May 13 2012
With these two in charge, Thermostat was always going to have an entertaining night out for our final dinner with artists and friends after the opening of NOT JUST A PRETTY PICTURE. Thank you Ken’s Kitchen for providing a thoroughly enjoyable banquet in a packed little restaurant.
May 9 2012
Giants Amongst Us
Konstantin Dimopoulos
Saturday 12 May 2012
11.00am Corner of Cuba and Taonui Streets (opposite Café Cuba)
Prior to the launch the artist will give a short talk about this work and his other global projects.
Event Central, Ground floor, George Street, Palmerston North
10.00am: City Library doors open – 10.15am: Talk commences
If bad weather on the day the launch will take place in the library.
April 30 2012
Please contact the gallery if you would like to purchase one of our 1st edition tribute tee-shirts in either black or red. We have a few left in a range of sizes at this stage. The tee’s were created as a result of people expressing their sadness about Thermostat Gallery closing at the end of May, so we have made it a tribute to many businesses in Palmerston North that have made an impression in the past…. none of which still exist. They are “gone but not forgotten”. The tee shirts are $30 each (plus $5 postage).
April 2 2012
This special event was captured on camera as the new owners of Caitlin Bell’s fabulous Zombots made their way home from the gallery on foot.
March 23 2012
Peter Ireland’s article (Big, Small and the Last Days) about
Angela Lane’s exhibition A Sequence of Events at
Thermostat Gallery (9 – 29 March) can be viewed on the
Eye Contact website (listed under links on this page)
January 29 2012
Paul Rayner has made a new series of ceramics. There are a number of small cheetahs and leopards priced at $80 – $120
November 19 2011
Art All, Artists Alliance magazine, Issue 103 / Winter 2011
Editor, Maggie Gresson after a recent visit to Palmerston North said ”it became apparent that there was a lot to be said for being an artist living and working in Palmy”.
Interviews with Shane Cotton (cover image), Rachael Rakena, Robert Jahnke,Saffronn Te Ratana, NgataiTaepa, David Pearce and Catherine Russ of Thermostat Gallery are included.
October 6 2011
An anthology of Bryce Galloway’s long running Wellington fanzine
has just been released by Auckland art books publisher, Clouds.
We have several copies available at Thermostat.
September 28 2011
Mark Amery’s review of the WAHINE exhibition at Thermostat “Maori Women Artists in Palmerston North” can be seen on the Eye Contact website 27/9/11 (listed under links on this page)
September 11 2011
See new works at Scallywag (Window Gallery) including this classic Mark Rayner “Olive Devil”
August 26 2011
This old photograph has surfaced thanks to Karl and the Millar family archives.
It shows the UFS building where Thermostat Gallery is now located (to the right of the Hannahs building)
August 8 2011
This years winter break involved a visit to (no, not the Auckland Art Fair) the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane to see Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams, on loan from the Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris. 186 works by 54 artists, the exhibition is well worth a visit.
July 18 2011
To celebrate Thermostats 10th birthday (22/7/01 – 22/7/11) we are giving away art for free. All artworks have been donated for the occasion. One night only.
May 17 2011
Scallywag...
284 Cuba Street, PALMERSTON NORTH
Ph: 027 672 4914
Thermo ft. Rayner Brothers
Scallywag features the work of ceramic artists, Paul and Mark Rayner (The Rayner Brothers) and operates under the umbrella of Thermostat Gallery.
