Objectspace
Objectspace
Art gallery in Ponsonby, Auckland
Objectspace is a public art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It opened in 2004 and is dedicated to the fields of craft, applied arts and design.[1]
Established | 2004 (2004) |
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Location | 13 Rose Road, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Coordinates | 36.8580°S 174.7475°E / -36.8580; 174.7475 |
Type | Art gallery |
Director | Kim Paton |
Website | www |
Objectspace's founding chair was jeweller Warwick Freeman.[2] The gallery's founding director was Philip Clarke (2004 - 2015). Kim Paton was appointed as the current director in 2015.[3]
Administered by the Objectspace charitable trust, the gallery receives support from Creative New Zealand and The Friends of Objectspace.[4][5]
The 2017 trustees are:
- Andrew Barrie
- Ben Corban (Chair)
- Kristin D’Agostino
- Tommy Honey
- Kim Smith
- Kimina Styche
- Pauline Ray
- Deborah Crowe
- Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai
- Cathy Veninga.
The trustees have appointed Octavia Cook, Marianne Hargreaves, Justine Olsen and Areta Wilkinson as special advisors.[4]
The Objectspace Masters of Craft exhibition series highlights a New Zealand practitioner and is accompanied by a publication. Former chair Warwick Freeman writes 'A Master of Craft is someone who has acquired a deep understanding around a particular making practice. They make work that is honed by the experience of doing something very well for a very long time'.[6] Artists who have been recognized in this series include:
- industrial designer Peter Haythornthwaite (2018)[7]
- graphic designer Mark Cleverley (2014)[8]
- interior designer Nanette Cameron (2013)[9]
- jeweller Kobi Bosshard (2012)
- potter Richard Parker (2011)[10]
In 2017 Objectspace moved from its original premises to new premises at 13 Rose Road in Ponsonby, Auckland.[11] The new gallery has increased space for exhibitions.[12] The move was driven by an increase in Objectspace's funding from Creative New Zealand, to include the disciplines of architecture and design alongside craft and applied art.[12] The opening exhibitions included an installation in the new courtyard space by Warwick Freeman, an exhibition of a collaboration between typographer Kris Sowersby and design agency Alt Group, and FutureIslands, a restaging of the New Zealand presentation at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture.[12] The new gallery opened on 27 July 2017.[11]
- "Craft and applied arts". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- "Three new Governors". The Arts Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "Objectspace announces new Director". Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Objectspace About us". Objectspace. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- "Arts Leadership Investment". Creative New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- "Masters of Craft". Objectspace. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- "Design Generation". Objectspace. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- Valentine, Jonty (2014). Mark Cleverley: designer. Auckland: David Bateman. ISBN 9781869538699.
- Fahey, Richard (2011). Richard Parker: masters of craft. Auckland: Objectspace. ISBN 9780987650207.
- "Twelve questions with Objectspace director Kim Paton". New Zealand Herald.
- Barratt, Michael. "Objectspace gallery reinvents itself as an architecture and design destination". Noted. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Objectspace website
- Interview with director Kim Paton, Standing Room Only, RNZ National, 20 December 2015