SPA off to Dublin

The South Pacific Art Company will be exhibiting on stand B1 at the Art Ireland Spring Collection art fair at the RDS, Dublin, from the 27th to the 29th of March.

“I know the art work is already ‘well travelled’, but it’s our first venture across the water and we are really looking forward to it”, says Director Angela Albiston. “It will also be our first opportunity to exhibit our three exciting new Australian artists, Arone Meeks, Cara Stevens and Rowland Nancarrow, who join our existing talented New Zealanders.”

The fair is open on Friday from 12:00 to 21:00, and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00. If you would like to attend, please e-mail us at events@southpacificart.com and we can send you a free e-mail ticket.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Posted by Press Office on 2009-03-25 00:06:00

SPA at prestigious 20/21 International Art Fair

The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) will be on stand 10 of the fair from the 19th to the 22nd of February at the Royal College of Art in London.

The fair will be open: Thursday 11:00 to 21:00, Friday 11:00 to 20:00, Saturday 11:00 to 19:00 and Sunday 11:00 to 18:00. We have a very limited number of printed free tickets and e-mail tickets available. Please e-mail events@SouthPacificArt.com if you would like a ticket or to find out more.

“We will be showing work from one of our great new artists, the New Zealand print maker Kate Hill, as well as all our very talented existing artists”, says Angela Albiston, SPA Director. “We are really excited about exhibiting at such an historic venue as part of this world renowned fair. We are very proud of our artists and looking forward to sharing their work and stories!”

Posted by Press Office on 2009-02-11 09:59:00

SPA Supports Worthing Mayor’s Charity Art Auction

The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) supplied art work, leant their light boxes and helped with the set up for the inaugural charity art auction held last Friday.

Worthing is in West Sussex, England, and each year its Mayor selects a set of charities they work to raise money for during their tenure. Christine Brown, the current mayor, supports Scope, Action Aid, Stray Cats Youth Centre and Friends of the Museum. Three of Katie Brown’s blown glass Gourds were sold with part of the proceeds going the charity fund.

“We were really pleased to support the auction”, says Angela Albiston SPA Director. “Worthing is the UK home of the company and the town is very supportive of what we are working to establish. If they run an auction again next year we would love to be involved again.”

Posted by Press Office on 2009-02-10 09:57:00

SPA at Kensington Town Hall

SPA is exhibiting at the Kensington Town Hall Art & Antiques this Thursday (08 Jan) to Sunday (11 Jan).

If you would like a free ticket or more details please call Angela Albiston on 07816813261.

We look farward to seeing you there!

Posted by Press Office on 2009-01-07 08:10:00

!!!!SPA Co. at Goodwood House this Weekend!!!!

The South Pacific Art Company will be exhibiting at Goodwood House in Chichester this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (The 21st, 22nd and 23rd of November from 11.00am to 5.00pm.)

If you put 'Goodwood House, Chichester, West Sussex' into Google Maps you will see where it is and how to get there. For any further information please call 01903 696437.

19 Nov 08

Posted by Press Office on 2008-11-19 21:35:00

'Then and Now' exhibition preview enjoyed by all!

The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) and Wilsons Antiques joint exhibition preview on Friday the 19th was well attended and enjoyed by all!

"People loved the colour and varieties of art work on show", said Angela Albiston, SPA Director. "Many of them had never seen anything quite like it and it wasn't only the Maori influenced pieces that intrigued them. They were also very impressed by the obvious talent of the artists. "

Hair Stylist, Jeni Kennedy from Body Tone in Worthing said, “The interviews with the artists playing on the TV during the evening added a great personal touch. It gave us a really good insight into the ideas and processes the artists go through to create their art work.”

Angela said, "There were also many compliments on how well the art worked with the antiques to create an eclectic and refreshing style."

"We would love to have more visitors to the exhibition. The art work looks so much better in real life than online. We really enjoy showing people the pieces and sharing the interesting backgrounds that lay behind many of them", says Angela.

The exhibition continues until the 4th of October at Wilsons Antiques in Worthing, UK. The opening times are from 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Saturday and from 11.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday. If you would like to find out more about the exhibition please call +44 (0)1903 696 437.

Posted by Press Office on 2008-09-23 13:19:00

SPA accepted to the Chelsea Art Fair!

The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) has been accepted to exhibit at the Chelsea Art Fair to be held in April 2009. The Chelsea Art Fair is has a strong reputation for quality 20th century art and selects exhibitors who are able to offer pieces for the connoisseur and novice art lover alike.

“This is a great opportunity for us and is recognition of the quality of our artists”, says Angela Albiston, Director of the SPA. “We are currently applying to a number of prestigious art fairs for 2009 as part of our strategy to raise the profile of the SPA and our artists. Growing our access to quality events over here in the UK and nurturing our relationships with our artists back in the South Pacific are our key goals. We believe it is from this strong base that the SPA will grow an excellent reputation and real sustainability.”

If you would like to find out more please e-mail info@southpacificart.com or call +44 (0)1903 696437.

SPA Press Office 22/09/08

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-09-22 18:18:00

‘Then and Now’ exhibition starts this Saturday

One of Worthing’s most established Antique firms, Wilsons Antiques in Tarring has joined forces with The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) to launch an exhibition with a twist – the ‘Then and Now’ exhibition of Contemporary Art and Antiques.

The combined exhibition between The South Pacific Art Company and Wilsons Antiques starts this Saturday, 20th September, and will run until October 4th. It will be open daily from 10.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Saturday and 11.00am-3.00pm on Sundays and is being held at Wilsons Antiques gallery, 45 - 47 New Broadway, Tarring Road, Worthing , West Sussex BN11 4HS (free parking outside for an hour).

SPA Director, Angela Albiston, says “We’re very excited that such an established firm has joined with us in this exhibition. The South Pacific region is largely undiscovered for its Art over here in the UK. We will be exhibiting high quality pieces from across the culturally and artistically rich region. Our aim is to show how the contemporary art can blend with the traditional-style Antiques more commonly seen in places like Wilsons Antiques. We hope people will find the exhibition inspirational and give them ideas on how the two styles can work together with today's contemporary décor and lifestyle.”

Frank Wilson of Wilsons Antiques agrees, “When my father set up the company in 1936 he was forward thinking about Antiques and it’s this attitude that has made us a successful business for so many years. When the SPA approached me I saw the opportunity to not only be one of the first to access the pieces they had to offer but also to show how the Antiques trade can really work together with the contemporary art world.”

“We are even hoping to have a traditional Maori blessing at the exhibition preview on the Friday evening, so it will be something quite special for Worthing”, says Angela Albiston.

For ideas and examples of how the contemporary art and antique styles can complement each other check out the SPA website’s new Designers’ page ‘Inspiration’ section.

For further details about the exhibition please telephone 01903 202059 (Frank Wilson) or 01903 696437 (Angela Albiston)

SPA Press Office 15/09/08

Posted by Press Office on 2008-09-17 17:35:00

NEC Autumn Fair 08 Diary – Days 3, 4 and the recovery!

The last two days were not unlike the first two. Continued good feedback!

Unfortunately the number of visitors to the show is way down on last year. A sign of the times! We had no more sales but we picked more Gallery and Designer contact details.

The Fair finished at 4.00pm on the Wednesday and we had to be packed up and out of the building by 10.00pm. We were out and on the road back to ye ole Worthing by 9.00pm. The van was finally parked and we were in our beds by about 1.30am on the Thursday. A long day!

In all we picked up about 12 Gallery and 8 Designer contacts that we are now following up on. We have also been selected as one of the top 20 exhibitors at the show and Art Business Today has asked if they can do an article about us. All great exposure!

A huge ‘thank you’ to Bren Albiston and Brian Vincent for all your help before, during and after the show. Without your help we would not have been able to do it!

Thank you also to Danny at Warm Red for your help to get the flyers, catalogues and the big sign and Tapa banners made for the stand.

We have now had a few good nights sleep and are ready for the next event – bring it on!

Angela Albiston 15/09/08

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-09-15 21:44:00

SPA Website features new artists and video interviews

You can now see the work The South Pacific Art Company (SPA) have over here in the UK for our existing artists and our seven great new artists. You can also learn more about their work and them as people by watching their video interviews.

“Because our artists are on the other side of the world we wanted to bring them closer to our UK and European patrons”, say Angela Albiston, Director of SPA. “We can tell people about the artists, but the artists themselves are the best people to share who they are and what inspires them”.

You can see the new artists, the work here in the UK and the video interviews by clicking on the pictures on the ‘home’ page and going to the artists’ listing. Once you get to this page just follow the instructions to link through to their work and the interviews.

Posted by Press Office on 2008-09-08 23:44:00

NEC Autumn Fair 08 Diary – Days 1 & 2

The feedback has been great!

As you know this is a trade show so pieces aren’t sold directly off the stand to people. Many of the visitors to the stand love the colour, variety and especially the uniqueness of the art work. Everybody’s work has been admired and received excellent comments.

As at the end of today we have started conversations for exhibitions with four galleries in England including one located near London Bridge. We have also taken an order for some of Adrienne’s work and have our first trade account customer. Despite this being a trade show, a good number of people are interested in buying pieces for themselves. We are expecting some orders to come through from individuals after the show, if the pieces they are interested in have not already been ordered.

Things are pretty tough over here at the moment thanks to the credit crunch and many of the stands around us say this is the toughest show they have ever been to. For us, however, it has been a good start. There are two days to go and apparently the ‘big guns’ are typically at this show on the Tuesday.

We are going to keep working hard and are optimistic about the next couple of days.

Angela Albiston 08/09/08

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-09-08 21:41:00

Celebration and promotional DVD screening in NZ

The South Pacific Art Company (SPA Co.) is celebrating the start of its journey with its artists and Zambarta Gallery. It will also be the first chance for the artists to see the promotional DVD they have starred in. The celebration is this Sunday the 17th of September at Zambarta Gallery in Otaki, New Zealand, from 11.00am.

“I wanted to thank the artists who have come on board. I know for many of them this is the first time they have taken their work overseas which is pretty scary. When your work is on the other side of the world you can’t just get in your car and get it back if there is a problem.”, says Angela Albiston, Director of SPA Co. “The first step is always the hardest and their faith and friendship has been incredible. It has inspired me to drive even harder to make the SPA Co. a success for everyone!”

“Zambarta is hosting the celebration, which is yet another way they have been supportive of the SPA Co. They have introduced three of the artists now on board with us and have more waiting in the wings nearly ready join the journey”, says Angela.

The new promotional DVD commissioned by SPA Co. and starring eight of its current 12 artists will also have its first showing. “The people at Sticky Pictures have done a great job. I think the artists have been captured as themselves, which is what I wanted. I want the people here in Europe to relate to the artists, which makes relating to their work even easier”, says Angela. The DVD will be shown at art fairs and exhibitions and the individual interviews will feature on the artists’ pages of the revamped SPA Co. web site due to go live at the beginning of September.

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-08-14 21:37:00

Director Artist Scouting in NZ

SPA Director, Angela Albiston, will be in New Zealand from the 12th to the 24th of May scouting for talented artists and sculptors looking to export their creations to the UK.

While there she will also be spending time with the Artists and Sculptors already in board with the South Pacific Art Company. "It's going to be great catching with everyone again and meeting some people face to face for the first time!", says Angela. "I can't wait to see the pieces that have been created especially for SPA. We're all getting really excited about it now!"

Angela can be contacted while in NZ on +642102319405.

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-05-10 21:35:00

SPA Booked to appear at NEC

The South Pacific Art Company is appearing at the NEC.
The Company has booked at the prestigious 'Autumn Fair' exhibition in September at which it hopes to attract the thousands of visitors attending the show to explore the very best of South Pacific Art.

"The Autumn Fair is a real who's who exhibition, where anyone who is anyone in the art buying world will be attending," says SPA Director, Angela Albiston. "I intend to show off our pieces to their very best advantage and I am sure they will attract much attention."
If you'd like to visit Angela on the Stand (hall 3, stand G08) or you would like to see your pieces exhibited at the show contact Angela at Angela.Albiston@SouthPacificArt.com

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-03-19 21:21:00

Our site is now live!

We have just launched our website including an RSS feed to keep you up to date.

Posted by Angela Albiston on 2008-03-19 21:17:00