Heart Art
Golden Bay’s Festival of the Arts
“Celebrating the diversity of the Bay’s
Arts community”
2010
Program
18th - 22nd January - Sculpture symposium at Milnthorpe Scenic Reserve
Another sculpture symposium is planned. for invited artists
As in 2008 and 09, the symposium will run for a week or so, with artists camping out in the reserve.
The event will be fully catered, leaving participants with more time to totally engage in their creations and facilitating social cohesion of the group.
As the 2008 and 2009 symposium was so successful with greater numbers to the park than ever before,
we expect this event and the following 'A Way With the Fairies' weekend to be one of the most popular for Heart Art.
• 23rd - 24th January -'A Way With The Fairies'
29th January - 3rd February - 'Luminate' festival no events for Heart Art at this time
• 6th of February - Mardi Gras in Takaka. Heart Art will not be involved in this event
Photo Gallery from previous Heart Art festivals
Dont forget when you visit Golden Bay support the buisnesses that support Heart Art
Rosi Glow, Tuti Fruti, Lethea Erz, Paddle crab, the Sandcastle, Golden bay Air,
Health Post, Pohara Sands, Scenic Flights, Garden centre, Tina Bridgman, Old school Cafe, Village Theatre,
Caitlin and Sika, The Naked Possum, Farewell Spit Eco Tours, Farewell Spit Horse trecks
About Grant Knowles
Grant has been involved in festivals for 26 years.
From 1981 – 1991 Grant was a crew member for the Whitecliffs Family Music Festival in Canterbury. Following a move to Golden Bay in 1987, he started and continues to maintain a hand drum making, repairing and selling business. He holds regular drumming workshops and has developed a series of work books for students. In 1990 he helped to organize Onekaka Family Music Festival, a first for the Bay. This event ran for five years and was much enjoyed by the community. Grant was Tribal Zone coordinator for the “The Gathering” festivals of 2000–2003. This position was also held at the “Visionz” festival of 2004. In 2006-2007 Grant and his partner Clair co-created eight public seasonal celebrations, including the solstices and equinoxes. These included ceremony, performance, dance and music. The “Heart Art” festivals of January 2007, 2008 and 2009 were founded and organised by Grant.