Willy Bardoul went into the life-sized representation of Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom, one of his most famous pieces of work, with Julie Tate and painted it later. Photo /Supplied
A visit to the Van Gogh Alive exhibition in Auckland last year inspired several Te Awamutu artists to paint their impressions of the trip.
The works by artists from Enrich+ Art Centre and Gallery are being digitally projected in the Te Awamutu Museum Front Porch Gallery until April 19 as part of the Kaleidoscope of Colour exhibition.
One of the museum's goals is to support art access for the disabled community. The free exhibition will also raise awareness of autism and celebrate Autism Awareness Month.
The artists attended Van Gogh Alive, featuring the work of Vincent Van Gogh, at Spark Arena in Parnell.
Julie Tate, Stevie Cook, Caitlin Thomas, Kathleen Bayer, Willy Bardoul and Peter Crawford travelled with tutor and well-known local artist Teresa Siemonek and support person Kim Potroz who facilitates the craft side of the art centre.
"We've had a lot of support from Henriata Nicholas and the team at the museum."
Henriata is Te Awamutu Museum's exhibitions coordinator.
"We're proud and honoured to collaborate with Enrich+ service facilitators to bring the amazing creative talents of their artists into the public domain," she said.
"Their work is a multisensory experience. We are projecting the artists, their story of inspiration for their work and the art, to continue that idea around experiencing art in a different format."
Curating art in this way in a projected form is a first for the museum and a change from the usual artwork on display.
Enrich+ was founded in Te Awamutu in 1990 as Gracelands. Enrich provides meaningful and unique support programmes for people of all ages to develop the skills and abilities they need to gain independence while working with their whānau and community to enhance support networks.
Its services aim to give people with disabilities, and those living with autism or neurodiversity the tools they require to live a life like any other.
The Art Centre and Gallery is part of Enrich+'s Supported Activities programme.