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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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Throughout the year, Katherine Kovacs has been developing a new series of fragmented bronze bottles, each containing an interior world that offers an esoteric exploration of past lives and the people we once were.

Hairwork and remnants of bronze pours are suspended in amber resin, transforming these vessels into reliquaries of memory.

Inspired by Joan Didion’s On Keeping a Notebook:
“I have already lost touch with a couple of the people I used to be.”

Join us for an Open Day at the Crucible Galleries and Studios
Sunday 25 October | 10am–3pm
16 Tyne Street, Ōamaru

Katherine Kovacs will discuss her work and the many processes involved in its making from 11.30am–12pm at the Crucible Gallery.

At 1.30–2pm, current resident artist Emma Stretch will talk about her art practice and her time working in the Crucible Studios and Gillies foundry.

#foundryart #crucibleartistresidency #nzartist #historicprecintoamaru #artresidency #sculpture #iron

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Emma's Sinter Pour!

An exciting day for the team as we sintered the new addition to our family of furnaces.

Emma's work was the maiden pour.

Emma has been walking and tracing her tracks during her time with us.
Her work has an element of surveying and cartography, but while maps can be loaded with political and colonial history, Emma's walks and subsequent maps reveal a mapping of herself over many days.
"...the mapper mapping oneself, rather than the mapper mapping potential acquisitions.'

The crucible studios will be open Sunday 25 October from 10am until 3pm.

Come meet Emma and see what she has been up to.
Emma will be talking about her practice and her time here as resident artist from 1.30pm until 2pm.

#foundryart #crucibleartistresidency #nzartist #historicprecintoamaru #artresidency #sculpture #iron

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The 2026 Waitaki Arts Festival starts this Friday with the amazing Fly My Pretties playing at the Opera House.

Check out the fantastic activities and performances on offer and don't forget to visit Crucible Residency artist Emma Stretch and Residency Coordinator Katherine Kovacs, Labour weekend Sunday 25 October.

Studios and Galleries will be open from 10am - 3pm
16 Tyne Street
Ōamaru.

Artist talks
Katherine Kovacs | Crucible Gallery | 11.30am - 12.00pm
Emma Stretch | Crucible Studios | 1.30pm - 2.00pm

#crucibleartistresidency #foundry art #nzartists #bronzesculpture #ironsculpture

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Congratulations to Koromiko, Chloe, Alexandra, and Ezra—winners of the four prizes in the National Secondary School Art Awards 2026!

𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴
Year 13 • Westlake Girls High School
1st Place Winner • Sponsored by Rotary Club Maungakiekie

𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘄𝘆𝗸: 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
Year 11 • Saint Kentigern College
2nd Place Winner • Sponsored by PACK & SEND Takapuna and The Arts House Trust

𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿: 𝘔𝘢𝘦𝘢
Year 13 • Rutherford College
3rd Place Winner • Sponsored by Hynds Foundation

𝗘𝘇𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗮: 𝘛𝘶𝘪𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴
Year 13 • Liston College
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Prize Winner • Sponsored by Freemasons Ara Lodge 348 I.C.

The finalists’ exhibition will be on view until 18 October, and visitors can cast a vote for their favourite artwork. At the end of the exhibition, the work with the most votes will receive the 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 (sponsored by McDonald’s Lynfield).

Thanks to all the supporters of the National Secondary School Art Awards, including Puketāpapa Business Voice and our Event Sponsors, @thecaterstation and @hill.house.cafe. We’d also like to acknowledge The Arts House Trust long-standing supporters @aklcouncil Puketāpapa Local Board @porterspaints @_ph.digital and BDO.

@hyndsfoundation @mcdonaldsnz @wghs.artdept @westlakegirls_official @saint_kentigern @rutherfordcollege_visualarts @inside.rutherford @listoncollegeart @listoncollege1974

#TheArtsHouseTrust #NationalSecondarySchoolArtAwards #secondaryschoolartawards

From left to right: Anita Tótha (Director of The Arts House Trust); Chris Daya (Freemasons Ara Lodge 348 I.C.); Alexandra Poor; Jeremy Bain (PACK & SEND Takapuna); Ezra Tevaga; Chloe van Schalkwyk; Koromiko Ellwood; Judy Darragh; Tony Rayner (Rotary Club Maungakiekie); Leonie Hynds (Hynds Foundation); Gurtej Singh (McDonald’s Lynfield); and Bill Appleton (Rotary Club Maungakiekie). Photo by Francesca Brugnoli.

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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

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Community appreciation post ‼️

So grateful for the incredible community and local businesses who stand behind our events 🧸

Celebrating our amazing tamariki, your support helps us create spaces where our youngest community members can dream big, feel loved and just be kids ✨

Proud of the community that shows up, wraps around our whanau and lifts our tamariki to laugh louder and believe in themselves

Together, we’re raising a generation of positive community!

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The whole Iron Casting process @crucible_artist_residency

From Pattern to Product. Pre-order your own Giant Barrel of Monkeys now 🙈🙉🙊

#ironcasting #publicart #performanceart #sandcasting #popart

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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

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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

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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

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The Crucible Residency felt like walking into a time capsule, situated in the Heritage District of Oamaru, filled with machinery from the 1950s it felt very fitting making my Giant Barrel of Monkeys on this residency. The whole experience filled me with nostalgia for a time I never experienced. Vast open spaces, once filled with hundreds of workers now down to just a handful. @crucible_artist_residency

It’s awesome to see the @hyndsfoundation fighting to keep the Gillies foundry alive and operating.

Here’s a few shots I took on my Pentax 67 while in residence!

Film development & scan by @theblackandwhitebox

#sculpture #nostalgia #filmphotography #artistresidency #newzealandart

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