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General Information
The Venue
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Both the 2012 Conference and the Workshops will be held in the Dunedin Art Gallery, Dunedin,
New Zealand.
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s collection includes an excellent selection of British and
European paintings and works on paper, gifted by generous benefactors or purchased by the
Gallery’s founding organisation, the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society. Many of the major
figures in Western art since the 15th century are represented, with high points including
paintings by Machiavelli, Claude Lorraine, Rosa, Monet, Pissarro, Reynolds, Gainsborough,
Turner and Burne-Jones. Other international aspects of the collection include Japanese prints,
a small selection of 20th century Australian art, and much of the decorative arts collection,
which ranges across costume, textiles, ceramics, glass and furniture.
Notable New Zealand artists represented in the collection include George O’Brien, Petrus van
der Velden, C.F. Goldie, Rita Angus, Colin McCahon, Gordon Walters, Ralph Hotere as well as
younger artists like Richard Killeen, Philip Trusttum, Jacqueline Fraser, Peter Robinson and
Michael Parekowhai. Occupying a special place in the collection is the work of painter Frances
Hodgkins, whose father founded the Gallery. Born and raised in Dunedin, she left early in her
career to live and work in England where she gained a significant reputation in the context of
Britain’s Neo-Romantic movement.
Today the Dunedin Public Art Gallery focuses its acquisitions funds on the purchase of
contemporary New Zealand work, although other areas of the collection continue to be
expanded through gifts and bequests.
Conference Dinner
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The Conference Dinner will be held at “Etrusco at the Savoy”, an Italian restaurant providing
that authentic Italian experience.
The restaurant is an easy walk from the conference venue, and it should take around two
minutes to walk there. Turn right as you leave the Art Gallery by the main entrance. Walk down
towards Princes Street and turn right into Princes Street. Walk down Princes Street until you
get the next cross-street, Moray Place. Turn right into Moray Place. Etrusco is just around the
corner, on your right hand side, inside a building and up to the first floor.
At the conference dinner there will be wine and orange juice on the tables. If you would like
more to drink than will be provided then this will be for your account.
Parking
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All day parking is available in the Wilson Parking Building behind the Art Gallery, at 54 Moray
Place. They are open everyday from 7am to 2am and charge $2 per hour Monday to Saturday,
or $1 per hour if you are in before 10am. Parking on a Sunday is free. They accept cash and
credit card with a 50c surcharge if you choose to pay by credit card.