R  U  REDDY  4  FAKES & FORGERIES  2025 !!

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Artists - Are You Ready for Fakes & Forgeries 2025 at the "Yellow Church" Gallery?

A heads up for all established, potential and budding Artists across NZ/Aotearoa. Now is the time to start planning and creating your entries for the world in-famous biennial Fakes & Forgeries Art competition and exhibition, planned for October 2025. Celebrating 18 years since its inception in 2007, F&F’s was inspired by Mangaweka born forger Karl Sim (aka C.F. Goldie) and will be held at the equally celebrated Yellow Church Art Gallery on SH1.

The format is simple; Create an exact replica, A copy with a twist, or a new design, yet done in the style of a recognisable artist (say Picasso, Warhol or even McMahon)...

The exhibition will be curated by Artist and Musician Richard Aslett, who has won several art competitions himself and appeared on New Zealand’s Got Talent, X-Factor and the revamped ‘Popstars’ TV programs and is now playing drums with NZ rock band The New Variants. He will be joined by ‘Apprentice’ Michael Cathels, both shaking-up the fashion world, sporting their now trademark ‘Walk Shorts & Socks’ they also appeared on TV3’s ‘The Project’ a couple of years back.

Richard says “There’ll be Heaps of great prizes and surprises in store for this now legendary art exhibition. Exact dates and details are yet to be confirmed, yet likely will be labour weekend, to coincided with annual Mangaweka Mega markets, music, and garage sales events”

The ‘Yellow Church’ Gallery now also features collectable Antiques and is always on the lookout for exciting new Artists. Simply forward info/images to mangawekagallery@xtra.co.nz

Open 10-5pm weekends, most other days, and by appointment. For more details phone Richard Aslett on 027 52 666 12 or visit: www.mangawekagallery.com  

 

PHOTO BELOW: Yellow Church Gallery Resident Artist Richard Aslett (L) and his trusty apprentice Michael Cathels (R) show off their high fashion 'Walk Shorts and Socks'… oh and some of last year’s entries to the Mangaweka Fakes & Forgeries art exhibition!