Artstation gets a lift and a new exhibition

15 April 2010
The exhibition From Grandma to Grandson with love from 21 April to 1 May coincides with the opening of Artstation’s new lift, installed recently as part of a project to make the Auckland community facility more accessible.

Two generations of artists feature in From Grandma to Grandson with love: 80-year old Esme Towns and her grandson Samuel Wheeler, 37. Esme Towns has been an active painter since the 1940s and her grandson carries on the family tradition. 

Esme Towns will officially open the new lift at 4.30pm on Tuesday 20 April. Esme attends a painting course at Artstation so the new lift will make it easier for her to get to the upstairs studio each week.

The project also included the installation of a disabled toilet, and the print studio on the ground level of the building was extended, making the studio more spacious for users.

Auckland City Council’s disability programme advisor, Minnie Baragwanath, says: “Auckland City Council is totally committed to improving access to the social and cultural life of the city. Artstation has always shown real leadership in making its art programmes accessible to all people.

“The lift and other alterations will make it much easier for the many creative older and disabled Aucklanders to explore and further develop their artistic abilities.”