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| KEEPING IT LOCAL - to February Waihi Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Assn presents a Summer Exhibition of variety and colour "KEEPING IT LOCAL" ceramics, paintings, fibre art, wire sculpture from talented local artists featuring No.8 wire sculptures by Irene Wilcocks opens to the public on December 19th 2011 in the Lee-Johnson Gallery 54 Kenny St Waihi and showing until February 6th 2012 Gallery and Museum is open every day during January 12 midday - 4pm usual admission applies to Museum
Contact: wacma@waihimuseum.co.nz |
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| WHITIANGA ART GROUP - January 4th - 30th Annual Art Exhibition Local artists exhibition featuring Guest artist Paul Coney
January 4th - 30th 10 am - 5 pm School Road, Whitianga
Opening Night 3rd January 7 pm Opened by TCDC Mayor Glenn Leach Tickets at ‘Mosaic’ opposite Information Centre Albert Street
Contact: Marianne Sikking peppie@xtra.co.nz |
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| EMERGING FROM THE SPACE BETWEEN - 1st - 6th February Thames Sola Cafe presents
Lisa Corston-Buddle Dip. Art & Creativity (Honours) “Emerging from the Space Between”
These works explore the space between the lightest light and the darkest dark, as expressed through the media of paint and dance.
Exhibition runs from Wed 1st Feb - 6th March 8 - 4pm daily at Sola Cafe 720b Pollen Street Thames
Contact: Sola 07 8688781 Click here for further information
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| HAURAKI HOUSE COROMANDEL - LOVERS WALK - January Coromandel "Lovers Walk - a Poetic Journey in Eight Scenes", comes to Coromandel fresh from Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011
Saturday 28th January 2012, 8pm Little Theatre, Hauraki House, Coromandel
with a local support from DJ Mat Rapid and a crew and special guests
doors open 7pm show starts 8pm stay for a party after food and drinks available
Contact: gus@printablereality.com Click here for further information
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| WOODTURNING AS ART DEMONSTRATIONS - Paeroa Resident woodturners Michael Tarr and Barry Ellis are available daily Monday thru Saturday to demonstrate the art of woodturning, from basic spindles thru to complex hollow forms and can include Pyrography and colouring, including Paua, Pounamu, semiprecious stones and resin inlays, plus other embellishments.
Daily 10am till 4pm until further notice
Wooden Things 52A Belmont Rd Paeroa |
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| THE DOOBIE BROTHERS & LITTLE RIVER BAND - 5th Feb - Whitianga A must see live performance! The Doobie Brothers and Little River Band.... performing on one stage at the inaugural Whitianga Waterways Summer Concert.
5 February 2012 12noon - 6.30pm (Gates open at 12noon, and the concert commences from 1pm, with New Zealand band Late 80’s Mercedes)
Waterways South Highway Whitianga
Tickets - $89.00 Per adult Children under 11 are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Tickets available through ticketek.co.nz or at Whitianga, Whangamata, Thames, Coromandel Town, Tairua and Pauanui i-site offices. Click here for further information
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| HIKUAI ART DAY - 11 February Hikuai HIkuai Art Day A Day in the Country
Saturday 11 February 2012 Hikuai Hall
Starting at 9.30am in Hikuai Hall..till approx. 3.30pm...
Bring tarpaulins/covers for on and below your trestle, your own lunch, $2 for hall hire and $2 for our art box....
Contact: Jo Dalgety 021 437 932 jodalgety@gmail.co.nz |
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| MERCURY BAY ART ESCAPE - Taste of the Tour The Mercury Bay Art Escape is well known for its popular Art Escape Tours of open artists studios.
This event has become a biennial event with the 5th Tour to be held in 2013 but in this intervening year our artists will be having their Showcase Exhibition at Hot Waves Cafe at Hot Water Beach from 10 March to 10 April. Contact: Jane Parson Click here for further information
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| TASET OF THE TOUR SHOWCASE - 9th March ART ON THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA Mercury Bay Art Escape Taste of the Tour Showcase Exhibition
Hot Waves Cafe, Hot Water Beach 9th March
Preview evening with guest speaker artist Dick Frizzell on Friday 9 March, 5.30 pm. Tickets $30 pp available online at www.mercurybayartescape.com
Contact: Jane Parson 07 8663067 Click here for further information
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| WOODSTOKE WHANGAMATA - March Hauraki/Coromandel For the first time in New Zealand a conference is happening dedicated to the art of wood firing. This will be the start of the renaissance for the wood firing fraternity and the best possible introduction for potters and ceramicists that have wanted to have a go with wood firing. The weekend is full of kiln building, kilns firing and an exploration of all things related to the wood fired pot.
The National Exhibition will be hosted in Whangamata, opening on Friday 16th March and continuing for another couple of weeks which coincides with the Whangamata Beach Hop and numerous small shop window exhibitions dotted throughout the retail strip of Whangamata.
March 16th to 18th 2012 Whangamata, Coromandel, New Zealand Contact: Maureen Allison 07 8658810 Click here for further information
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| ART WAIKINO - 20th October to 22nd Otober 2012 ARTWaikino
Saturday October 20 to Monday October 22 Victoria Hall, SH2, Waikino
ARTWaikino is now recognised as a major art exhibition on the Coromandel Peninsula. Now in it's twelfth year, it hosts artists from the area and around New Zealand. Paintings, craft,photos, mosaics.
Contact: Helen Wilson sharpadze@xtra.co.nz |
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