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Chair exhibition boasts colour and variety

SMALL CHAIRS: Chairs come in different sizes – here’s a collection of the smaller kind. E4903-02

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The colourful, fun “Chairs” exhibition is drawing about 50 people a day to the Art Society Hall in King Street.

Chair artworks from across the Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne districts make up the exhibition, which opened on Saturday and continues until September 8.

“It’s fun to have something totally different and outside the square,” said Ōpōtiki Arts Society chair Dot Wilson

“We have wooden chairs, pottery chairs, paintings of chairs – new and old.”

Inspiration for the exhibition came from Italy where Mrs Wilson saw a similar exhibition while travelling and thought it would be a good fit for Ōpōtiki.

The exhibition is open between 10am and 3pm.

ROYAL OAK: This old chair comes from an old hotel in England. Photo Sven Carlsson E4903-01
NUMBER EIGHT: By bending No 8 wire rather precisely, Neil Brown has created an image of a chair. E4903-03
COLOURFUL STOOL: Toni Stafford has recycled a stool, painted it and called it “Amsterdam”. E4903-04
METAL BUTTERFLIES: This chair is called “Bugs, Bees and Butterflies” and it was made by Jo Chester. E4903-05

DRIFT AWAY: Des Harris made a chair from driftwood. E4903-06

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