Returning exhibition to Paris

Art Taranaki - de retour � Paris is a group of 10 artists travelling to France, bringing our second exhibition of local works to 59 Rivoli, a well regarded and extremely popular gallery amongst the locals and New Zealand visitors alike.

In November 2014 we were selected from a huge number of annual New Zealand applicants as one of the gallery exhibitions for that year. The show was such a success and loved by the locals that very shortly after our return to NZ we were contacted by the gallery and invited back for a second exhibition (asap!). So we're off again embarking on another exciting adventure, Art Taranaki - de retour � Paris is showing 8th - 22nd of May 2017.

While we are there we not only take turns working in the gallery and sharing our work with a huge number of New Zealand visitors and local Parisians, but we also become part of the thriving community of 30 resident artists from around the world who work in the 59 Rivoli. Being in this environment generates fresh ideas and concepts, taking your creativity to a whole new level. It certainly influenced my work the first time, and I am excited to undergo that process once again to see the effect it will have on my future work.

I am a single working mother of two young boys, so getting myself there does present a few challenges, but inspired friends who have run successful Boosted campaigns in the past have motivated me to launch my own project to support the financial element to the trip. Funds will contribute to the completion of works I am taking as part of our exhibition, travel, accommodation and to feed a NZ artist in Paris for three weeks.

Thanks for being part of the journey. Please do follow me on my website blog or facebook page to stay up to date with the adventure as it unfolds. 

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