Pablos Art Auc­tion – that gala high­light of the loc­al art scene – is on this Wed­nes­day night. This year it’s big­ger and bet­ter than ever and in an all-new ven­ue: Mas­sey Uni­versity’s Great Hall.


If you’re a seasoned col­lect­or and art-auc­tion attendee I expect you already have your tick­et and the date marked in your diary. If you’re not but you’ve a hanker­ing for dip­ping your toes into the scene, there’s no bet­ter way than the Pablos Art Auc­tion where you’ll be able to view and bid on and pur­chase a vibrant cross sec­tion of one hun­dred art­works from some of New Zeal­and’s lead­ing art makers, includ­ing Dick Frizzell,  Michel Tuffery,  Nigel Brown,  Wayne Youle,  Tom Slad­den,  Sam Broad,  Ewan McDou­gall,  Matt Gaul­die,  Andrew Blythe,  Rob Cherry,  Angus Walk­er,  Chris Grosz,  Jane Black­more,  Jon Dryp­nz,  Miss Mica Still,  Scott Kennedy, Ruth Korv­er, Michele Irving,  Ben Buchanan,  Steph­en Tem­pler,  Rose-Mar­ie Sal­mon,  Greg Broad­more,  John Lake,  Gav­in Chil­cott,  Debbie Poin­ton,  Anne Mar­ie Jean,  Ant­oinette Ratcliffe,  Di Con­way,  Mar­garet Elli­ot, Jane Hyder, Nestor Ope­taia – not to men­tion the emer­ging tal­ent from Pablos artists and fur­ther afield.

Pablos Art Stu­di­os is a cre­at­ive space in Wel­ling­ton which provides an art stu­dio and gal­lery for people who have exper­i­enced men­tal ill­ness. It builds bridges between its artists and the wider com­munity by using cre­ativ­ity as a vehicle of expres­sion, engage­ment and iden­tity. The auc­tion is a major fun­drais­ing event for Pablos. “This is a fab­ulous oppor­tun­ity to start or build your art col­lec­tion while sup­port­ing our artists, tutors, stu­dio and gal­lery,” says Pablos dir­ect­or Gaelen Mac­don­ald. “At our auc­tion you can see and buy some unique and won­der­ful art, while sup­port­ing the activ­it­ies of Pablos and the recov­ery of indi­vidu­als who have exper­i­enced men­tal ill­ness.”

Pablos Art Auc­tion 2012
Wed­nes­day 17 Octo­ber, Mas­sey Uni­versity’s Great Hall
View­ing from 5.00pm, auc­tion begins 6.30pm
$20 pre­s­ale tick­ets are avail­able now. Entry is $25 at the door.
Includes live music and refresh­ments.
Tick­et enquir­ies from ROAR! gal­lery on the corner of Vivi­an and Vic­tor­ia Streets
p (04) 382‑8885
e pablos@pablosart.org.nz
w pablosart.org.nz

“It will be so excit­ing to see our artists’ work up on the wall next to works by some of New Zeal­and’s lead­ing artists,” says Mac­don­ald. “Tick­ets sell out every year, so get in quick!” To that I can rue­fully attest and so my advice is to not delay.

Pablos has also gran­ted us a spe­cial sneak pre­view of some of the work in the auc­tion. Ordin­ar­ily the art is kept under wraps until the auc­tion but if you click on one of the thumb­nails to load the gal­lery…