H8 mentees & mentors:
The mentorship programme has been the flagship of the HANDSHAKE project. The HS mentorship system with top international mentor artists has supported many NZ emerging artists and provided professional ‘tools’ through their generous feedback support. This guidance is crucial for accelerated learning as it exposes mentees to years of experience, knowledge, and resolution processes that are not typically provided by the traditional art education system in New Zealand. Even ex-HS mentees are now being asked to become mentors for the new generation. Each HS8 artist has their selected mentor, and they start working with them in 2024.
The HS8 mentor programme aims to assist, encourage, challenge, and provide constructive criticism toward the mentee’s personal and artistic growth.
HS8 artists/mentees will create a body of work with their mentor that will be showcased at Pah Homestead, Auckland (end 2024). The mentor sessions are scheduled throughout 2024 to support the various stages of their development leading up to their final exhibition.
HS8 mentees & mentors:
Denise Callan Mah Rana
Fran Carter Renee Bevan
Rachel Chapman Katrin Spranger
Tui Diprose Estela Saez-
Fiona Frew Roseanne Bartley
Louise Hill Judith Darragh
Lisa Van Hulst Manon van Kouswijk
Genie Lee Renee Bevan
Nellie Peoples Neke Moa
Rose Pickernell Moniek Schrijer
Grace Yu Piper Karl Fritsch
Denise Callan Mah Rana
Fran Carter Renee Bevan
Rachel Chapman Katrin Spranger
Tui Diprose Estela Saez-Vilanova
Fiona Frew Roseanne Bartley
Louise Hill Judith Darragh
Lisa Van Hulst Manon van Kouswijk
Genie Lee Renee Bevan
Nellie Peoples Neke Moa
Rose Pickernell Moniek Schrijer
Grace Yu Piper Karl Fritsch
HS8 blog posts:
I wonder …
Everyday, I walk my dog. Everyday, our walks are by our local water ways (the Kakanui beach and the Kakanui River). Nearly everyday, I wonder why there are so many things to be found that don't necessarily belong there. So, everyday, I walk and I wonder about this...
Thoughts on Labour
For me Labour Weekend, a New Zealand public holiday, has always been associated with celebrating my birthday and with miserable wet weather. But, it is an important weekend holiday that has more significance than merely time off work. Labour Day is actually a time to...
MATERIALISE, HS8 exhibition
MATERIALISE: HANDSHAKE 8 Pah Homestead, Auckland, Aotearoa NZ 8 November 2024 - 16 February 2025 Denise Callan, Fiona Frew, Fran Carter, Genie Lee, Grace Yu Piper, Lisa van Hulst, Louise Hill, Nellie Peoples, Rachel Chapman, Rose Pickernell, Tūī Diprose MATERIALISE...
1Q84 and Korean Jade 곡옥 – Jade that Resembles an Embryo
“Miss, do you have kids?” “No, you lot are enough trouble for me.” (my students giggle) When I left South Korea, one of the main reasons was: I don’t want my child to go through this. A high suicide rate, endless hours for study and work, compulsory military service,...