Wakatipu art offered in society sale

Cloakroom Gallery manager and artist Sue Wademan presents Empathy (2010), an abstract by award-winning Athol artist Mags Meechang, priced $1400, while abstract artist and jeweller Ross Heywood, of Arthur's Pt, holds his abstract titled Rising Sun (2009), priced at $175. The pieces are among more than 600 artworks on sale at the Queenstown Art Society's Mad March Art Sale, which runs from this Friday to Sunday. Photo by James Beech.

Artists and art owners who wanted to sell their works dropped off a wide range of abstract, realist, expressionist, landscape, traditional and contemporary pieces at the Cloakroom Gallery last Sunday.

Established participating artists include Spike Wademan, Mags Meechang and Brian Millard, while relative newcomers to the art sale include Carl van den Boom and Claire Waddick.

Gallery manager and artist Sue Wademan said about 80% of artists and owners who entered the 2009 sale sold at least one work.

"We've got a huge variety of art for everybody's taste and favourite colours, from black and white to bright multicolours.

"This exhibition is more about people finding pieces they love and want to take home and the price is right."

The value is set by the artist or owner.

Prices will range from $5 to $3000.

The society takes 15% from each sale and proceeds go towards gallery running costs and show promotion.

• The Queenstown Art Society Mad March Art Sale, at the Cloakroom Gallery, on the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Sts, March 19 to 21, 10am to 7pm. Free entry.