Mixed Media
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Golden Bay Collection
This exhibition has been created to raise awareness about living sustainably and not being wasteful with our planet’s resources. These eco bags have painted by the Golden Bay community to remind us to take our own bags with us when we go shopping. The Golden Bay bags will be auctioned in Collingwood on Satureday 21st April at the unveiling of the Collingwood Mural which the community are encouraged to come and paint. Painting will start from 14th April and last c 7-10 days.
Collingwood Area School
Collingwood Area School so much enjoyed bag painting with the Golden Bay Bag Ladies that they asked their art teacher Elda Weywood if they could join in with the BagART exhibition. Here are their fantastic bag paintings, reinforcing how important it is to kids that our planet stays healthy.
Green Teen Bags
These bags were inspired by the Green Teens in Nelson, and were painted by Nelson artists and several celebrities. They were first shown in Nelson at the Zest Cafe in December 2006, and have been on display in Te Papa and will be on display in The Wholemeal Cafe from mid April.