Behind the Artntartan Wearable Arts awards…
Sue Welford always has her camera with her, and has taken some fabulous shots of behind the scenes at the Waipu Museum ArtnTartan Wearable Arts Awards
See all her photos on Facebook here
Art’ n Tartan – and the winners are>>>
Those who were behind the second Waipu Museum Art n Tartan Wearable Arts Awards are to be commended for their efforts – another absolutely stunning event full of creativity, zest and zing. A fabulous show – Links to photos at bottom of this post.
Look out in Waipu Shops for the Art n Tartan Exhibition for next 3 weeks
ART N TARTAN 2011 – Photos and 2011 DVD available – for information click here
Peter Davies Photos of 2011 Art n Tartan and Here
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2011 Supreme Award
Thanks to those who dreamed up the idea
- Thanks to the Waipu Museum for taking the risk and getting behind it
- Thanks to Director Helen Francis and her team of enthusiastic volunteers who turned the idea into a visual spectacular again this year.
- Thanks to those who made entries – the thousands of hours of time and the love and dollars that went into each individual piece
And the Winners are:
Mask Category – Sponsored by Kids 1st in Waipu
- Winner – Tree Masks
- 2nd Place – The Thistle Brothers
- 3rd Place – Masked Warrior
Fireside Stories from the Land of Myths – Sponsored by Gilmore Brown
- Winner – Mythical Fish
- 2nd Place – Lochness Monster-ette
Warrior of Seven Sons
Warrior of Seven Sons
Warriors, Druids and Bards – Sponsored by Urlich McNab Kilpatrick
- Winner – Blanket me with Colour
- 2nd Place – Warrior of Seven Sons
McKiwi – Sponsored by Waipu ITM
- Winner – Pohutukawa Frenzy
- 2nd Place – Cultures Crossing the Borders
Braveheart – Sponsored by Northport
- Winner – Tsuna’ Mc’ee
- 2nd Place – The Bride was Half Scottish
Dressed to Kilt – Sponsored by Waipu Real Estate
- Winner – The Queen of Tartan
- 2nd Place – Are you game enough
The Award for an Outstanding Entry by a College Student sponsored by Liz Manning
- Winner – Bumble Bee 2011 Style
The Bride was Half Scottish
The Bride was Half Scottish
The Holly Robinson Memorial Award for a Highly Commended entry by a College Student
- Winner – Mete McLaren
Alison Turner Memorial – Supreme Award
- Supreme Winner – Tsuna’ Mc’ee
ART N TARTAN 2011 – Exhibition
There will be an Exhibition of a selection of artworks after the shows, starting with the Supreme Award held at the Waipu Museum, displayed in a range of main Street Shops, ending at ITM. Maps for the shops displaying artworks will be available from Waipu Museum the week following the shows.
ART N TARTAN 2011 – Photos and 2011 DVD available – for information click here
Pets in Tartan in Waipu
A winters day in Northland, the sun shone and the rain held off, and the pets and owners were rugged up in tartan.
They fell in behind the Waipu Highland Pipe Band and paraded down the street.
A chicken, a tortoise, a miniature horse and dogs of all shapes and sizes – one was bigger than the horse!
Thanks to Waipu Vet Centre for the prizes and support
Tartan Week off to a great start in Waipu
First of July and International Tartan Day - Waipu had a perfect Northland clear blue winters day. Classic Hits kicked off the day at 6am with their breakfast show at Ynot cafe and a load of snow. Yes there were some people there at 6am, but not me! I waited to a leisurely 8.30. Classic Hits photos on Facebook
It was fantastic to see the Waipu Primary School - the whole school walked down to town – its the only time many of us get to see them all together. Many wore tartan, one of them led the Waipu Highland Band as it paraded down the street with the school behind them. Someone on the street commented “I didn’t realise there were so many kids in Waipu!”. Read more
Art n Tartan (almost) sold out!
There are fifty – seven entrants in this year’s Art’ n Tartan Wearable Art Awards, which will be held on Saturday 16 as a grand finale to this year’s Tartan Week in Waipu celebrations. A full dress rehearsal for the show has already been held, but if you thought you wanted a ticket, you may be out of luck. Tickets to the Waipu Art’ n Tartan show went on sale on Monday 20 June, and the evening show was sold out in 10 minutes, a few matinee tickets remain, and those who have missed out can go on the waiting list at the Waipu Museum. Read more
Tartan Week 2011 is on track – latest news
Some great events planned 1-16 July – have you got your tartan sorted to wear?
Full timetable here
Artntartan
Tickets sold out very quickly last year and even with an extra matinee performance, there will be a strong demand. Tickets go on sale on 20 June at the Waipu Museum
Food and Wine
Whisky tasting at the old jail, 3 course scottish brunch at The Clansman, Haggis Burgers at the Pizza Barn and complimentary shortbread at shops for tartan wearers!
Events
New Events in the programme include Tartan Day at the Races, Tartan Golf as well as popular regulars such as 1 July and Saturday morning parades, pets in tartan, mid winter swim, Highland Dancing competitions, Clan Dinner, Kirkin o the Tartan, a Ceildh and more.
Tartan Week 2011 – its on its way…
Small towns New Zealand each have their own character – giant Lemon and Paeroa bottles in Paeroa or carrots in Ohakune. In the small Northland town of Waipu south of Whangarei, its Tartan – in fact all things Scottish.
July 1st is International Tartan Day – celebrating the day in 1782 when the ban by the English on the wearing of Tartan was lifted, and what had been traditional highland dress became the proud emblem of nationalism in Scotland.
From July 1st for over two weeks, Waipu will be awash with tartan and invites everyone who loves the energy of Scotland to join in the fun. There is something for everyone from the Artntartan Wearable Arts, to Pets in tartan and mid winter swims. The Rugby Men in Kilts will be playing once again and Classic Hits Breakfast Show will broadcast live from 6am on 1 July. Full Tartan Week Programme for 2011 Read more
Art n Tartan – one year was not definately not enough!
The word is out: this is your chance – anyone keen to try their hand at wearable art with a “Tartan Twist” Art n Tartan is on again.
The first year was spectacular, and not to be outdone, Waipu Museum is pleased to announce that entry forms are now available for the second Art n Tartan Wearable Art Awards to be held July 16 2011. Read more
Winter news from the Waipu Caledonian Society
email Wayne to get the Caledonian email list directly – here is a summary of the latest email
2011 Games Host Clan – Clan MacLean chief to visit Waipu – Volunteers for Games – International Highland Games – Tartan Week Read more
Tarts in Tartan – Waipu 2011 Calendar now available
Local Waipu women Sue Welford and Maggie Wistrand are on a mission – they have 250 Waipu Calendars to sell. So far they are going like hotcakes – this year’s theme is Tarts in Tartan and the closely guarded secret of who was in the calendar was announced at a gathering at the Waipu RSA in Tartan Week.
This is the fourth year they have done the Calendar – each year raising thousands of dollars for local charities, including the Waipu Museum. They have raised $9,000 from the previous editions, and aim to raise $2,500 from the current edition.
Copies available from the museum and lotto shop and will be on sale at the markets and in the street over the coming months. Many people buy them to send abroad so Waipu’s fame is worldwide. Very easy to post in an A4 envelope. Can also order from Sue or Maggie 09 432 1319 or 09 432 0227 – will post free of charge to NZ customers. email Sue
