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Just across the road from CPIT on Madras St. A social meeting with a wonderful opportunity to discuss Level 3, find out a bit more about what's coming up and to look at ArtBox as the prospective venue for our (hopefully to become annual) exhibition of top Canterbury Year 12/13 folios. Don't be shy - come along and help us get connected again. It's been a while! = = = = = Francis Upritchard Artist Talk  =
 * CATA  Meeting Wednesday 6 April 6:30PM @ ArtBox **

Dear High School art teachers! UCSFA invites you and your students to the upcoming exhibition at Ilam Campus Gallery ‘**Dark Resters**’ by Francis Upritchard. The exhibition opens 5pm Friday 1st April, and prior to this there will be an **artist talk at 1pm Thursday 31 March ** (please advise if you wish to bring a group). This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your students to hear from an artist of international significance who has a practice that is relevant and of interest to students. If you’re not able to make this talk, Senior Lecturer in Sculpture, Louise Palmer will be available to meet with groups of students and introduce them to the exhibition the week starting 11 April till the last day of school term, Friday 15 April. This is also an opportunity for students who may be considering studying Fine Arts to have a look around the School and the wider University campus (tours can be arranged - please email Louise on [|louise.palmer@canterbury.ac.nz]  ). If you wish to visit at another time during the year don’t hesitate to contact Louise or Sarah Brown in the Fine Arts Office: [|sarahe.brown@canterbury.ac.nz] Ph: 03 364 2159. UCSFA will be hosting the Top Art exhibition of Level 3 portfolios Tuesday 5 July – Thursday 14 July to coincide with the University of Canterbury Open Day, and will have more information about this and group visits closer to the time. Encourage your colleagues and students to like their Facebook page for regular updates of exhibitions and events: [|https://www.facebook.com/Ilam-School-of-Fine-Arts-University-of-Canterbury-155806714543601] /

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= Come on Canterbury Art Teachers - rally your students to participate! =

== Melissa Macleod (MFA Sculpture Project, University of Canterbury) ==

== Sunday, 6 December 2015 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (NZDT) ==

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= SCAPE 8 Opening Weekend Saturday October 3, 2015  = SCAPE Public Art would like to invite students and teachers to take part in experiencing the exciting artworks which are being produced for SCAPE 8 //New Intimacies,// New Zealand's premier biennial of art in public space curated by Rob Garrett, in Christchurch between 3 October - 15 November 2015.The Education Resource provides key information about the artists' projects and gives details about the art activities and guided tours which are available for school and community groups to book. All elements in SCAPE 8 are free to participate in, and the Opening Weekend and Public Programme events have rich offerings for those wanting to get involved. We have several portrait making workshops and talks taking place over the biennial which are open to all.I would like to see as many schools as possible taking the opportunity to explore these artworks while they are here!Best wishesJosie WhelanResources:, , , <span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> = = = NCEA folio meetings 2015 = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**L1-3 Folio Problem Solving** - September 23, 2015, 3.30pm Lincoln High School <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**Level 1 Mark checking** - validation discussion - Tuesday 20th October 2015, 4pm, Lincoln High School [verification collection date 21 October] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**Level 2 Mark Checking** - validation discussion - Tuesday 27th October 2015, 4pm Lincoln High School [verification collection date 28 October] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> = = = = = SCAPE 8 = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">An overview of what's on offer for SCAPE 8 for students and teachers in advance of the Education Resource being completed **. Stencil making is taking place this term to spray up during the biennial and students can submit images to our online gallery for the participation project //#thattimeyouhelped.// Contact Josie Whelan for stencil bookings and if you have any questions.Also as part of the Education Programme, SCAPE artist Hannah Kidd is willing to come and talk to art students in school about her work. At this stage Josie is not sure how many, or what the fairest way to select a school/schools would be, but if any teachers are interested Josie will make this happen in the first 4 weeks of term 4.Contact ** Josie Whelan **** Education & Community Engagement Manager **SCAPE Public Art Phone: +64 3 365 7994 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mobile: +64 21 2557 206 www.scapepublicart.org.nz www.facebook.com/SCAPEpublicart <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Hours of work: Monday and Friday 9.30 - 4.30 = = = <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">CATA Meeting POSTPONED = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">The meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday 22 July at LIncoln High School has had to be postponed due to several committee members coming down with colds/flu in the last 24 hours. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">The meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday 27 July at CASHMERE HIgh School Art Department at 7PM. Thank you to Bridget and team for agreeing to host this meeting. = = =<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> = = = <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Top Art Exhibition- University of Canterbury = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Thank you to UCSFA for hosting the Top Art Exhibition. This is an annual touring exhibition featuring a selection of the NCEA Level 3 portfolios that achieved Excellence in Visual Art in the previous year. Five streams are covered: design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Students, parents and teachers are warmly invited to view the exhibition.ILAM CAMPUS GALLERY, BLOCK 2, SOFA, 30 JUNE - 10 JULY 2015The gallery will be open 9am-4pm Monday 6 to Friday 10 July and 9am-5pm on Thursday 9 July because it’s Open Day. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: inherit;">[]

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**SCAPE 8 Public Art Christchurch Biennial -** **Call for Portrait Workshop Proposals**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">“The ‘How To’ Guide to Making Portraits” is the second of two lively public participation projects in the SCAPE 8 programme, in which we celebrate the skills and talents of people in the local creative sector and invite them to offer free portrait-making workshops – in any style or form – to members of the public including children and young people.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This is an open call to the local creative sector inviting submissions for Portrait Making Workshops. SCAPE is seeking all sorts of ideas for innovative and fun-filled workshops, from all sorts of talents: fine artists, video and filmmakers, photographers, forensic artists, cartoonists, comic artists and others we don’t yet know about.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">“We really want to see what the local creative sector is excited by and we’ll take their lead on this,” says curator Rob Garrett.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Once we have received proposals, the selected workshops will be offered free to the public during SCAPE 8 at Art Central (corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets). “First and foremost this idea is about celebrating and sharing the amazing skills and experience of the local creative sector,” says Garrett, “and of course it is also about the fun of taking part; and the enjoyment of sharing and learning a new skill.”

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Please share this information with your networks, and see the link below to our website to view the Call for Proposals PDF. The deadline for proposals is 5pm, Friday 1 May 2015. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">@http://www.scapepublicart.org.nz/scape-8-portrait-workshops/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">A flyer has been sent to all Careers Advisors. "If any students or teachers are interested we are more than happy to show them around either Campus (or both) outside of the Open Day." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">D&A Open Day **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There will an exhibition at South Library ( Beckenham) for Art Teachers work. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19th May-8th June <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Message from Fiona Taylor: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Work needs to be able to fit in an A1 frame, if a mount is required please provide your own. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is some space for 3 D work on the shelf behind the windows of the Librarians' office. I have exhibited student work there and it works quite well. Best to have a look yourself and see if it is suitable. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have not already put your name down to exhibit please let me know so that I can organise enough frames." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contact Fiona at Heaton Intermediate // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">taylorf@heaton.school.nz
 * CATA Art Teachers' Exhibition **

This has been POSTPONED to Term Two due to lack of venue and the number of apologies we have received. The AGM will be now be combined with a workshop / event next term.
 * CATA AGM 2015 **

Held at Rangi 25 February, 7pm Highlights: **CATA Art Teachers Exhibition** **There will an exhibition at South Library ( Beckenham) for Art Teachers work. 19th May-8th June 2015** Work needs to be able to fit in an A1 frame, if a mount is required please provide your own. There is some space for 3 D work on the shelf behind the windows of the Librarians' office. Fiona has exhibited student work there and it works quite well. Best to have a look yourself and see if it is suitable. **//If you have not already put your name down to exhibit please let Fiona at Heaton know so that she can organise enough frames.//** NB There is no set theme - anything goes because the frames will lend unity to the exhibition **Top Art will be at SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS this year.** A BIG big thank you to the team at Mairehau for keeping the top art exhibitions going in Christchurch since the earthquakes. The exhibitions are likely to be shared between UCSFA and CPIT in the next few years. More info soon. **CATA Subscriptions** - 1st April to 31 March - meeting agreed to keep subs the same. Rachel reported that there have been no subs in since June 2014! **AGM** date has been set - **Wednesday 1st April 7PM -** venue to be confirmed. Key committee members are keen to step back and let others have fresh input!
 * 2015 First CATA Meeting **
 * Workshops / PD Survey ** - this will be emailed to everyone with the minutes and sub invoice. Feel free to forward it to other colleagues.
 * [[file:cata-nz/2015-CATA-25-February.pdf|Minutes]] **

Level 1 Folios - Monday 20 October 5pm at Rangi Ruru Level 2 Folios - Tuesday 28 October 5pm at Rangi Ruru These meetings are an important opportunity to check school marking and folio selection decisions prior to verification.
 * Term 4 - Dates for NCEA L1, L2 Mark Checking **

Wellington artist, Michel Tuffery MNZM with Flox, Director of the Auckland based ‘Haus of Flox’ pop-up at Chambers 241 Gallery presenting a unique offering of collectable new and existing artworks which will appeal to established and new collectors as well as those looking for interesting works on paper and other luscious surfaces. Both contemporaries in their own right, they are engaged on the world stage as connectors for visual arts drawing from a wide Pacific view. Take the opportunity to meet Michel in the gallery on ** Saturday 25 **** th **** Oct ** at ** 2pm ** & ** Sunday 26 **** th **** Oct ** from ** 10-5pm ** 2014.
 * Guess Who's Coming to Town! **


 * A Great Opportunity for CATA! **

Applications for project concepts will open in November 2014, with detailed proposals due from March 2015. Funding of $10M will be available from 2014 - 2018. Click on the graphic (above) to download the overview pdf.

=== Flox and Michael Tuffery 2 Day Workshop 28 Feb-1 March 2015 - Kaikoura - 20 Places Available (first in...) === <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Please enrol through linda@flox.co.nz.

CATA BPF & Committee Meeting Minutes
To tie up the financial loose ends of our Big Printmaking Project and catch up with some CATA business, committee members and members of the BPF organising committee met at Kate's on Friday 22 August 2014. Here is a summary from the minutes of some important matters: The only schools that have paid for the 2014/15 year are St Bede’s and Mount Hutt. Tut Tut. Download the and pay up NOW! Level 1 Folios - Monday 20 October 5pm at Rangi, Level 2 Folios - Tuesday 28 October 5pm at Rangi Date for partially completed folio discussion - last week of Term 3; Wednesday 24 September at Rangi Lisa gave a brief overview of Conference including details of issues discussed at the ANZAAE AGM. Despite strong support for making a bid for the 2016 Conference (at a meeting back in February), those members of CATA who attended Conference came to the rapid conclusion that this is definitely not feasible if the standard set by Auckland this year is to be the measure. It seems very unlikely that Christchurch would have the infrastructure before 2016 to organise a conference like Auckland 2014. However, following discussions with the interim committee of ANZAAE and some Canterbury Art departments, it is clear that members of CATA would be willing to offer something different, scaled down, but exciting for 2016 or 2018. A full meeting is needed to further this discussion Congratulations to Bronwyn Taylor - well done on your much deserved Award for Lifetime Contribution and Achievement. FionaTaylor has confirmed a booking slot for two weeks from 19 May next year for an Art Teachers Exhibition. Please contact Fiona Taylor at Heaton (taylorf@heaton.school.nz) – co-ordinator – to register to participate. A meeting to decide details about when work needs to be in and method of framing will be held soon. We are desperately seeking committee members to take on the roles of treasurer and chairperson to give Rachel and Kate a well-deserved break. Please get in touch with Kate and Rachel directly to find out what's involved. A half year term might be just the 'thank you' they need!
 * CATA Subscriptions **
 * Dates for NCEA L1, L2 Moderation afternoons **
 * ANZAAE Conference 2014 **
 * 2015 Art Teachers Exhibition at South Library **
 * CATA Leaders and more committee members needed NOW. **

Christchurch City Council BPF Schools' Exhbition
Opening Tuesday July 1 - ** 5pm until 6pm. ** There will be a short welcome at 5pm, a brief talk at 5:30 and a few special items. Please RSVP - students welcome <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">There will be another event happening in the function room so there will be other people passing through the foyer area where our exhibition will be. We have also been asked to make sure we do not enter the cafe area. It is a great exhibition space but unfortunately only accessible during weekday office hours ( 8am-5pm)

ANZAAE Conference Workshop Programme & Registrations
link to [|programme] page link to [|registration] page

Top Art Exhibition - Mairehau High School
Please contact Angela NOW to book in a time for your class visit(s) (see times, below) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">marshala@mairehau.school.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

Big Printmaking Festival - May 2014 - Christchurch
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ANZAAE Conference
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">ANZAAE Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators Conference being held at AUT from the 15-17 July 2014. This is subject to change. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A friendly reminder that the early-bird cut off date is the 16th May so make sure you register today to take advantage of early-bird perks at www.anzaae2014.co.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">@http://www.anzaae2014.co.nz/programme.html <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Any queries please do not hesitate to contact Donna Tupaea-Petero <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Programme

UCSFA Open Day
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Hello everyone <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is to let you know that we're holding a number of events and open studios to coincide with the UC Open Day this year and it will take place onThursday 10 July from 10am-5pm. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">It is basically the opportunity to come and find out everything you'd like to know about the University of Canterbury and the School of Fine Arts!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Student studio spaces will be open to public viewing
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Student hosts will give studio tours
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students/academics will be available to answer questions on course content, give advice on putting together a portfolio
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">We are hoping that Shane Cotton will be free to give an artist talk in conjunction with his exhibition in the Ilam Campus Gallery

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Of course we'd love to see you here together with your students but if you can't make it, I'd be grateful if you could pass the information on to interested parties. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is just a preliminary heads-up for you to mark on your calendars, I shall be in touch again closer to the date. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">In the meantime, you (and your students) can follow what's happening via our website <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">@http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/fina/ and also our facebook page @https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ilam-School-of-Fine-Arts-University-of-Canterbury/155806714543601?ref=hl

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Don't hesitate to get back to me if you have any queries. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Kind regards" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sarah Brown <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Office & Gallery Manager <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">School of Fine Arts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">University of Canterbury Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">T: 364 2159 (x 6159) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">E: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">W: www.fina.canterbury.ac.nz

Printmaking Workshop with Esther Hansen
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">CATA invites those in the Canterbury region to an inspiring printmaking workshop with Esther Hansen on Tuesday 29 April. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">The workshop will cover using photo-shop as a compositional tool for drypoint etchings and other prints, some recent artist models in print, monoprinting techniques, editioning, collographs, and shaped etchings. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ideas for senior and junior students will be discussed, as will tips on how to develop your own printmaking ideas and skills alongside the students. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">You can follow the set program or work on your own prints independently in the studio. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">The aim is to start working towards developing drawings, designs, print/s for the ANZAAE print exchange. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Bring a koha to cover materials. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Any questions about the workshop, please email <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ehansen@pukekohehigh.school.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> or text her on 02102211972. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you would like to participate, please email <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">k.rivers@rangiruru.school.nz

Alan Gibbs about Gibbs Farm
Wednesday 16 April, 2.30-3.00 p.m. University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts Block 2, Seminar Room Tena koutou. Well-known New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Alan Gibbs will be in town next week to receive his Honorary Doctorate in Engineering. He will be on campus on Wednesday the 16th, and has kindly agreed to stop by Fine Arts for a brief Q&A session about Gibbs Farm (www.gibbsfarm.org.nz) and his experiences working with some of the world’s most highly regarded artists. // Alan Gibbs is a Christchurch-born businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and art collector. He studied engineering and economics at the University of Canterbury (BA, 1961) and economics as Victoria University (MA, 1962). After a successful business career in New Zealand he relocated to London in 1999. He is founder of Gibbs Amphibians, which pioneers High Speed Amphibious technologies. He retains strong links to New Zealand through the development of Gibbs Farm, one of the world’s leading sculpture parks located 50 km north of Auckland in the Kaipara District. Five of the 25 monumental works featured on the Farm are by UC Fine Arts graduates; Graham Bennett, Chris Booth, Bill Culbert, Neil Dawson and Peter Nicholls. //
 * This is a unique opportunity to hear one of New Zealand’s foremost visual arts patrons. Don’t miss it! **

CATA Big Printmaking Festival


=== CATA AGM - of the meeting held on 2 April at UCSFA ===

CATA AGM
Wednesday 2 April 2014, 7PM School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury

Top Art Exhibition Schedule for 2014
[|>Schedule] Timetable for visits to Mairehau and evening discussion meeting will be published here soon.

Elam Newsletter
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ANZAAE Conference 2014 - AUT - Auckland
> News Flyers

You've Got Mail - Exhibition
The exhibition will run from 25 February - 1 March 2014. Gallery Opening Times: Tues-Fri 11AM-5.30PM, Sat 11AM-4PM

Summerz End Youth Fest - Saturday 5 April 2014
As the lead in to the SummerzEnd Youth Fest – a festival aimed at getting young people together to celebrate cultural and religious identity with interactive sports and games – the Art Miles project will be headed by youth volunteers coming into schools for a 1.5 hour workshop, encouraging the students to paint murals (on recycled billboards) which would then be hung up around the festival. The Art Miles Coordinators (International/USA) are keen to have the Christchurch Art Miles project filmed and then screened at their upcoming presentation at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, which is a hugely exciting and prestigious opportunity for everyone involved. Contact Sally Carlton at Canterbury Refugee Council <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">sallylauracarlton@gmail.com [flyers will be sent out to Schools with our BIG Printmaking Project Posters] [|>migranthub]

Stencil Art Project - SCAPE
This project is intending to run 1st March to 24th of May 2014, by which time all the stencils will need to be sprayed up, they will remain in place on the hoardings for at least 6 months. It is open to Year 8 students and above, SCAPE will be providing all the resources for it to run, and co-ordinating with teachers to make it as smooth and trouble free for you as possible. All interested teachers can contact Josie Whelan directly - Josie Whelan, Education & Community Engagement Manager, SCAPE Public Art Phone: +64 3 365 7995 Mobile: +64 21 2557 206, email josie@scapepublicart.org.nz

Sister Cities

 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Marcia, Board Director - Sister Cities New Zealand, <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">marciaj@sistercities.org.nz <span style="color: #222222; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">, or 0211656089
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://sistercities.org.nz
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">@https://www.facebook.com/sistercitiesnz?fref=ts

Visual Arts Best Practice Workshops 2014.
The workshops this year will focus on: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//**Research standards - 1.1, 2.1, and 3.1**// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//**Finished Work standards - 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5**// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Scheduled workshops for 2014 are: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hamilton 3 April Auckland 10 April Palmerston North 15 May <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Wellington 22 May Christchurch 5 June Dunedin 6 June <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The link for registrations is: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Assessment & Moderation Best Practice Workshops. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Visual Arts subject workshops for other regions can be arranged where a minimum number of guaranteed registrations can be provided for cost recovery purposes. Requests can be made to workshops@nzqa.govt.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> or phone <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">04 463 3000 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">.

=== CATA General Meeting @ Hagley High School Art Department - Wednesday 19 February 2014, 7PM === All Art teachers in the Canterbury region are warmly invited to the official launch of our BIG Printmaking project. There are still plenty of opportunities for people to jump on board and help us get ready for this exciting event which will take place in the Christchurch CBD in May this year. We also have a couple of other items on the agenda - including urgent discussion about the new UE Literacy Standards list. There will be plenty of drinks and nibbles and it will be a friendly, informal meeting. We look forward to seeing all of you - old faces and new - come along and enjoy a night off from your usual routines with other like-minded souls!

Road Roller Street Printmaking Project & Gala
Reminder to Canterbury Art Teachers and friends - we will be kicking off the new year on 13th January with an ** information meeting ** for those keen to be involved or to get their students involved in our massive printmaking project and street gala in Term 1, 2014. __ Information Meeting Details  __ Where: ** Hagley Community College Art Block ** - cnr St Asaph & Stewart St When: ** Monday 13 January 2014 @ 12 Midday ** (bring your lunch) Come along, find out more and have some fun! // **contacts:** // k.rivers@rangiruru.school.nz, sue.pearce@unlimited.school.nz , ponweiserl@mthutt.school.nz

Info for CATA Marking Meetings - Term 4 2013
Tuesday 22nd October 2013 - 4pm Cashmere High School Art Department - Barrington Street. Enter via the Barrington St gate and turn right just past the Whare. The Art Office is next to a very large green and blue landscape mural - look out for signage. Teachers can drop off folios at the department, but should park in the main car park once they have done this. Tuesday 29 October - 4pm Christchurch Girls’ High School Art Block - Matai Street (opposite Darvel Street) Entrance to the Art Block is on the north side opposite prefabs - look out for signage to Level 1 Classroom A210 & A208. The best place to park is on Matai Street.
 * Level 1 Folios **
 * Level 2 Folios **

Bryce Gallery Student Art Competition 2013
Deadline for entries is Friday 9 September.

Old School - Mark Braunias Exhibition Opening
Tuesday 3 September 2013, 5.30PM, Ilam Campus Gallery, University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts

//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a specific aspect of Braunias’ practice. It involves an in-depth // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">look at the process behind the manner in which he generates // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">particular visual ideas through a variety of media and scale. // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The accent here is on semi abstraction in the formal ‘modernist’ // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">tradition. Braunias’ response is to derive forms from the natural // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">world and inter-breed them with cartoon-influenced imagery. // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The title ‘Old School’ refers to the fact that Braunias is a former // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">graduate from Ilam and his belief that drawing is still one of // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">the fundamental cornerstones in the visual arts. //
 * [[image:cata-nz/Braunias.png caption="Braunias.png"]] || //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The exhibition is a selection of recent drawings that examine //


 * Artist Talk 1PM Wednesday 4 September** ||

=== For six weeks only, Christchurch is hosting the world premiere of the new action-packed sport, POWERSLIDE: The World's Newest Thrills and Spills Sport! POWERSLIDE === Powerslide was developed by David Cross as part of a project called Level Playing Field and is his installation for the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial from 27 September – 9 November 2013. It is an exciting and hugely participatory sporting activity. Cross’s work often involves inflatable objects and structures that draw audiences into unexpected situations and experiences. There are spaces for teams of six to take part and Cross is keen for Christchurch Schools and their students to get involved! Contact Josie Whelan to find out how to make a booking for your students. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #777777; font-family: 'normal arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">josie@scapepublicart.org.nz [|Link to more information]

Physics Room - Teachers' Evening

 * Tuesday 20 August, 5.30pm. **

Contemporary art space, The Physics Room would love you and any interested colleagues to join them for a glass of wine, to see the new gallery space and current exhibition, Janet Lilo’s Hit me with your best shot. They will also share with you upcoming shows and public programmes. They are keen to welcome more school groups to The Physics Room and believe it is a great learning resource and a chance for students to interact with local and international contemporary art. They are centrally located on the third floor of the old Post Office building, 209 Tuam Street. The Physics Room is nearby a number of other interesting art projects, such as the Christchurch City Art Gallery’s temporary exhibition space on level one of their building and the Art Box complex on St Asaph Street, so they are a good starting point for exploring Christchurch’s art scene and culture. Please RSVP by 16 August, to Nina Darrah via email: __nina.darrah@gmail.com__ or on 379 5583. They look forward to meeting you.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">GUARDIAN **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">sculpture 201 students **

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">EXHIBITION OPENING 4.30PM TUESDAY 13 AUGUST OKEOVER COMMUNITY GARDENS University of Canterbury // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Guardian is a site specific group show, which has been organised and curated by 2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">nd <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> year sculpture students from Ilam School of Fine Arts. Located on campus, in the Okeover Community gardens, the exhibition aims to draw a wider audience into the gardens and to promote them as a valuable asset for the UC community. The exhibition will feature works by: Breanne de Bruin, Alex Dowdeswell, Ainsley Hood, Nina Oberg Humphries, Mandy Joass, Briar Pearce, Mary Tamblyn, Greta Van Oyen and Emma Wallbanks. The works encompass a range of different media, including sound manipulation, as well as recycled and traditional sculptural mediums. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">

UCSFA Exhibition - **New World Order** - Hayden Fowler.
Exhibition Opening 5.30pm Tuesday 6 August 2013. Exhibition runs from 7 August - 30 August. Ilam Campus Gallery, Block 2, School of Fine Arts, UC. Artist floortalk 1pm Monday 12 August.

**CATA General Meeting at CPIT with Josie Whelan - SCAPE**
Parking is available on Madras St and in the student parking in front of the Admissions Block. Imagitech Theatre is in Block A as located on this. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">www.scapepublicart.org.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">www.facebook.com/SCAPEpublicart <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">www.twitter.com/SCAPE_NZ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Blog: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">www.escape2scape.org.nz
 * Thursday 8th August at 5.30PM **
 * Imagitech Theatre **
 * CPIT City Campus - 130 Madras Street **

**Elam School of Fine Arts**
Road Show - Information Evening - Christchurch WHERE: Rangi Ruru Girls' School, College Theatre WHEN: This Wednesday, July 31 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm To Register - Click [|Here] If you want to find out more about this event, or want us to come to your school then please contact: Echo Janman | Email: e.janman@auckland.ac.nz

**Heaton Intermediate Exhibition at Ballantynes**

 * From Tuesday 2 July 2013 **
 * [[image:cata-nz/Cups-of-kindness.jpg caption="Cups-of-kindness.jpg"]] || [[image:cata-nz/Cups-info.jpg caption="Cups-info.jpg"]] ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">@http://www.amnesty.org.nz/get-involved/join-amnesty-team/join-youth-network/freedom-challenge/freedom-challenge-2013 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Contact Fiona Taylor at Heaton Intermediate to discuss / collaborate
 * Chalk Like and Egyptian - Amnesty International Freedom Week Project **

**Top Art Discussion Meeting for Canterbury Art Teachers**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Mairehau School Hall [will be signposted]Wednesday 12 June5:15 - 6pm (viewing from 5pm)Parents and students are most welcome to attend.

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 * UCSFA In **

**vitation**
You are warmly invited to a collaboration between art history/art curatorial/bio-chemistry/chemistry/design & sculpture students. Opening 5.30pm Thursday 30 May Exhibition runs 31 May-14 June 2013 (Gallery hours 9am-4pm) Ilam Campus Gallery, Block 2, School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury.

**Minutes of the CATA [[file:cata-nz/2013-CATA-AGM.pdf|AGM]]**
==== **CATA Annual General Meeting @ University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts** ==== <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">The 2013 <span class="il" style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">CATA <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> AGM will be held at the School of Fine Arts, Seminar Room in Block 2 on Thursday 9th May between 5pm -7pm. There will be plenty of parking available in front of the Art School. A map is attached.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Agenda


 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">President's opening address/welcome
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Present / Apologies
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Correspondence
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">President's Report
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Treasurer's Report
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Election of Officers & Committee
 * 7) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">General Business
 * 8) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Lucky Draw [for those who have paid subs before or at meeting] / Closure

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Refreshments will be provided by <span class="il" style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">CATA <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">. After the meeting, there will be an opportunity to view works currently showing in the gallery and staff will talk to us about what the School has to offer students. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Subscriptions are now due for 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014. //**Pay yours before or at the AGM and be in the draw for a prize! Go now to subscription information**// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

==== **Top Art in Christchurch @ Mairehau High School** ==== <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Message from Angela: //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here is the 2013 Top Art timetable which will be held at Mairehau High School 440 Hills Road, Christchurch. // // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It will run from Monday June the 10th to the morning of Friday the 14th. If you could e-mail the times you and your students would like to come in to me at <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">marshala@mairehau.school.nz <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> This will allow us to spread out schools evenly over the week and keep our administration happy with a record of who will be attending. The exhibition will be held in the hall which is at the main entrance. Can you please sign your school in at the office for health and safety reasons. Look forward to seeing you all there. //

==== **Heaton Intermediate World Fair Trade Day Exhibition @ Trade Aid Merivale** ==== Saturday 11 May 2013 // download for your classroom //

**Top Art Venue Schedule 2013**

 * [[file:cata-nz/Top Art Public schedule.pdf|Schedule]] Christchurch timetable] **

**RAPS Newsletter**
Enrolment Form -

==== **‘Recollected Love’ - an installation by Robyn Webster** ==== Sumner Art Window on Marriner St (beside Joes Garage) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Opens 5.30pm Friday 25 January Until March 25th; open 24/7 as it’s a window view…

==== **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Secondary Visual Arts Advisor - 2013 ** ==== <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Formal applications for this position closed on Monday 21 January 2013. However, anyone who would still like to talk to Lesley Brown about the position can contact her on // 0275864295 //

**Frantic Orchard - Rebecca Harris**
Ilam Campus Gallery - The exhibition runs from 23 January–1 February 2013

==== **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">CATA Meeting at Burnside High Art Department ** ==== <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Monday 19 November 2012 at 5pm <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Drive into car park off Greers Road, past pool. New Art Dept is in two story building next to old Art Dept. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Please bring nibbles to share. Drinks provided. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">A social get together to discuss ideas for the new Level 3 standards.

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**D&A, Whitecliffe**
You are warmly invited to the opening of Tuesday 20 November 2012 5.30 - 8.30pm Room Four 336 St Asaph Street, Christchurch This exhibition showcases the contemporary multi-media art of Sharnae Beardsley and Victoria Hunt - both graduating Whitelcliffe BFA students also... Monday 26 November 2012 - Exhibition opens at 6.00pm, Catwalk Show starts at 6.30pm The Showgate, Riccarton Park Racecourse Road, Christchurch
 * Altered Realities - A Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition **
 * Glamour, Glitter and Gore - Makeup Design Graduating Exhibition featuring Fashion Design **

**CPIT - Ignition**
Creative Festival 2012 6 November - 1 December Follow this [|link] for Festival event details Ignition [|home] page

Dear hard-working Canterbury Art Teachers You are warmly invited to join us for our annual Ilam School of Fine Arts Open Day. The work of students studying Film, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture will be presented in their respective studios and we hope you can join us in celebrating the great work they have achieved in 2012. The campus and studios will be open from midday on Wednesday 14 November through to 8pm that evening, with student films screening continuously in the Film Studio in Block One. Drinks and nibbles will also be provided from 5pm so please do come join us as we congratulate those Ilam students graduating through what has been a remarkable four years in the garden city We look forward to seeing you.
 * Ilam Open Day **

Aaron Beehre

= ** CoCA Window Project ** = After a hiatus, they're back! Robyn Webster has the next window project at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Gloucester Street: // Convolvulus Infinitum // opens Tuesday 16 October and runs till Sunday 11 November. Click [|here] for more details about the project.

= ** NCEA Term 4 Meetings ** = These will be held at Rangi Ruru at 4.30pm on the following dates: Tuesday 16 October - All levels - discussion and clarification of criteria (primarily for sole charge and isolated teachers) Tuesday 23 October - bring a grade selection of L1 folios for mark-checking Tuesday 30 October - bring a grade selection of L2 folios for mark-checking

= ** Oculus - UCSFA post-graduate conference - 28 & 29 September ** = click here for much more detailed information

= ** Peachy Keen Jelly Bean - New Lyrical Paintings by Rachael Dewhirst ** = @ Papergraphica - opening Monday 1 October 2012

= ** Elam Ilam Post-Graduate Student Exchange ** = Exhibition of Ilam School of Fine Arts student work, curated by Chloe Geoghegan Daegan Wells, Ed Turnbull, Emily Hartley-Skudder, Matt Galloway, Raewyn Gilkes, Tim Middleton Opening preview: Tuesday 18th September 5.30pm School of Fine Arts Ilam Campus Gallery Exhibition runs from 19 - 21 September This exhibition originally was shown at B431 projectspace, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Aucklandin August 2012 as part of an Ilam/Elam student exchange.
 * ABSTRACTION RULES IN A VOID, PRETENDING TO BE FREE OF TIME **

The Try, Liv Worsnop
Opening preview: Tuesday 18 September, 5.00pm The Casting Room, Block 3, School of Fine Arts, Ilam Exhibition runs 19th - 21st September

Hitlist, The Trinity
Opening preview: Tuesday 18 September, 5.00pm Win! Gallery, Block 1, School of Fine Arts, Ilam Exhibition runs 19th - 21st September [] []

**SOFA**
Ilam Campus Gallery University of Canterbury 22 August to 7 September (preview: Tuesday 21 August, 5.30pm); Floor Talk Wednesday 22 August 1pm "Selected proofs is a collection of models of drawn "proofs" or demonstrations from differing and occasionally contradictory theories of perspective. Rendered in 0.5mm technical pencil leads, they cover the roughly two hundred and fifty years from Brunelleschi/Alberti to Desargues." Ilam Campus Gallery is open 9.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday and is located in Block 2 School of Fine Arts Also in ** The Casting Room ** August 21-24 Preview: Tuesday 21 August 5.30pm Block 3 School of Fine Arts
 * Selected Proofs **
 * Peter Trevelyan **
 * Works by Keir Leslie **

**D&A**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">This is a for the end of year exhibition of the 2nd year photography students. The Fine Arts have been included also though is is not their end of year.There is some fantastic work and we would love to see you there if possible.Contact for further information: Liz Blackwell, Senior Tutor, HOD Contemporary Photography Design and Arts College of NZ, Christchurch

**Dunedin School of Art**
Christchurch Information Evening for students, parents and teachers Tuesday 21st August 2012 Venue: Rangi Ruru Girls' School - Helen Kitson Function Room Entrance off Rhodes Street, Merivale, Christchurch TIME: 6.00 - 7.00 pm

**Massey University Information evening**
Academic staff from the College will present information about our programmes and entry criteria. Christchurch - 16 Aug, 5pm Chateau on the Park, Cnr Deans Ave & Kilmarnock St, Riccarton

**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Elam Roadshow @ Christchurch **
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">15 August 2012 | 6.30pm - 8:00pm <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Venue: Addington Events Centre <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cost: Free | Registration online or via email <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Contact email: e.janman@auckland.ac.nz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Register online [|here]: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Every year Elam takes to the road to hold information evenings for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students to discuss accommodation options, specific curriculum content, view slides of facilities and students at work. This is a great opportunity to talk about the application process, get tips on portfolio preparation, to find out more about what to expect in the transition to tertiary study and see what it is like to study at Elam. This year our lecturers Fiona Jack and Lisa Crowley will present a comprehensive slide show followed by an open discussion and the opportunity for individual Q&A <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This event is free and open to anyone who is interested in finding out more about studying Fine Arts at The University of Auckland <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Addington Events Center [|location information] flyer

** Contact Week - CPIT Meeting **
CPIT School, of Art and Design is hosting a number of speakers and events for their mid-winter Contact week, 23-28 July. This culminates in an Open Studio day on Saturday 28 July. They’ll be running tours of the school and showing off current student work. This is a great chance for prospective students to find out more about our offerings. There will be a prize draw for those attending the open studio with vouchers from Gordon Harris and the Drawing Room – so come and win! Also of value to senior students is a free print workshop with Jason Greig, which CPIT are hosting for the Christchurch Art Gallery. This will run alongside the Open Studio on Saturday 28 July. Bookings can still be made via Susie Cox at the Art Gallery - Susie.cox@ccc.govt.nz [] The full programme of Contact week speakers is at: [] Bruce Russell Manager School of Art and Design CPIT
 * Information about the open studio is at: **

2012 CATA Marking Meeting Survey
It is time to start thinking about planning for our annual regional marking meetings for L1 an L2. To assist the committee, please complete this short survey, thank you. [|CATA Survey]

CATA minutes for 27 June General Meeting at Mairehau High School
These are now accessible from the Admin Button (navigation panel of this wiki).

Fees for subscriptions to Canterbury Art Teachers' Association are now overdue. Rates for 2012 have been held at pre-recession levels. Schools with Departments of two or more teachers are expected to pay the nominal $50 membership asap; sole-charge teachers $30, and associates $10. This is a very small price to pay to support the ongoing effectiveness of our collective voice in professional and political matters. Click here for details of how to pay online or to download an invoice for your payments authority.
 * CATA Membership Subscriptions **

2012 NCEA Visual Art Markers & Verifiers - Applications close 20 July
**You must apply online before Friday 20 July** - use this [|link] to the online login Use this [|link] to access general information on the NZQA website Use this [|link] to read the definition of the role of visual art verifiers and markers

Nice to Meet You
Miranda Parkes and Helen Calder Dog Park [Art Project Space] Wednesday 27 June - Sunday 15 July 2012 3/375 Wilsons Road, Waltham, Christchurch Thursday - Sunday 12.00 - 6.00 and by appointment [|www.dogpark.co.nz] hello@dogpark.co.nz

Heaton School Exhibition (July 2012)
Head to Ballantynes' Cafe in the centre of Christchurch for a delicious visual feast - Heaton School Y7 & 8 self portraits in drypoint and monoprint are being exhibited. The students would love some feedback about their work, so do go along and have a look. You can email feedback to taylorf@heaton.school.nz.

Canterbury School of Fine Arts - Exhibitions
For current and upcoming exhibitions: []

Canterbury School of Fine Arts OPEN DAYS
Head along to the School of Fine Arts - off Clyde Road - for their Open Days on Thursday 5 July (Tour commences at 1pm) or Friday 6 July (Tour commences at 11:15am) for a good look around the departments and Campus Gallery. There is a presentation at the Central C3 Lecture Theatre at 10:30am on Friday 6 July. If you require any assistance, please contact Hubert Klaassens (Interim Director of Fine Arts, Music and Theatre) or visit the website [] Aaron Beehre (Senior Lecturer in Design, High School Liaison - give Aaron a call if you are interested in taking a group of students for a tour or would like to arrange for a staff member to visit your school) - 03 364 2987, ext 8097 or aaron.beehre@canterbury.ac.nz Louise Palmer (Senior Lecturer in Sculpture, Postgraduate Coordinator - email Louise to add your name to regular email updates on events and exhibitions at the school) -louise.palmer@canterbury.ac.nz
 * Ongoing UCSFA contacts: **

Some reassuring media [|coverage]
 * Christchurch Galleries - A Stuff Article **

Acknowledgement & Appreciation
More than a dozen teachers from throughout Canterbury ventured out on a significantly warm & windy Saturday morning to attend the Printmaking and Sculpture Workshops at Rangi Ruru (Saturday 23 June 2012). We were rewarded with fabulous professional discussion and opportunities to explore examples and resources and (in the case of printmaking) get out hands dirty! The food was awesome and we all left feeling refreshed and inspired. Thanks goes to Rangi Ruru for generously hosting the workshops, and especially to Sam Eng (Sculpture) and Kate Rivers (Printmaking) for their clarity, insight, wisdom and willingness to share.

CATA Meeting at Mairehau High School- All Welcome
Wednesday 27 June, 4.30-6pm, 440 Hills Road - School Hall Meeting Agenda - Correspondence, Committee Report, General Business, Presentation (UCSFA to be confirmed) The meeting will run from 4.30pm to approximately 5pm and will be immediately followed by viewing and discussion of the Top Art Exhibition, including expert speakers for each field. There will be light refreshments provided by CATA.

**Sam Eng - CoCA Window Project** Follow these links to find out more...Artist talk on Sunday 17 June at 3pm for those interested. [|CoCA blog] [|Facebook]

Printmaking and Sculpture Workshops - Saturday 23 June from 10am to 3pm
50/50 practicals and think tanks with Kate Rivers and Sam Eng facilitating: Venue: Rangi Ruru Girls' School; room F9 (Printmaking), room F12 (Sculpture) - will be signposted from Rhodes St back entrance Cost $20 (will be collected on the day) RSVP to k.rivers@rangiruru.school.nz (printmaking) or samueleng@gmail.com (sculpture)
 * //Programme design - multi levels and multi field classes - how do you negotiate this?//
 * // Contemporary collaborative practice //
 * // Simple strategies for effective results //
 * // Scholarship - ways of approaching it //

"A free bus trip starting from COCA, onto the Physics Room to see their cool container exhibition, then to Jonathan Smart's John Pule exhibition, and finishing off 5pm at Zina Swanson and Georgie Hill's new exhibition at NG/CAG, where Zina has built a beautiful glass house. The bus will then take anyone back to COCA where we started. There are only 50 places on the bus, anyone can book at [|www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz] for free. The whole trip has been devised to encourage anyone who hasn't seen these recent exhibitions, and that maybe doesn't have time to, or feels like perhaps they don't want to head to COCA while there are demolitions happening, or doesn't know that the Art Gallery have opened up in NG, or that there is such thing as cool container art! We really just are wanting to encourage anyone to come a long by making it accessible!" Details: // Thank you to Chloe Geoghegan //
 * Mini Art Trek - Free Bus Tour of Four Art Galleries, Sunday 6 May 2012, 3-5pm **

Cick on this [|link]
 * Top Art Exhibition Venues & Dates **


 * SCAPE Workshop **
 * This is being run by CPIT in conjunction with SCAPE and is aimed at graduating or recently graduated tertiary students in the visual arts - but may have relevance to selected secondary students. Any teachers are welcome to attend all or parts of the schedule (including evenings). Workshop(s) run over two days: Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 April 2012.
 * [|Details], [[file:cata-nz/Schedule.pdf|Schedule.pdf]]
 * contact Deane Simmonds, Faculty of Creative Industries, deane.simmonds@cpit.ac.nz for more information.

Your Principal has been sent this information. Make sure all your colleagues in the Arts Faculty in your school get to hear about this. *the same workshop will be run in Nelson and Dunedin also - refer to the full explanation and details in this document:
 * Regional Arts Partnerships (RAP's) Workshop - Christchurch - 23 May 2012 ** *
 * Venue: Upper Riccarton Community and School Library
 * Learning Centre 2 and 3 (LC2&3)
 * 71 Main South Road, Sockburn (same block as Riccarton High School), Christchurch
 * Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
 * Workshop is FREE; morning tea will be provided, but you will need to provide your own lunch.
 * Target: middle leaders and teachers-in-charge of all Arts learning areas.
 * enquiries to polly.thin-rabb@otago.ac.nz
 * registrations (download here: [[file:cata-nz/Regional Arts Partnerships Workshop (South) 3.pdf|RAPs Workshop (South) 3.pdf]]) to vanessa.whaanga@otago.ac.nz by Friday 11 May 2012.

As part of the alignment process, NZQA are now consulting all stakeholders about draft scholarship materials in all curriculum areas using an online [|SURVEY] which must be completed by midnight 30 April 2012. ** It is VITAL that all visual art teachers consider the proposed wording VERY CAREFULLY. ** Useful points for consideration and discussion.
 * Draft Revised Performance Standards for Scholarship **

Teachers of ** Printmaking ** and ** Sculpture ** have raised legitimate concerns about the biennial Review of the New Zealand Scholarship Subjects List (NZQA) - which considers the // statistical numbers // of students entering for L4 Scholarship to determine those that will remain on the list in the following year. Completion of the online survey is required by midnight 5 April 2012. PLEASE READ THE CONSULTATION MATERIALS AND RESPOND...or sculpture and possibly printmaking could disappear from the list thus diminishing the status of these subjects in schools. ** [|Link to survey] **
 * "Rationalisation" of Visual Art Scholarship Standards? **


 * AGM minutes and reports now available - click here for link **

The AGM will be held at ** CPIT ** on ** Wednesday 7 March ** at 5.30pm in ** D Block (room 105, ground floor). ** The formal part of the meeting will be quickly followed by a presentation by the CPIT School of Art & Design and refreshments (also generously provided by CPIT). This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with colleagues in other schools, and to find out what CPIT has to offer. They will be showing us examples of student work from the Design Studio, the Art Box project and Ignition initiatives. The will be happy to answer any questions you have.
 * 2012 CATA Annual General Meeting Notice **


 * Click here to read the minutes and reports from last year's AGM **


 * AGM Agenda **
 * Present & Apologies
 * Ratification of 2011 Minutes
 * Welcome & President’s Report
 * Treasurer’s Report
 * New Committee
 * General Business: The status of Sculpture at Level 3, Top Art, CPIT workshops for students,

Di Smallfield has very generously given us the digital resources she prepared for the CATA Jumbo Day on 21 November. Please use these carefully and with respect. Click here for link.
 * Jumbo Day Resources **

An opportunity to review and plan for the new L1 and L2 NCEA standards in 2012 Presenter: Di Smallfield, Art Advisor, Team Solutions, Auckland There is ** no charge ** for the day, but teachers will need to apply for Professional Development funding for a TRD from their schools to be able to attend. Date: Monday 21 November 2012 Time: 9am - 3pm Venue: Burnside Bowling Club, 330 Avonhead Road [|map] Morning tea & lunch will be provided - contact us with names of those attending and any special dietary requirements, by Monday 14 November
 * Professional Development Jumbo Day **

Date: Monday 31 October Venue: Mairehau High School [|map] Time: 4pm
 * Derived Grades, Level 3 Meeting **


 * News and Advice to Christchurch Schools about End of Year Marking - posted 21 September 2011 **

1. Teachers in earthquake affected schools are advised by CATA and also NZQA not to send in L 1 and 2 portfolios. Having the opportinity to make school based assessments (grades) is essentially the derived grade process.

2. Click on the links below to download recently released circulars

click here for other NZQA documents

3. CATA will not hold a Level 1 marking meeting this year as the focus needs to be on L3 students. If teachers of Level 1 from non earthquake affected schools, and any who still want to send folios in, wish some help with marking they could apply to CATA for some funding for TRD's to visit another school or organise a cluster meeting. Link to funding information and application form

4. Level 3 - There will be a CATA meeting on Monday 31 October (Venue to be advised) at about 4.30 pm. More details about this meeting will be advertised but the focus will be to help establish derived grades for this level. Schools will need to bring a limited selected sample. There may be time to consider L 2 folios as well. Information from NZQA about the procedures for L3 are included in the circulars, above.


 * Some Guidance for Derived Grades. **

Judgements of grades cannot be made without evidence, no matter what the circumstances of the student or the exceptional year within the region. In order to be fair and equitable to all students, there needs to be sufficient evidence presented for a judgement to be made. Despite the circumstances, we would expect and encourage at least 1 1/2 - 2 panels of work to be presented. Some of this may be incomplete, however there would be sufficient for both the teacher to make a judgement against the criteria of the Achievement Standard, and for NZQA to support this judgement. Additional evidence could be included on the folio that may otherwise have been replaced with finished work. This could include working drawings, proofs, maquettes, visualisations, mock-ups, planning drawings etc.


 * Marking Meetings ** - a <span class="wiki_link_new" style="background-color: #ffffff;">survey is being conducted to gauge interest.


 * Christchurch Arts Festival ** - latest opportunity - Photographic workshop for students on 3 September!!! See Senior resources page


 * CATA MEETING 17 August ** 2011 News Flash: Meeting postponed to Wednesday 24th August. NZQA has kindly given permission for us to have the folios till next Thursday.