Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th August 2020. Part 2 of 4.   Establishing the Taylor-Jensen Fine Arts Gallery, 1997. Gallery content and objectives. Involving the artists. Paul Dibble and others. Jack Register. Public artwor...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 18, 2020

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The career of 1969-1971 Manawatū Art Gallery director Ian North. During his two years at the gallery he made a significant contribution. At the age of only 24, he oversaw a bu...

Creator:      Ralph Body
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 19, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 9 November 1981, titled 'Concrete in the Garden.' It describes the installation of the same name by the Palmerston North artist Paul Dibble (1943-2023) that was on vie...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

Date:          November 9, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 July 1961 "Pictured at the opening of the fifth annual art exhibition at the Art Gallery are (from the left): Mr. W.S. Wauchop (the president of the New Zealand Acade...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Grey and Carroll Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 24, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 July 1961 "Mr. F.G. Opie looks reflectively at the bronze bust of himself sculptured by Mr. T.V. Johnston which is on display at the fifth annual art exhibition in Pa...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 24, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 June, 1959. "The Jaycee Committee, under the leadership of Mr H. Harrod, who organised the recent Art Gallery appeal in Palmerston North. The success of their effort...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 10, 1959

Street view of the Palmerston North Art Gallery on the corner of Carroll & Grey Streets, Palmerston North

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Carroll & Grey Streets, Palmerston North
Date:          197X

This report lists exhibitions, acquisitions, and gifts received by the Manawatu Art Gallery during the financial year of 1985-1986. Also included is the President's report, membership information, and the names of the Art Gallery Trustees, the Art...

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          1985 to 1986

Includes exhibitions: Henry Moore tapestries, Televison NZ Schools art exhibition.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          January 1982 to March 1982

Includes exhibitions: Selections from the permanent collection and Waldegrace ceramic collection, Manawatū Pottery Society, Ralph Hotere - the black Union Jack, Prints of the 70's by 6 British artists.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          January 1981 to March 1981

Includes exhibitions: Acquisitions, Us and our buildings, Carl Sydow Memorial exhibition, Grace Joel, Race meetings in nZ, Still Life is still alive..., 31 American women video artists.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          July 1980 to September 1980

Includes exhibitions: Small tapestries, Edith Collier in retrospect, Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky - the man and the artist, Marion Tylee retrospective, Tsutsumu - the art of the Japanese package, Richard Smith.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          April 1980 to June 1980

Includes exhibitions: Tony Fomison, Canadian quilts, W. T. G. Cody, Scottish tapestries.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          January 1980 to March 1980

Includes exhibitions: The child in the world, Ricahrd Smith - graphics and multiples, Waldegrave Collection of ceramics, Invited Auckland potters, (Benham, McLeod, Taylor), Tony Fomison.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          October 1979 to December 1979

Includes exhibitions: Diane Arbus, Manawatū Pottery Society, 'The Grass is Greener..." by Andrew Drummond, Don Driver, IYC children's art work, The child in the world.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          July 1979 to September 1979

Includes exhibitions: NZ sculptors at Mildura, Flight Fancies.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          April 1979 to June 1979

Includes exhibitions: Manawatū review, Manawatū Pottery Society - 13th annual exhibition, Quantas Press Photographers of the Year, Youth festival, Clive Stone prints / some glass plates from the John Perry Collection by an anonymous photographer, ...

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          July 1978 to September 1978

Includes exhibitions: Brent Wong, Ceramic purchases, Jeffrey Harris, The right to work - posters from the International Institute of Human Rights, David Moore, Bronwynne Cornish, Tibetan carpets.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          April 1978 to June 1978

Includes exhibitions: Weaving, NZ drawing 1976/77, Centrepoint Theatre - a documentary by Colin Parrish, Five sculptors, Passion drawings - School of Poccetti, The printed image - printmaking then and now.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          January 1978 to March 1978

Includes exhibitions: McMahons 'necessary protection' works, Peter Bromhead: Cartoons and drawings, Ian Smail - Small, medium and big pots, Brian Brake - 40 photographs, Manawatū Pottery Society annual exhibition.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          October 1977 to December 1977

Includes exhibitions: A show of hands, Philip Claremont, 100 paintings and drawings of Petrus van der Velden, Palmerston North - 100 years of local government, Permanent collection.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          338 Main Street, Palmerston north
Date:          July 1977 to September 1977

Includes exhibitions: Photographic exhibition, Print Council of NZ - sixth touring exhibition, Art in the mail, Manawatū review, John Panting - sculpture.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 1976 to January 1977

Includes exhibitions: Six Australian and four NZ printmakers, NZ Painting 1920-1940, Edward Weston photographs, Contemporary ceramics.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 1976 to June 1976

Includes exhibitions: Members annual exhibition, Manawatū Pottery Society, Children's arts festival, Benson & Hedges art award 1975

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1976 to August 1976

Includes exhibitions: McMahon religious works, Members annual exhibition with guest exhibitor Barry Cleavin, Contemporary NZ photography, Raymond McIntyre.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 1975 to June 1975

Includes exhibitions: Wellington Weavers, Frank Martin

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1975 to December 1975

Includes exhibitions: Eskimo prints and Canadian arts and crafts, Pottery summer school ceramics, David Armitage Part 1, Permanent collection, Betty Kent drawings and paintings, McCahon religious works.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1975 to March 1975

Includes exhibitions: Nigerian sculpture - Ron O'Reilly collection, John Coley, Manawatū Pottery Society annual exhibition, Playthings.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1974 to December 1974

Includes exhibitions: Sculptura Italiana, annual exhibition, Balinese folk art, Ray Thorburn - a survey.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 1974 to June 1974

Includes exhibitions: Ralph Hotere, Frank Davis - paintings, photographs and silk paintings, Closing down sale, Aboriginal bark paintings, Manawatū review, Michael Eaton - paintings.

Creator:      Manawatu Society of Arts (Inc.)
Place:          Corner of Carroll Street and Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1974 to September 1974