and the young at heart, visitors to Pataka will be invited to respond to the I See Red exhibition artworks in new ways, including looking at them through red glasses and discovering the fascinating tales behind the production of different red pigments - including from dried cochineal beetles, some of which are on display. In addition to this, James Ormsby's folding card kowhaiwhai-covered whare, designed as a portable version of his drawing in the show, is itself a miniature work of art that visitors can construct and take home.

The emotional, cultural and historical power of red is proven through an exciting selection of artworks, predominantly from the collections of Christchurch Art Gallery, by artists including Yuk King Tan, Niki Hastings-McFall, Anne Noble, Shane Cotton, Boyd Webb, Gretchen Albrecht, James Ormsby, Colin McCahon, Louise Henderson, Ann Robinson, Richard Killeen, Margaret Stoddart and Charles Barraud.

The exhibition's curator Ken Hall says '"I See Red has been extremely well received - not just by kids - and enjoyed for its lively mixture of historical and contemporary works, which meet here in unexpected ways. I See Red also contains rich stories, and offers many entry points from which to look at and learn about art. All visitors will make connections and find things that speak to them."

I See Red is a Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu touring exhibition.

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