9:30 am - 11:00 am Studio tour — Anna Williams (i) Tuesday 5 September 2017, 9:30 am - 11:00 am Studio tour — Anna Williams (i) We visit the studio of Anna Williams who has made her reputation in repairing, mending, restoring and wall-mounting all kinds of handmade carpets, rugs, kelims, soumaks, and antiques.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Studio tour — Anna Williams (ii) Tuesday 5 September 2017, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Studio tour — Anna Williams (ii) We visit the studio of Anna Williams who has made her reputation in repairing, mending, restoring and wall-mounting all kinds of handmade carpets, rugs, kelims, soumaks, and antiques. $15.
10:00 am - 11:30 am Studio tour — Bob Kerr Tuesday 19 September 2017, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Studio tour — Bob Kerr Bob Kerr’s paintings have an illustrative and narrative quality, which reflects his position as an artist and an author. His historical landscape paintings are often unidealised and raw, revealing the stories embedded in the land and showcasing a beauty we may otherwise overlook. $25 – $39
10:00 am - 11:30 am Wool on Parade Monday 25 September 2017, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Wool on Parade In this illustrated talk, Claire Regnault, Senior Curator History, will explore the early years of the IWS promotions in New Zealand, and in particular the organisation’s strategic use of British and European high fashion to promote the wonders of wool. $3 – $25
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm St Mary of the Angels (ii) Tuesday 26 September 2017, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm St Mary of the Angels (ii) St Mary of the Angels is an outstanding example of “ferro-concrete” Gothic design and is certainly Wellington’s pre-eminent ecclesiastic architect Frederick de Jersey Clere’s best known church. $20 – $39