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Southland Art Foundation Artist In Residence
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 1980 with the establishment of the Southland Savings Bank Art Foundation. The Southland Art Foundation Artist In Residence was established in 1996 by a joint partnership between Southland Art Foundation, Creative New Zealand, Southland Museum & Art Gallery and the Southern Institute of Technology. In 1999 the Southland Art Foundation 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 & Art Gallery in 1998. Hodges was regarded as the first non-Maori artist in residence in Southland, having depicted the flora, fauna and people of the region during Cook’s second voyage to New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southland Art Foundation
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. Southland Art Foundation Artist in Residence and William Hodges Fellowship The Southland Art Foundation 'Artist in Residence' programme began in 1996,http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/opening-burwell-house-artist039s-residence-invercargill, Opening of Burwell House, Artist's Residence, Invercargill , Judith Tizard, Retrieved March 17, 2011. 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 opportu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |