There is a sniff of spring in the air with warmer temperatures and buds on the trees. It’s now over four months since the festival finished to rapturous applause and critical acclaim. The finances are now completed and we are pleased to announce that our record box-office meant that the festival made a modest profit once again which enables us to go into planning for 2011 with a degree of confidence.
A full financial report will be part of the AGM, and copies will be available in the annual report distributed at the meeting. It will also be posted on the website should you be unable to attend.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of the Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday 8 September 2009 in the Armstrong Room at the Lake Wanaka Centre. Please come along to hear the end of Festival report and feed into plans for 2011 – all are welcome. Note that our Festival dates for 2011 are 12 to 17 April.

Become a Patron If you would like to sign up early to become a patron for 2011 then please contact Lindsey on info@festivalofcolour.co.nz. Details will be released shortly on payment options, including Automatic Payment, but if you would like to renew your patronage or register your interest in being a Patron, Benefactor or Sponsor then please get in touch. Thank you to the many who have done so already.

Girl with no Words – listening to the language of cutting – a new Wanaka work A multi-media theatre performance exploring the experience of mental distress and our response to it. This unique, fast-moving theatre work explores a difficult subject with energy, imagination and humour: it is provocative and hopeful. Written, directed and performed by an Otago team of four, Gilly Pugh and John Schwarz (Four Play with Friends), Lucy O'Hagan (Festival of Colour Witches over Wanaka) and Lizzi Yates (a prize winning visual artist), the aim is to encourage the audience to think about emotional suffering and compassion. All of us have either, suffered emotional distress, had problems or supported someone else, so this play is for everyone - get tickets today!  Wanaka Masonic Lodge - 16th to 20th September Auckland, Carrington's Cafe - 8th to 11th October Clyde War Memorial Hall - 17th October Queenstown, St Peter's Parish Centre - 18th October Tickets are $20 and you can buy online at www.patronbase.com/ticketfest or call 021 154 5511

Festival Dates

Make a note in your diary now for Festival of Colour 2011 - 12 to 17 April 2011.

Be inspired … Be astounded … Be in Wanaka … Be there.

 The 2009 Festival of Colour was generously supported by Central Lakes Trust, Community Trust of Otago, Creative New Zealand, Infinity Investment Group, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Aurora.