Post Saturday meeting

Had to get hubby to stand in for me as needed to attend hospital appointment. Hubby was very good at getting a few more people on board. Have now made contact with a local painting group, and hoping to do an arts workshop with some residents at Selwyn Village. Also may have my first pieces of 'source material' to be collated later this week. Things are a-moving forward...

Second Public Meeting

Second meeting for public to liaise with artist is this coming Saturday, March 19th at the Pt Chev Community Centre. Market will also be on so is a good time to check out what's new with the art project plus do a spot of shopping. I personally recommend the home-made jam stall, and the greetings cards, what a bargain! :-) Artist will be available from 9.30am until about 11.
Met with the new manager at the centre, Theresa MacDonald, this morning (Thurs March 17), followed by a meeting with Detlev from the Auckland Council. Feel that the project has been on the backburner for the past month or so due to family commitments post Christchurch quake, but it's ready to push forward again now. To date, have 27 feedback forms filled in by community members (more would be good) and some general, common themes are emerging. Seems like people want to see something that visually represents the history of the area, the landscape with a focus on the green parks and sea, something that acknowledges the colours used by local sports teams (green and white), something celebratory of cultural diversity...challenge is how to bring together a whole load of diverse visual material into something contemporary and cohesive. More updates to follow...