New Gallery Space & New Art
EXCITING NEW ART
Echoes of Moeraki I
Patterson Parkin
Acrylic on canvas, framed
February 2024 Newsletter
Tēnā koutou
Greetings to our newsletter subscribers! We hope everyone is keeping cool and enjoying the warmer weather. Our exciting news is we have moved to the First Floor, 181 Bridge Street, Nelson. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space which is located in a beautiful heritage building in central Nelson. Plenty of parking nearby and a range of Nelson attractions for you to enjoy at your leisure.
Just a reminder that our summer hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10-4pm. If you would like a private viewing outside of these times, please contact Sue, Ph: 027 548 5003 / info@proteanart.co.nz. For more information about new artwork and art events, do follow our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.
Come visit us at our new space!
New Art at Protean
Love Like a Jet Plane - Lauren Kitts
Motueka river granite
We have some fabulous new art to tempt you at the gallery. Do check out the outstanding new work by Patterson Parkin, Emma Panting, Struan MacDonald, Maxine Burney and Sue Roughton. We also have some stunning new smaller sculptures by Lauren Kitts. If you would like to know more about the artworks or the artists, feel free to have a chat with Sue at the gallery.
We offer very reasonable prices for high quality NZ made original art. Artworks are also available to view and purchase on our shop page Protean Art Shop For ease of payment, we have introduced After Pay on our shop page for orders up to $2000.
We Know What We Are, But Know Not What We May Be - Emma Panting
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on canvas
Framed
Middle Eastern Glory - Sue Roughton
Mixed media on canvas
Kohaihai River, Karamea - Struan MacDonald
Oil on canvas
Earthline III - Maxine Burney
Acrylic on canvas
Framed
Secondary Art Market is Buzzing!
Melting Moments 1 - Bill Hammond
From time to time visitors to the gallery want to know more information about selling an artwork from their private collection. The secondary art market in New Zealand and overseas is buzzing. According to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the secondary art market more than doubled in value in 2021, and was estimated to be worth $67 million, up from $31 million in 2020.
Depending on the artist, some works can achieve very high sums at auction. Recent record prices include Melting Moments I by Bill Hammond which sold for $1.7 million in 2023, and Reverie Ena te Papatahi, Nga Puhi by C F Goldie, which sold for $1.8 million.
If you are interested in valuing an artwork from your private collection, these auction houses are a good place to start NZ Art Broker International Art Centre Art + Object
Just to note there is an artist royalty resale scheme that will be operational by the end of 2024. For more information about this please check out Artist Royalty Resale Scheme
And for all NZ art collectors out there, we have some highly collectable artworks at Protean Art from established and emerging artists. For more information about our artists and artwork, check out Protean Art Artists , or pop in to the gallery for a chat with Sue, our Gallery Director.
Events to look out for…
Art Classes Golden Bay
3rd & 4th February 2024 10-3pm
Cost: $180 Contact Elaine for booking: artaza.studio.nz@gmail.com
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank everyone who supports Protean Art. A big thank you to our wonderful customers, visitors, amazing artists, social media followers and brilliant team members who help at the gallery.
We would particularly like to acknowledge the wonderful support of Margaret Cable.
Feedback
Do let us know if there is a certain style of art you are interested in and would be keen to see in the gallery. We love to hear your feedback.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Warm wishes,
Sue and Erin Roughton
Meet the owners
We (Sue and Erin Roughton) are the owners of Protean Art Gallery. Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter.
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