EXHIBITION archive
Exhibiting is a core activity of the HS project.
The HS1, HS2, HS4, HS6 and HS8 projects are 2-year entry programmes that include masterclasses, coaching, mentorships, and exhibition trials in various public spaces.
The HS3, HS5, and HS7 projects are one-year expert programmes (no mentors but instead a coaching programme and exhibitions at reputable venues) with selected artists from the different HS projects.
HS Alumni/Curated exhibitions are one-off expert projects with selected artists from different HS projects. Each alumni exhibition differs according to the curator’s or exhibition premises’ selections, brief, and preferences.
Handshake 1 (2011-13):
Handshake 2 (2013-15):
| Toi Pōneke Gallery, Wellington |
| Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney (Sydney JMGA) |
| AVID, Wellington (Mentor/Mentee show) |
| Pah Homestead, Auckland |
Handshake 3 (2016):
| Objectspace, Auckland (collaboration) |
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 Vivien Atkinson |
Handshake 4 (2017-18):
| Pah Homestead, Auckland |
| Toi Pōneke Gallery, Wellington |
| Corban Art Centre, Auckland (Auckland Art Week), 7 September – 21 October 2018 |
| On-line exhibition, during 2018 |
Handshake 5 (2019):
| CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, Oct 2019 – 19 Jan 2020 |
| Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland, NZ Nov 2019 – 16 Feb 2020 |
HANDSHAKE 6 (2020 – 2021/22):
| HS6, Handshake in Hamilton, Weasel gallery, Hamilton, 08 July – 01 August 2020 |
| HS6, ‘Signing-In’ Te Auaha art gallery, Wellington Nov 2020 |
| ‘CHAINreaction: Handshakes at the Refinery’ , The Refinery, Nelson, 27 Mar – 17 Apr 2021 |
| HS6 online, ‘O-ne‘ the exercises |
| HS6, ‘Glimmer’, Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt, 21 May – 24 July 2022 |
| HS6, MORPH, end of project exhibition, Northart, Auckland, 30 August – 8 October 2022 |
| Minimental, NJW 2023, at Nelson City Framers Gallery (HS6 group’ organised exhibition) |
HANDSHAKE 7 (2022):
| HS7 WHANUI, exhibition at Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nov 2022, 04 Dec – 12 Feb 2023 |
HANDSHAKE 8 (2023-24/25)
| Proof of Concept, Depot Artspace: 04 November – 20 December 2023 |
| Materialse, Pah Homestead: 08 November 2024 – 16 February 2025 |
| Materialse, The Refinery: 10 April – 10th May 2025 (HS8 organised exhibition) |
HS collaborations (2013 – current)
| HS1 mentor collaboration, Objectspace 15 June 2013 – 20 July 2013 |
| HS3 mentor collaboration, Objectspace 09 July 2016 – 13 August 2016 |
| HS3, Collaboration with texts, Dowse Art Museum, 5 August – 3 December 2017 |
| HS5, art object collaboration, CODA, NL, 14 October 2019 -19 January 2020 |
| HS5, Insite, space collaboration, Te Uru, Auckland, 07 December 2019- 16 February 2020 |
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HS5, art-object collaboration, CODA, NL, 14 October 2019 -19 January 2020
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| HSDC(TC) colab collaborations: |
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mini online challenge: ‘same-time–different-place’ (2016) “It Will All Come Out In The Wash”, Munich Jewellery Week, 2016 Te Ao Hurihuri – Ever-Changing World, The Crypt Gallery, London (selected HS3 + HS4 artists) collaboration with DC, London, 23 September – 27 October 2018 HSDC colab, Containment – Uncontained, includes Temp/Contemp, Melbourne, 2021 HSDCTC colab, Containment – Uncontained, (includes Temp/Contemp) Pah Homestead, Auckland, 14 Feb – 3 Apr 2022 HSDCTC colab, Containment – Uncontained, – jewellery & image & text Refinery Art Space, April 11th – May 6th, 2023 Buildings need Jewellery project: Containment – Uncontained, poster exhibition with different artists on the bollards of Nelson |
HS alumni/curation (2016 – current)
| Residenz, Munich, Curator: Peter Deckers (selection of 21 HSrs), 25–27 February 2016 (Munich Jewellery Week) |
| Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Curators: Peter Deckers and Atty Tantivi, (selected 12 HSrs from HS3 & HS4), 11 January–25 February 2018 |
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Super Positions, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, 4 – 21 April 2018 (during Sydney’s 21st Biennale) |
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Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua, Curators: Mark Hutchins-Pond and Peter Deckers (selected 12 HSrs from HS3 & HS4), 14 September – 14 October 2018 |
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MAKERS of Traditional Change ‘The Conventional Reformed’, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, 02 – 23 October 2020 (part of Sydney’s Craft Festival) – |
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CHAINreaction, the Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson 2021, Curator: Peter Deckers (with 49 artists), anniversary exhibition at the 2012 Nelson Jewellery Week, 27 March – 17 April 2021 |
| WHĀNUI HS alumni at the National, Christchurch, 27 October – 19 November 2022 |
| WHĀNUI HS alumni at the National, Christchurch, 27 October – 19 November 2022 |
| 6720 days, 2276 full moons, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, 10 April– 4 May 2024 (during 24th Sydney Biennale) |
HANDSHAKE writing (2020-2021):
A pilot online programme coordinated by Benjamin Lignel nurturing object writing skills of craft and art professionals
to channel knowledge of craft practices and history into critical and historical writing.
https://handshakeproject.com/object-writing-programme
EXHIBITION online (current)
‘CHAINreaction’ – exhibition review
by Sarah McClintock: A handshake is a sign of peace, in the offering of open hands you are showing that you bear no ill will. A give and take, there is no winner in a handshake. Instead it is a mutual ritual, an exchange of power and expression of trust and respect....
Reflections on Signing In: 2020
Dear Blog, Firstly, apologies I have been slack on posting since our Handshake6 exhibition in October/November last year. My life has settled with a new home since then and this is my commitment that I will be better! Before moving forward I want to share my...
Signing-In
EXHIBITION: 31 Oct - 13 Nov, 2020. Te Auaha gallery, 65 Dixon St, Wellington (opening event Fr 30 Oct, 5:30 pm) SIGNING IN reflects the participants’ work as a group since the start of their mentorship and marks the halfway point of their two-year journey. Here you...
HANDSHAKE in HAMILTON
Handshake in Hamilton is a group exhibition co-curated by contemporary art collector, Garth O’Brien, and Weasel Gallery Director, Laree Payne. Handshake in Hamilton presents a diverse range of contemporary jewellery from the Handshake 6 cohort alongside paintings by...
HANDSHAKE IN HAMILTON
A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY EXHIBITION WITH PORTRAITS BY HANNAH IRELAND 8 JUL – 1 AUG. 2020 OPENING NIGHT 10 JUL / 4–6PM Weasel C O N T E M P O R A R Y A R T G A L L E R Y 260 Victoria St / Hamilton / New Zealand MORE image: Aphra Cheeseman
An Expedition – Part 2
Part 2 is an interview that pertains to questions about the two exhibitions put to the three coaches and the Handshake5 artists. The opportunity to create a dialogue with those involved to express perspectives and experiences brings consideration to both Handshake5...
An expedition – Part 1
October 2019 Artist and HS5 participant SARAH WALKER-HOLT travelled to CODA museum in the Netherlands. This is her story: Handshake5 is my third participatory reiteration in the Handshake Project and as a consequence I am engaged in articulating the results of the...
Exhibition at Te Uru: till 16 February 2020
LAST DAYS: HS5 exhibition at Te Uru art gallery, Titirangi, Auckland
Roseanne Bartley reviews the latest international Handshake project
Handshake 5: In Dialogue - an exhibition in which 12 emerging New Zealand contemporary jewellers respond to artworks from the permanent collection of CODA Museum, the Netherlands The review is by Rosanne Bartley and published by Contemporary HUM. READ MORE
Standing Room Only, RNZ interview
Lynn Freeman interviews Peter Deckers, Caroline Thomas, Vivien Atkinson and Becky Bliss. Radio New Zealand Standing Room Only, 1:46 pm on 8 December 2019 LISTEN: PLAY
