An artist project presented with the support of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui

What if an artist was given free rein to infiltrate a building with their own sculptural work? From 8-10 December sculptor Isabella Loudon is opening up the building she has been working in for the last two years, and has now taken over. This is a rare chance to see a building-scale multi-roomed site-specific installation before the building is demolished in 2024.

The studio is located in Marton in a former shop space with a vacant flat above. Visitors will be able to view the spaces upstairs and downstairs. Works occupy the walls, floors and the ceiling.

Isabella will be in the space for the duration of the three days and will give an artist talk in conversation with a member of the Gallery’s curatorial team on the Saturday and Sunday at 11.15am and 2.15pm.
 

Isabella Loudon: Since graduating from Massey University Wellington with a fine arts degree in 2016, Loudon has been making a name for herself as one of Aotearoa’s most interesting and challenging sculptors. Using unconventional materials such as concrete, steel and rubber inner tubes, she creates works that are elegantly surreal, grungy and unsettling all at once.
 

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Friday 8 December, studio open 11am – 4pm

Address: 214 Broadway, Marton

The artist and Sarjeant Gallery staff will be there all day

Note: no wheelchair access to the upstairs rooms.

Getting there: Make your own way to Marton from where ever you are! (Shuttles will run on the weekend only)

Bookings: Studio bookings are not required.

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Saturday 9 December, studio open 11am – 4pm

Studio address: 214 Broadway, Marton

The artist and Sarjeant Gallery staff will be there all day & there will be an artist talk with Isabella at 11.15am and 2.15pm.

Note: no wheelchair access to the upstairs rooms.

Studio bookings not required. Just book if you want to catch a shuttle.

Getting there: Make your own way to Marton from where ever you are, or jump in one of the Sarjeant shuttle services leaving Whanganui for $10 return.

Shuttle 1 departs from Sarjeant on the Quay at 38 Taupō Quay at 10.30am sharp on Saturday 9 December and leaves Marton at 12.30pm.

Shuttle 2 departs from Sarjeant on the Quay at 38 Taupō Quay at 2.00pm sharp on Saturday 9 December and leaves Marton at 3.30pm.

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Sunday 10 December, studio open 11am – 4pm

Studio address: 214 Broadway, Marton

The artist and Sarjeant Gallery staff will be there all day & there will be an artist talk with Isabella at 11.15am and 2.15pm.

Note: no wheelchair access to the upstairs rooms.

Studio bookings not required. Just book if you want to catch a shuttle.

Shuttle 3 departs from Sarjeant on the Quay at 38 Taupō Quay at 10.30am sharp on Sunday 10 December and leaves Marton at 12.30pm.

Shuttle 4 departs from Sarjeant on the Quay at 38 Taupō Quay at 2.00pm sharp on Saturday 9 December and leaves Marton at 3.30pm.