Owhanake Barn Waiheke Island
Geoff and Lesley Land provide their barn on Waiheke Island for the biennial Artist in Residence programme in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery . Residencies have included Phil Newbury (Invercargill) 2007, Stephen Mulqueen (Dunedin) 2008, and Sarah Guppy (Auckland) 2010 and Susanne Kerr 2012.
The Owhanake Barn was also the sculptors' base for the biennial Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, providing artist accommodation, and hosting the Volunteers barbecue and People's Choice Award 2009 and 2011.
The Waiheke Summer School run in association with the Gallery and the Dunedin School of Art has been held at the Owhanake Barn in January 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The Owhanake Barn was the venue for the Nora West Print Workshop 2007 and two Drawing Workshops held by Stephen Mulqueen in 2010.
Individual artists who have created or exhibited at Owhanake Barn include Chris Bailey and Sally Smith 2008, Simona Madonna 2009, and Clive Humphreys 2010.
In November 2011 Owhanake Barn was one of the venues for the Waiheke Book Festival and in October 2012 Sam Hunt recited work from his recently published book "Knucklebones"
Chris Bailey and Sally Smith exhibition following Chris's residency in February 2008 when he created Po for an exhibition at FH Galleries
Prizegiving for the Headland Sculpture on the Gulf Peoples Choice Award at the Owahanake Barn 2011
Owahanke Barn 2010
Scuplture "Drift" by Graham Snowden on the Olive Grove at "The Land" Delamore Drive Waiheke Island
Susanne Kerr 2012 Waiheke Community Art Gallery Artist in Residence at the Owhanake Barn with her painting "Without Choice" for the Waiheke Community Gallery exhibition "An intimate Geography" following the residency. The work draws on her experience of Waiheke outdoor sculptures and the people of the island.
