On Saturday 30th July the much anticipated winners of the NZ Mural Contest were finally revealed at a prize-giving event at The Arts Junction in Katikati. The 2021 /22 New Zealand Mural Contest, originally planned for October 2021 and postponed to April 2022 due to Covid, was held ‘virtually’ to ensure no further disruption. Seven…
Exhibition by Nicola Welten until Sunday 14th August at 2pm at the Carlton Gallery @ The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Nicola will be in the gallery on Saturday 6th August and Sunday 14th August from 10am-2pm – come and say hi! Nicola lives in Bethlehem and is an expressionist artist working in acrylics. She paints…
Nine artists throughout New Zealand and Australia competed in the 2022 NZ Mural Contest from their home studios back in April, and now their completed portrait entries are on display for everyone to view, enjoy and vote for. Each competing artist in the contest painted the portrait of a local person who was nominated as…
Exhibiting at the Carlton Gallery until Sunday 17th July is a photo exhibition by local photographer Anna Menendez called ‘From Here’. The exhibition includes local images from Katikati and Waihi Beach, with beautifully accentuated features created using a variety of creative in-camera techniques. Also screening Tuesday 5th – Saturday 9th and Tuesday 12th – Saturday 16th July, 10am-2pm,…
The current exhibition in the Carlton Gallery @ The Arts Junction is ‘ A Positive Passion’ by Christie Cramer. Come and check out these beautiful vibrant artworks, also available as prints and cards. Christie will be available in the gallery to tell you more about her art on: Saturday 25th 10am-2pm Tuesday 28th 10am-1pm Sunday…
Katikati Open Air Art is thrilled to announce the much-awaited prize-giving for the NZ Mural Contest that was held virtually in April 2022 will be happening on Saturday 30th July at 4pm at The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. The nine portraits of the Unsung Heroes of 2020 that the nine competing artists painted…
The current exhibition in the Carlton Gallery is “Re-Envisioned – When recycling, the imagination has no limits”. The custom made pieces created from upcycled resources are works by John Lawrie from Gate Pa’s Coined Ltd and include coin busts, bookcases, bespoke mirrors and more. Exhibition open until Sunday 2pm June 19th. Open 7 days at…
From 23rd May – 5th June the Carlton Gallery hosts the Steam Punk’d Exhibition with Steam Punk’d Birdhouses by local wood artist Straytangent and Tinkersmith Artisan Leatherworks by Luke Devery. Local wood-working artist ‘Stray Tangent’ is displaying a limited run of ‘Steam Punk’d Bird Houses’. Each rustic, charming steam-punk style bird house is unique and…
An eclectic collection of artworks presented for sale from Monday 9 May to Sunday 22 May to help raise funds for the Abbeyfield house to be built on Wills Rd, Katikati. Come and enjoy a diverse range of art and help out an important community project. On display in the Carlton Gallery, at The Arts…
A surrealist exhibition by John Wilson. This exhibition has incorporated John’s 3D work with surreal and contemporary art, a mixture of children’s art with adult reality has resulted in atmospheric landscapes. John’s paintings are just not picures to look at they are a visual experience you will talk about, you will wonder why you are…