Tag: Arts
A gift to the people of Christchurch
Waiheke-based artist Kazu Nakagawa was standing under his giant origami-inspired sculpture at 2019’s Sculpture on the Gulf when he learned of the Christchurch mosque...
Ko au te whenua, Ko te whenua ko au / ...
Opening at the Waiheke Community Gallery / Te Whare Taonga o Waiheke last Friday, alongside The Reckoning, sculptural works by 2023’s Artist in Residence...
Celebrating the winners of the Waiheke Youth Art Awards
The Waiheke Youth Art Awards were recently celebrated in a prizegiving at Waiheke Adult Learning Centre. The evening was a heart-warming acknowledgement of Waiheke’s...
Mountains Crumble to the Sea at the Red Shed
Mountains Crumble to the Sea is a new exhibition by Paul John Rhind, currently showing at the Red Shed Arts Collective in Palm Beach...
A bubbly acrylic workshop at Goldie Estate
Lovers of crafts, art and good wine have a workshop specially designed for them at Goldie Estate. Next Saturday 1 July at 1.30pm, the...
‘This is my happy place’
Sandie O’Brien has been hard at work on a new series of striking abstract paintings for a good cause. The artist has teamed up...
Light shines on Members Show
Summer is on the way and Carol Bucknell’s Morning Light, with its saturated colour and play of light, is a welcome harbinger. The painting...
Waiheke artist chooses slow lane
Many people fantasise about throwing in their job, moving out of the city and fulfilling a dream of writing or art making. Most don’t....
More time to take in Sculpt Oneroa
Sculpt Oneroa has been extended and will now conclude on 30 April. If you haven’t recently wandered around Oneroa Village, make sure to meander...
Art – when you cannot find the words
Iryna Aleksienienko, or Rina Alex as she is called in New Zealand, is a Ukranian native and started painting during the last lockdown. She...