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Spring is the season for creativity on the Coromandel!
The coromandel artbeat spring festival is a three-month celebration of the incredible creative energy, artists and communities across the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki rohe, running each year from September to December.

A new creative community project is taking shape in Kūaotunu, with plans for a Kūaotunu Village Art Trail that will connect local art, history and the landscape from Otama through to Rings Beach.

Dylan’s new album is finally released! It’s been a long process and quite a few years have passed since the last album ‘Life’ was released. “Overall I’m really happy with it”, says Dylan, “and it’s my best release so far.”

We are delighted to welcome highly respected second-generation potter and teacher Amanda Ewing as the tutor for our After School Pottery programme at United Makers.

The first known Matariki celebration happened in Kūaotunu on July 9, 2026, on the day of the Matariki public holiday. While pre-colonial celebrations may have happened in the area long ago, this 21st century celebration was an uplifting blend of culture, art and community coming together in unity to celebrate the things we hold dear.

A very well-attended opening of the 5K Art Exhibition in Kuaotunu was followed by a steady stream of visitors over the King’s Birthday long weekend in late May and early June.