An exhibition of murals by Katikati Open Air Art and Ranger Studio students. “We want to make creativity accessible to everyone.” Over the past few months, Jess Ellis from Ranger Studios has been working with two groups of local teenagers at The Arts Junction in Katikati; learning new techniques, playing with a variety of materials and investigating relevant…
Val Tubman has studied with many professional artists, tutored art for 40 years and won 70 awards for her art. After a lifetime of painting, commencing originally as an airbrush artist for Christopher Bede Studios, Val reflects on her many years of observing nature and all its diversity. “The vibrant colours and forms of our…
Nominate your hero from 2020! Do you know of someone who did great deeds during ‘2020’ but received little or no recognition for them? Katikati Open Air Art would like to celebrate and acknowledge the individuals in our community who gave outstanding service to those isolated and in need during the ‘unprecedented’ times of 2020.…
Growing up in Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore, Jonathan Grange began his interest in airbrush art as a young teenager. With a fascination of science fiction art and reading 2000 AD comics, combined with a passion for tinkering and studying how things work, Jonathan became obsessed with the precision of the airbrush and its…
An exhibition of acrylic landscapes by Barbara von Seida Barbara von Seida is a Coromandel artist whose main body of work features New Zealand landforms. “I am lucky to live in a very painterly area surrounded by magnificent scenery,” says Barbara. “Nature provides me with endless inspiration, however it is not my intention to describe…
Art: Weird & Wonderful is the new exhibition in the Carlton Gallery. A group of artists from all over New Zealand that has one shared interest: art, INTERESTING art are exhibiting at the Carlton Gallery. They are arranging an extraordinary exhibition combining different mediums to create unique pieces. Nothing will be plain. Exhibition open 15th…
Exhibition from 15th February – 28th February. Michelle Judge is a glass artist living in Katikati. Her exhibition came to life during Lockdown when she found herself working from home. In between many zoom calls, Michelle scribbled thoughts and doodles – flowers were the images that kept flowing out of her pen – and the…
The latest exhibition at the Carlton Gallery features delightful water colour paintings by Lois Edmonds of our native birds, butterflies and bumble bees. Original paintings available priced from $95-$225 as well as cards. Meet the artist: Lois will be painting in the gallery each day from 10am-2pm. Visit Carlton Gallery @The Arts Junction, 36 Main…