Artist Dick Frizzell along with poet Sam Hunt team up to aid whales

‘One for the Whales’ -by Dick Frizzell, & inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem. (photo)

‘One for the Whales’ is the first print in the series, that will be sold to raise funds for a proposed National Whale Centre in Marlborough.

The Screenprint by Dick Frizzell was inspired Sam Hunts poem, ‘The Harpooner’s Song.’

Other artists who will be submitting art work for this cause are: New Zealand artists -Robin White, John Walsh, John Pule, Greg O’Brien, and Australian artist Fiona Hall.

An article on stuff.co.nz said this about the proposed Whale Centre:

The whale centre planned for Picton will tell the story of New Zealand’s whaling history in the Marlborough Sounds and promote the conservation of whales and dolphins through information, research and exhibitions.

Read more here – on Voxy and Stuff.