Ashburton Art Gallery - Mustang Sally - Wheels Week Exhibition

The Ashburton Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition in celebration of Wheels Week 2011. The Ashburton Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition in celebration of Wheels Week 2011.  This unique exhibition has an interesting variety of artists and collectors coming together to showcase the fabulous invention of the wheel.  The wheel is everywhere on all of our cars, bikes, trains, planes, skateboards, the list goes on.  The oldest wheel found in archaeological excavations was discovered in what was Mesopotamia USA, and is believed to be over fifty-five hundred years old! 'Mustang Sally' includes work from local artists, such as David Elliot, Ewan McDougall, Iain Henderson and Robin Arnst, John Lobb an Elvis Presley Collector, members of the community and even sport and skateboard enthusiats.  With such a eclectic mix of work available for viewing this how proving to have something for everyone to enjoy. Iain Henderson has run a successful jewellery manufacturing business since the early 1980's.  His jewellry designs have been purchased by clients in New Zealand and overseas.  His work has appeared on the covers of magazines and he has received a number of awards nationally and internationally. This event is part of Rosco's Ashburton Wheek: A week long festival where you can expect awesome event and activities celebrating the wheel.
Dates:	16 Apr 2011 - 12 Jun 2011
Location:	Ashburton
Venue:	Ashburton Art Gallery, Baring Square East
Category:	Wheels Week Historical
Cost:	FREE
Organisation:	Ashburton Art Gallery
Contact:	Kathryn Mitchell