Here is an update of my artistic life since the end of the Crucible Artist Residency back in November 2024 …. I have been involved in several small exhibitions at…
I was so grateful to be chosen for the inaugural Crucible Artist Residency in Ōamaru in 2024. In my proposal I wrote about Boudicca, the Iceni warrior queen, who learnt how…
Hynds Foundation is delighted to welcome Emma Stretch as the 2026 awardee of the Crucible Artist Residency. Emma Stretch (b. 2001) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Her…
Distinctive exhibitions were created in the third Crucible Artist Residency by artists Zac Whiteside and Paula Collier Exhibition Statement: Paula Collier – Average of 3 sparks A series of site…
An exhibition featuring the work created in the Crucible Artist Residency (1/2025) by John Ward Knox and Motoko Kikkawa Exhibition Statement: John Ward Knox It is a strange marriage, artistry…
Hynds Foundation and Gillies Metaltech are excited to announce that Paula Collier and Zac Whiteside have been selected for the Crucible Artist Residency commencing in September 2025. Paula Collier is a…
An album that helps to show amenities available for the Crucible Artist Residents. Clockwise from top left to right: 1. Crucible Gallery 1906 – home of the Ōamaru Mail. 2.…
Video and a gallery of stills gives insight of key steps in the process from pattern to product. Please also see our video of the Making of the Sign. Photo…
Watch as the Gillies MetalTech foundry technicians meticulously create a sign for the home of the Crucible Artist Residency. Return to Artist Residency Article Archive
The Crucible Artist Residency pilot programme moves into its second phase, with two new artists, John Ward Knox and Motoko Kikkawa, commencing 16-week residencies from 10 February. (Pictured above: John,…
