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Hynds Foundation is a charitable trust led by the Hynds family, acting on behalf of the Hynds Group

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Following a long trip south from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, we were delighted to welcome our 2026 Crucible Residency artist, Emma Stretch, to Ōamaru.

Emma has settled in and begun exploring the town through walking and mapping her daily journeys, while considering the many converging influences that shape our people and land as she develops her practice here at the Crucible Studios.

We’re excited to share Emma’s experiences and the work that emerges during her time with us over the coming weeks.

A special thank you to the Ōamaru community, who have already extended such a warm welcome to Emma. We’re looking forward to seeing where her time here leads.

photos: Liz Ferry, Leanne Gibson
#crucibleartistresidency #foundryart #oamarunz #historicprecinct #gilliesmetaltech #iron #foundry #art residency #NZartist taken in Oamaru Historic Precinct by @hyndsfoundation

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We’re delighted to welcome Emma Stretch as the 2026 awardee of the Crucible Artist Residency.

Emma is an artist based in Auckland-Tāmaki Makaurau. Her practice to date explores analogue technologies, ecology, language and perceptions of time through sculpture, installation and print. Learning disability and chronic illness have influenced the undercurrents or her conceptual practice, leaning into modes of difference. A fluent printmaker, she has found a parallel between print processes and casting. Both demand care, patience, a slowing down, an impression, layer, removal and touch. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2024 from Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. Most recently, she was part of Artspace Aotearoa’s volunteer group show, Portal (opened 12 February 2026) alongside a cohort of emerging artists.

Emma’s proposed work for the Crucible residency uses walking and mapping as a conceptual and form-making practice.

Learning about Ōamaru through walking, she will use the shape of her walks in the region to inform the lines of cast iron objects. These castings would develop into a body of work, abstract and specific to place, a lexicon of movements around Ōamaru.

All lines and the composition of these cast objects will be an echo of the streets, walking tracks and landscape of Ōamaru itself. Emma will be acquainting herself with this place, repetitively, over a concentrated period of time, being with place.

Emma’s residency commences on 24 August and runs for 13 weeks until 22 November.

In previous residencies we have hosted two artists but this year we were only able to award a single residency. This was a result of the unexpected and uncertain situation caused in the Middle East, which had a knock-on effect for our funding.

Image: ‘Ruler’ 2026 etched aluminium, hook, 50 x 600mm

@artofemmastretch The artist Emma Stretch taken in Crucible Artist Residency by @hyndsfoundation

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Want to keep up to date with Crucible happenings?

Subscribe to our newsletter for Residency, Crucible Art Studios and gallery updates.

See the link in our bio or use the QR code to subscribe.

PS. THE FINAL DAY FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 4PM.

That's tomorrow people, don't miss out!

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#crucibleartresidency #gilliesmetaltech #castiron #foundryart #casting #waitaki #nzartist #oamaruvictorianprecinct by @hyndsfoundation

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We’re offering two residency spots, each with a private studio plus access to a shared space for larger, messier, and more ambitious projects. Residents will also spend time working alongside the skilled team at Gillies Metaltech—right in the depths of the foundry where the real magic happens.
What’s included:
• Accommodation
• Weekly stipend of $650
• $5,000 allowance for technician support, materials, and casting costs
Key dates:
• Applications open: 13 March – 10 April
• Shortlist interviews: 19 May
• Residency begins: 24 August
• Exhibition: 12–15 November
• Residency concludes: 22 November
This is a unique opportunity to experiment, take risks, and develop new work in a rich, industrial environment.
👉 Find out more and apply:
https://www.hyndsfoundation.nz/crucible-artist-residency/
Come join us.

#crucibleartistresidency #foundryart #NZartist #oamaru #Waitaki #cast iron #gilliesmetaltech #crucibleartstudios by @hyndsfoundation

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Applications are now open for our 2026 Crucible Artist Residency commencing 24 August.

If you or someone you know is keen to be a part of this unique opportunity and haven't started working on your application and proposal, now would be a most excellent time to start!

Applications close 10 April and we would love to see what you would do with your time in our foundry in the historic precinct of Oamaru.

#crucibleartistresidency #oamaru #nzartist #foundryart #foundryart by @hyndsfoundation

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What would you make with twelve uninterrupted weeks — fire, metal, and history under your feet?

Two artists will be selected for a 12-week residency at Gillies Metaltech, a working foundry in the heart of Ōamaru’s historic precinct.

The residency offers space for experimentation, risk-taking, and deep focus, supporting the development of new work in a distinctive and materially rich environment.

The residency culminates in a public exhibition in week 13, offering an opportunity to share the work with the community and wider audiences.

Applications open: Friday 13 March
Applications close: Friday 10 April
Residency dates: 24 August – 22 November

Know an artist who should be here? Spread the word.

#crucibleartistresidency #nzartist #foundryart #iron #oamaru #historicprecinctoamaru #hyndsfoundation #artistresidency by @hyndsfoundation

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taken in Oamaru, New Zealand by @hyndsfoundation

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From the firey ruins comes a rare beauty, with almost iridescent hues...

Paula Collier will be showing her residency work over multiple spaces in the Crucible Galleries.

Opening 20 November 6pm
This will also be an opportunity to see Paula's studio and gain insight into her methodology. taken in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct by @hyndsfoundation

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Hey folks, it's almost showtime!

You are all cordially invited to the opening of Paula Collier and Zac Whiteside's residency exhibition.

Opening 6pm 20 November 2025
Crucible Gallery
16 Tyne Street
Ōamaru

21-23 November 10am-4pm

Special Event
Barrel of Monkeys
Live Performance by Zac Whiteside
Saturday 22 November
By the steampunk playground

#crucible-artist-residency #foundryart #gilliesmetaltech #Oamaru #iron #nzartist by @hyndsfoundation

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