Satellite Gallery Netwon 2006 - 2012

satellite2, the offspring of our original gallery 'satellite'  in the CBD,  ran from 2006-12 and offered emerging artists, many from Depot Artspace an alternative exhibiting experience. We were privileged to be part of the developing practice of many gifted artists such as Link Choi, Shannon Novak, Shelley Jacobson, Brett A’Court and Caroline Herdson among many others https://www.satellitegallery.co.nz/exhibition-archive.html  .
We began our gallery life at the Depot which we established in 1996 alongside local artists and volunteers as a creative community, incorporating galleries, recording studios and many other arts enterprises. For 20 years we produced an arts mag, LOUD and will include topical snippets that continue to shape this creative journey - Ka mua, ka muri, a whakatauki embodying this notion, that we should look to the past to inform the future. Our art space and artist’s residency in the Hokianga also share this kaupapa and have grown from the same community ethos.
 After Satellite’s closure in 2012 and a brief hiatus we established a community arts hub in the Hokianga in 2013, https://www.no1parnell.co.nz/   and an artist’s residency in 2020, http://www.thechurchrawene.com/ .  Because we believe in the transformative power of the arts and the pressing need to uphold this vision in a world increasingly dominated by competition and materialistic concerns, we opened satellite2 in Devonport, Auckland in December 2023 and we have enjoyed introducing our local community and holiday visitors to the gallery and its artists, both local and regional. 

satellite2's ethos is a thread that runs through our work over the decades, that is, creating a nourishing environment where ‘the human dimension supersedes trends, accomplishments, economic considerations and hierarchies of approval.’ satellite2's primary interest is in how to best represent artists for whom matters of social justice, equity and exploitation, environmental protection, the metaphysical and super-natural are a defining feature of their work.  At the same time we’re celebrating the arts as a last bastion of freedom and are looking forward to supporting young artists on their creative journeys.6

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Linda Blincko

Our Values
INCLUSIVE: Inclusive of all creative people and disciplines. ​
​​COMMUNITY: Creating an atmosphere and spirit where all art forms find opportunity for expression.  A place where people feel at home and a sense of place.
​MUTUAL CONSIDERATION AND COMMUNICATION: In our relationships we always act with consideration and communication openly to maintain healthy relationships. 
SUSTAINABILITY: Is the happy outcome of service and accessibility. We are not for profit driven and we  work towards developing sustainability long term

Lynn Lawton

Victoria Rd, Devonport looking north to Maunga Takarunga