Auckland Art Gallery

<p>The opening night celebrations for Yinka Shonibare MBE held last Friday were fabulous. Our Art Lounge was decorated with brightly coloured candles on black candelabras all over the room which gave an atmosphere of glamour and colour, appropriate to the beautiful work upstairs.</p>

The opening night celebrations for Yinka Shonibare MBE held last Friday were fabulous. Our Art Lounge was decorated with brightly coloured candles on black candelabras all over the room which gave an atmosphere of glamour and colour, appropriate to the beautiful work upstairs.

<p>To add to this the staff serving for the evening, from Dawsons Catering, were painted by Sandy Cutts with the most amazing masks. Here are a couple of photos of what they looked like.</p>

To add to this the staff serving for the evening, from Dawsons Catering, were painted by Sandy Cutts with the most amazing masks. Here are a couple of photos of what they looked like.