Southland Art Foundation
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The Southland Art Foundation, established in 1995, is a Southland, New Zealand art foundation that provides funding for a variety of art programs and scholarships for New Zealand artists. It was the successor to the Trustbank Southland Art Foundation, created by former Southland Museum and Art Gallery
Chairman, Dr Alf Poole CBE and former Southland Museum and Art Gallery Director, Russell Beck.
William Hodges Fellowship
The Southland Art Foundation 'Artist in Residence' programme began in 1996, having been proposed and developed by Michael A R Anderson, Head of Art Faculty, Southern Institute of Technology and by Wayne P Marriott, Art Gallery Manager, Southland Museum & Art Gallery, .
Southland had previously hosted a number of one off opportunities for New Zealand artists to work in the region, during the 1980’s. These had been the work of Russell Beck and Dr Alf Poole, former Director and former Chair, Southland Museum and Art Gallery. This culminated in 1990 with the Art in the Sub-Antarctic programme, which provided an opportunity for Bill Hammond, Geerda Leenards, Shaun Burdon, Chester Nealie and Laurence Aberhardt, amongst others to participate in the joint Museum and DOC residency on the Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Anderson saw the residency as an opportunity to expose the Southland community, and the students of the Southern Institute of Technology, to the creative genius of some of New Zealand’s greatest living artists.
Artists are required to spend time at the Southern Institute of Technology and also to work in and around Southland.
In 1999 the Trustees–Shirley Palmer, Gwen Neave, Russell Beck and Wayne P Marriott resolved to rename the Artist in Residence programme the William Hodges Fellowship
. This was in recognition of the acquisition of William Hodges
“Maori before a Waterfall”, 1773 by the Southland Museum and Art Gallery in 1998. Hodges was regarded as the first artist in residence in Southland, having depicted the flora, fauna and people of the region during Captain Cook’s second voyage to New Zealand.
Artist in Residence
William Hodges Fellowship
, Associate Minister, Arts, Culture and Heritage that year.
The original architect was F W Burwell; Burwell House was constructed in 1879.
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery leased the property in 1988 and undertook some external restoration on the buildings. It used the Central Block for storage and in 2000 refurbished the South Wing for use as the accommodation for the artist-in-residence program.
Southland museum and art gallery
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery is located in Gala Street, Invercargill, New Zealand. It is Southland's largest cultural and heritage institution, and contains a wide variety of the region's art, history and natural history collections.-Observatory:...
Chairman, Dr Alf Poole CBE and former Southland Museum and Art Gallery Director, Russell Beck.
William Hodges FellowshipWilliam Hodges FellowshipThe William Hodges Fellowship residency programme is the successor to the Southland Art Foundation Artist in Residence.The origins of the William Hodges Fellowship date back to 1981...
The Southland Art Foundation 'Artist in Residence' programme began in 1996, having been proposed and developed by Michael A R Anderson, Head of Art Faculty, Southern Institute of Technology and by Wayne P Marriott, Art Gallery Manager, Southland Museum & Art Gallery, .Southland had previously hosted a number of one off opportunities for New Zealand artists to work in the region, during the 1980’s. These had been the work of Russell Beck and Dr Alf Poole, former Director and former Chair, Southland Museum and Art Gallery. This culminated in 1990 with the Art in the Sub-Antarctic programme, which provided an opportunity for Bill Hammond, Geerda Leenards, Shaun Burdon, Chester Nealie and Laurence Aberhardt, amongst others to participate in the joint Museum and DOC residency on the Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Anderson saw the residency as an opportunity to expose the Southland community, and the students of the Southern Institute of Technology, to the creative genius of some of New Zealand’s greatest living artists.
Artists are required to spend time at the Southern Institute of Technology and also to work in and around Southland.
In 1999 the Trustees–Shirley Palmer, Gwen Neave, Russell Beck and Wayne P Marriott resolved to rename the Artist in Residence programme the William Hodges Fellowship
William Hodges Fellowship
The William Hodges Fellowship residency programme is the successor to the Southland Art Foundation Artist in Residence.The origins of the William Hodges Fellowship date back to 1981...
. This was in recognition of the acquisition of William Hodges
William Hodges
William Hodges RA was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic.Hodges was born in London. He was a...
“Maori before a Waterfall”, 1773 by the Southland Museum and Art Gallery in 1998. Hodges was regarded as the first artist in residence in Southland, having depicted the flora, fauna and people of the region during Captain Cook’s second voyage to New Zealand.
Artist in Residence
- 1996 Ans Westra, Photographer; 1996 Irene Ferguson, Printmaker; 1996 Ruth MyersRuth MyersRuth Myers is a professional handwriting analyst who helps Scotland Yard solve criminal cases. She has also analyzed handwriting samples of many celebrities.-References:...
, Sculptor; 1996 Geoff DixonGeoff DixonGeoff Dixon is an Australian corporate executive and former CEO and Managing Director of Qantas.-Qantas:...
, Painter; 1996 Tracy Collins, Painter; - 1997 Kalvin Collins, Abstract Painter; 1997 Mark Adams, Photographer; 1997 Geoff Dixon, Painter;
- 1998 David Sarich, Painter; 1998 John Z Robinson, Painter; 1998 Janet de Wagt, Painter; 1998 Joanna Margaret Paul, Painter; 1998 Murray Grimsdale, Painter/Illustrator;
- 1999 Murray Grimsdale, Painter/Illustrator; 1999 Jo Ogier, Printmaker; 1999 Cilla McQueenCilla McQueenCilla McQueen is a poet and three-time winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry.-Early years and Education:McQueen's family moved to New Zealand when she was four....
, Poet/Painter
William Hodges Fellowship
- 2000 Jo Ogier, Printmaker; 2000 Margaret Dawson, Photographer; 2000 Nicholas Twist, Photographer;
- 2001 Ross T Smith, Photographer; 2001 Margaret Dawson, Photographer;
- 2002 Irene Ferguson, Painter/Printmaker; 2002 Laurence Berry, Painter; 2002 Lorraine Webb, Painter;
- 2003 Maryrose Crook, Painter/Musician;
- 2004 Keely McGlynn, Glass Sculptor; 2004 Jane Zusters, Painter; 2004 Lucy Dolan, Painter;
- 2005 Mark Braunias, Painter;
- 2006 Regan Gentry, Sculptor; 2006 Miranda Parkes, Painter
- 2007 James WalkerJames Walker-Politics:*James Walker , English MP for Exeter*Sir James Walker, 2nd Baronet , British MP for Beverley*Jimmy Walker , born James J...
, Glass Sculptor; 2007 Peter Peryer, Photographer; - 2008 Anna Muirhead, Mixed Media/Installation; 2008 Ana de Lancy Terry & Don Hunter, Mixed Media Artists;
- 2009 Ana de Lancy Terry & Don Hunter, Mixed Media Artists
Burwell House
In 2000, Burwell House, a former 1878 Doctors residence of Invercargill Public Hospital was converted into a residence and studio for artists, and officially opened by Hon. Judith TizardJudith Tizard
Judith Tizard is a former New Zealand politician. She was a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:Judith Ngaire Tizard was born in Auckland in 1956...
, Associate Minister, Arts, Culture and Heritage that year.
The original architect was F W Burwell; Burwell House was constructed in 1879.
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery leased the property in 1988 and undertook some external restoration on the buildings. It used the Central Block for storage and in 2000 refurbished the South Wing for use as the accommodation for the artist-in-residence program.
Southland Art Foundation Art Scholarship
- Cory Hughes, of Gore (Otago Polytechnic School of Art)
- Jacqui Byars, of Gore (Otago Polytechnic School of Art)
- Joshua McMillan, of Invercargill (Otago Polytechnic School of Art)
Exhibitions
- Jade (curated by Russell Beck )
- Art in the Subantarctic (curated by Russell Beck )
- 1994, Anthony Stones: Familiar Faces (curated by Wayne P Marriott)
- In Hodges Wake (curated by Wayne P Marriott )
- From Hodges, to Hodgkins, to Here (curated by Wayne P Marriott )