Our organization had an amazing time with Glen from Art Travel!

He led our group of 20 guests from the US all across top sights in New Zealand and tailored the tour to our interest in contemporary craft.
His connections allowed us to meet some of the leading material-based artists, go on curator-led tours, see behind-the-scenes of museums, visit galleries after-hours and spend time in the homes of private collections.
His connections, access, and fantastic personality made our trip an unforgettable experience.We are forever grateful!

 Jaimianne Jacobin, Executive Director of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft.

Many thanks, again, for a wonderfully planned and executed trip!  Your terrific choices of activities and locations, and your wonderful, patient presence were the perfect “glue” to hold our group together and keep us focused and having fun.

Barbara, who has been going on JRACraft trips for decades, said this trip ranks at the top.  From the dozen or so national and international JRACraft trips I’ve attended, I have to agree.  

Thanks, Rebecca

Thanks so much Glen for a fabulous tour yesterday. Visiting such a varied & inspirational selection of Makers. Engaging with them and hearing their stories & motivations was heart-warming and I am loving the pieces I purchased.

Thanks for all your organisation – a great package you put together with a fun group. Such a stimulating morning.

 Warmest regards

Geraldine

Kia ora Glen

Thank you again for the wonderful tour last week.  I wasn’t expecting to have such moving cultural experiences and they will stay in my memory for a very long time.  The day of the Mataatua marae and the visit to Ruatoki were especially memorable and I think helped everyone in our group towards collaboration and understanding. 

I was very impressed with your leadership and organisation on the tour- having a knowledgeable leader makes all the difference and I really liked the way you looked after us. I’m very pleased to have found your company again and will look forward to future tours with you.

Nga mihi

Briar

Glen has just delivered another hugely successful tour for Auckland Art Gallery Foundation donors.

Glen is deeply connected in the visual arts community.  He deliver tours that are well balanced, interesting and meticulously organised giving a relaxed and seamless experience.  Our recent three day visit to Wellington was jammed with a stimulating mix of artist studio visits, dealer and public galleries and private collections. 

We look forward to our next tour with Glen and Art Travel. 

Penny

We asked Glen to put together a 3 day personalised tour of Tairawhiti Gisborne for a small group interested in art. He did an outstanding job.

I can’t thank Glen enough for thinking outside the square and putting together an itinerary that ranged from dinner and a concert at his parents home to a visit to Toihoukura Art School and Paul Nache Gallery.

All details were taken care of so we could enjoy every moment.

This was the perfect tour.

Alison

Thank you so much for another wonderful art trip. I really enjoyed it all and think it rates up there with our Australasian tours. We met so many interesting artists and people and they were all so open and friendly and gave so much of their art and their life stories. It is such a privilege to visit homes and studios full of art and Craig Pottons and others were  a special experience. I loved seeing the countryside around Nelson and Blenheim too and visiting smaller places – in great weather too. 

 Thank you Sue and Bill for leading such a great tour and making sure the group all got on on very well –which I think we did –  even opening up to what we all had hanging in our bedrooms. Thanks Glen for organising it. 

 Thanks 

Frances

This was my first trip with Art Travel and you.  It exceeded my expectations with the way you managed the group of 13 women and the amazing range of art studios/galleries we visited. It was obvious that you were well known by many of the artists and you were able to organise for us to see places not available on the Open Studio circuit.  Emma Camden was a standout in the way that she gave us her time and expertise.

I felt you ‘went the extra mile’ coping with all our purchases and acting as a great host at the group dinners. You were never absent when we needed you. I was apprehensive about this trip, but after the first day I found that the group were very friendly and easy to get on with. The noise in the coach by the third day was evidence of this! I met some great people and know that some of them are planning to go to Tauranga and Whakatane.
Finally, I am enjoyed this so much I cannot wait for Tauranga and whatever you have planned for the rest of the year.

Sylvia

Thank you thank you so much Glen for a fabulous 3 days away. It was all perfect!

Bev

I just loved the trip to Wellington! You did a fab job of everything, brilliant planning, thank you!

Margaret

We were fortunate to engage the services of Glen from Art Travel NZ who picked us up at the ferry terminal in Auckland and drove us to the farm. His knowledge on both the farm, the owner Alan Gibbs and each of the sculptures made it a memorable day and we got so much more out of it than doing it on our own.

We were overwhelmed at the scale of the sculptures but given the vastness of the property, they perfectly complemented the landscape.

She of the Broom – Trip Advisor 2020

I would highly recommend this trip to anyone. So full of marvels and marvelous moments. You did such a great job, using your understanding of Japan and its Art , to curate the perfect itinerary for us to include so many different ways of engaging with this enigmatic country. It was great to do some ‘not to be missed’ tourist destinations, of course, but those personal encounters with the dedicated Pottery Masters in their own homes were so special. So much exciting work to see and astonishing buildings to visit. And it was lovely to get out into the country and get a feel for that side of Japan too, apart from those vast cities. Loved every minute of it. And thank you also for all your hard work and early morning ticket buying and in getting us seamlessly from one place to the next with the minimum of hassle for us. Just like magic! Liz

Very many thanks to you, Glen, for a really enjoyable trip. Some things familiar, some obscure, some total surprises, some from left field, some wonderful behind-the-scenes, some street stuff, lots of opportunities, not too much regimentation, hundreds of memories, and lots of fun with good people. Cheers Julia

Thank you Glen for taking such good care of our group and for everything you did to make this trip such a fascinating and successful adventure. You, Sue and Jennifer are wonderful ambassadors for New Zealand and the art world. You opened our eyes to so many many wonderful artists who were not on our radar before. As you can tell from our voracious and excited shoppers, we are ALL, taking more than just fabulous memories home with us!! REGARDS,SANDY

Hello Glen, Sue and Maria Luz and our lovely Fellow Travellers ,

John and I extend our heartfelt appreciation to you all for a most wonderful, amazing, incredible art, sculpture, food, wine, cultural and historical experience which we will never forget. This was the best art tour ever. Every fabulous moment was followed by another and we were fully satiated, and every day we came back for more. The generosity of everyone we met and their kindness and friendliness were inspiring. Through our art experiences we learnt about the struggles and desperate times in Argentina and Brazil and appreciated the influences on their art giving a voice to the People, and understood our art a little better. We had a lot of laughter and fun together. Honestly I don’t think it could be repeated. It was special. All the guides were outstanding and we loved Arthur and Maria Luz and Adreane.

Thank you Glen and Sue, you really are a magic team.

Best wishes,

Leonie and John.

My enjoyment was mostly due entirely, to you Glen.  You were highly organised/informative and knowledgeable/ considerate and accommodating.  In summary, I consider you to be “As good as it gets!”  Your popularity is evident from several in the group, who have repeatedly travelled with you, and I now hope to do the same, given the appropriate opportunity.  I found the entire journey full of unexpected treats and surprises – such as the Tawhiti Museum/the two Patea crafts people and most of all, the Patiki church of St Paul’s with it’s magnificent fusion of Maori art and craft with Pakeha culture and religion…& loved Lisa, our hostess too!  In every instance, your arrangements and timing were perfect to the minute!

I just love y’all and adored the whole trip! Best yet!
Great group, great atmosphere, great accommodation, food and of course Margaritas!!
The two of you did a fantastic job, I know how much goes into this and I do the odd hour here and there not 12 days of constant, and constantly changing art information. Thank you both so much!

A big thank you from me for a fabulous and unique  trip which I will be savouring and reflecting on for many moons. So much variety.  I loved every minute of it and can’t think of anything which would have improved the experiences except. The organisation worked so well Glen, including the almost perfect weather and your art comments enhanced and informed our viewing Sue. It was a pleasure too to see New Zealanders featuring and in person in the Big Apple and a rare treat to visit Julian Robertson’s apartment as well as being able to visit the homes of the fabulous collecting couples. I now know what a real collector is!

Best Regards

Also Glen you were an excellent host, so patient, light hearted and considerate.  We all appreciated your care immensely.  Thank you. (You are an excellent driver too.) Of course we had the company of Sue for part of the trip and that was a special bonus. You need to pat yourself on the back Glen.  Well done.

Yours sincerely

Sue is very generous with her knowledge and her contacts. It was so lovely to be welcomed into her friends’ homes and share their knowledge and experiences also. Thank you too, for great organisation, and for being unfailingly thoughtful and friendly.

Regards,