Whitireia Contemporary Jewellery Auction 2012

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Whitireia Contemporary Jewellery Auction 2012

Whitireia New Zealand and Finc Dining Room (Finc) are proud to present the annual Jewellers of Whitireia contemporary jewellery fundraiser auction and exhibition. The live auction will be held on Thursday 8 November at Finc, 122 Wakefield Street, starting at 6.30pm sharp. An exhibition of the work to be auctioned will be held at Finc from 23 October.

Works donated by leading jewellers with an international reputation will be auctioned alongside current student and recent graduate works.

Donating jewellers include Ted Noten, Manon van Kouswijk, Lisa Walker, Karl Fritsch, Peter Deckers, Renee Bevan, Matthew McIntyre Wilson, Neke Moa and Owen Mapp.

Kim Hill will once again be holding the gavel.

Funds raised from the auction will be used to produce the annual student jewellery catalogue. This high-end catalogue is distributed worldwide and is now eagerly anticipated by public and private galleries, and other institutions and individuals with a passion for cutting-edge contemporary jewellery.

Works will be on display at Finc for the two weeks leading up to the auction, giving people plenty of opportunity for advance viewing of the work, or can be viewed at www.jewelsofwhitireia.wordpress.com

This event is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to obtain high quality, one-off works at affordable prices, and above all promises to be an extremely fun night out! Doors open from 5.30pm.

Photo: Necklace donated by Dutch jeweller Manon van Kouswijk, to be auctioned on the night.

Notes to the photo

After being trained as a goldsmith, Manon van Kouswijk graduated in 1995 from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, where she later worked as Head of the Jewellery Department from 2007-2010. She is currently teaching at Monash University in Melbourne.

Title: Perles d’Artiste No.5 2009

Materials: Modelling porcelain, pigment, glaze, thread

Dimensions: L: 310mm, D: 20mm

Additional information:

The Whitireia New Zealand contemporary jewellery programme led by renowned jeweller Peter Deckers and team is fast gaining a reputation both here and overseas for producing unique, innovative and high quality makers.

Recent graduates have work being shown in prestigious galleries in places as far flung as The Netherlands and New York.

In 2010 and 2011 Whitireia New Zealand jewellery graduates were awarded entry to the elite Talente exhibition in Munich, which celebrates emerging talent from across the world in the fields of craft and design.

Examples of previous catalogues can be viewed on-line -just Google "Whitireia Jewellery Catalogues": http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/AreasOfInterest/Visual-Arts-Design/Pages/Jewellerycatalogues.aspx

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