Each month Square Edge hosts artists’ exhibitions in our three beautiful gallery spaces. Exhibitions are accepted as part of a proposal process. If you are interested in exhibiting here at Square Edge please submit a proposal by the due date. Our team review submissions once a year and plan our yearly exhibition schedule. We accept proposals from artists in any media, are open to discussion, and love diversity! You can read about our process, what we offer and the costs involved, and view the online form here:
The Art Room exhibition | MATA
The 19 Artists’ from the Manawatu Art Teachers Association in this exhibition are secondary school Art Teachers from across the Manawatu region. As Teachers we give a lot of creative energy to support and grow our students’ talents, as creative people, we don’t always have the time and energy to create for ourselves. We have many talented Artists’ in our association who have had much success in their art careers. Exhibitions like this are so important to fuel our own artistic passions and renew our own expression of creative freedom.
Ngātahi | Rīhari & Mark Warnock
Rīhari Warnock’s work explores the feeling of moving through the ngahere at night, knowing there are birds and creatures in the shadows, shifting currents of awa below, and the intricate textures of bark. Rīhari’s early art practice was developed under the guidance of his Nan and father, and shaped through moko, tattooing, and te reo Māori.
Mark Warnock has spent 50 years developing as a mixed media artist. Through sculpture, Mark connects with his whakapapa and te ao Māori. His respect for the taonga materials and species he works with is reflected in his commitment to craftsmanship. Being the first time his work has been on exhibition, Ngātahi is a significant event for Mark, made more so by being alongside his son, Rīhari.
By bringing Rīhari and Mark’s work together, Ngātahi reflects their shared experience of connecting to their whakapapa through their individual art practices.
Glass Art | Serena Mercer
Rob Weir display case - SQUARE EDGE ARTS CENTRE The 24 images in this exhibition take the viewer on a journey of wildlife across our planet. From the Arctic to the Antarctic and places in between I have attempted to capture wildlife moments that tell stories of...
Therapeutic Landscapes | Jessica Philbrick
Jessica (29, she/her) is a Fine Arts and Psychology graduate who bridged her painting practice into her Masters research project on The Therapeutic Landscape of the Home When Homebound with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In using her practice of creating oil paintings of domestic interior spaces, she was able to explore and represent insights into the homespace of five people in Aotearoa (pseudonyms used) who are homebound by their ME/CFS.
Welcome to the fungus side | Adele Rycroft
There is something magical about stepping into New Zealand’s native bush and discovering the tiny, hidden worlds beneath our feet. This exhibition is a window into the world of fungi. Nature’s quiet achievers. Captured through macro photography in their most detailed, vivid, and unexpected forms.