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Artbeat 2025 – It’s a Wrap!
Our third coromandel artbeat spring festival saw 95 creative events across our rohe, from live music gigs, artist open studios, workshops, local theatre, makers markets, exhibitions, community events, and festivals. The online program was diverse, offering something...
Silent Movies Live: A Performance to Remember!
I grew up watching Mad Movies, which featured snippets of many great silent films – so I had early exposure to the genre. As an adult, I’ve watched a few complete Charlie Chaplin movies, but I’ve never had a chance to experience one in a theatre with a large audience.
Ahi Kaa: Rekindling Connections as Māori Clay Artists Return to Driving Creek
In early November, Driving Creek welcomed Ngā Kaihanga Uku (The Māori Clay Artists Collective) & Friends back to Kapanga for their first visit in almost ten years.
Celebrating 10 Years of Steampunk The Thames!
Join in the delightful madness of the 10th annual Steampunk Festival, running over four days from November 6th to 9th. Come and enjoy the fun, entertainment, competitions, dancing, prancing, games, and gadgets. The perfect opportunity to unleash your creative side and get amongst it! Bring the family, there’s fun for everyone.
Celebrating 3 Years of Creativity and Social Connectivity
The amazing results of three years of engagement will be showcased during the four-day exhibition at Hauraki House Gallery Coromandel. In addition, there will be fun ‘have-a-go-drop-in’ art workshops on each day.
To The Front: Girls Rock Aotearoa
The main purpose of To The Front is to empower youth by providing them with knowledge and practical skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Steampunk The Thames 9th Annual Festival: Down the Rabbit Hole!
Once upon a time, in a delightfully quirky town hugging a sandy shoreline, the Gold Mining Town of Thames strutted onto the scene! Bursting with heritage, culture, and artistic flair, it became the perfect backdrop for the very first Steampunk the Thames Festival in 2015!
Dessa Bluu – Ponsonby Bloom
By Isabel Gilbert-Palmer I was magnetised by the originality of Dessa Bluu’s work Heritage on the Artist Gallery wall at the Mercury Bay Art Escape Opening in 2017, gleaming in all its golden glory. It was a brilliant, original, shiny take on an iconic possessions of...
The Coromandel Open Studios Arts Tour
It’s Spring, which means The Coromandel Open Studios Arts Tour is on this month! This is the 18th year of the Arts Tour, which happens every year on the first two weekends of October. This year, it falls on October 5th & 6th and 12th & 13th, with an exhibition...
