Newly formed Mercury Bay art group, NgArti, is busy transforming the old fire station in Monk Street, Whitianga, into a pop-up art gallery known as the ArtStation. The venue will stage an artistic feast over the coming weeks with three different and unique exhibitions...

Bring your coffee to our online arts funding forum.

Arts celebrated across the Peninsula

Successful applicants for CCS funding announced.

New base for Steampunk The Thames

Coromandel artists apply for CNZ funding

First sculpture for Hauraki Rail Trail

Creative showcase of local art at Whangamata’s Big Arts Day Out.

Kupe’s enthralling journey comes to Mercury Bay

#jandalonthemandel on the Hauraki Rail Trail

The spirit of the late great Barry Brickell will be alive and well in Coromandel Town on Anniversary Weekend when talented potters and clay artists from around the country will come to share their craft with one and all. The second annual Barry Brickell Play with...

Whitianga artist Wendy Walls’ love of teaching is inspiring her to share her skills and help others find their inner creative.

The rich and diverse talents of the northern Coromandel’s best creatives will once again be showcased in the heart of Colville with Back Room Gallery officially launching its 2019/2020 season this month. The original idea for the gallery was spurred by Wayne Todd...

Creatives are doing what they do best and that’s…..well, getting creative! From local initiatives here on the Coromandel, to projects that transverse the globe, artists everywhere are taking their talents online in a bid to stay connected with each other and...

Barry Brickell Memorial Stage

If you have spent any amount of time out and about in the upper Coromandel Peninsula, chances are you may have spotted one of Rebekah Pearson’s distinctive creations. The Irish born artist’s deep passion for the environment has inspired several murals around the...

In one the Coromandel’s smallest schools, nestled in the peaceful shelter of one of the east coast’s most beautiful bays, teacher and principal Mereana Maika-Angus is fulfilling her final duties before leaving the role she has held for the past ten years. It will...

A creative haven with a difference

Tena koutou katoa We are very aware that the latest announcements regarding the coronavirus situation in Aotearoa will have a serious and sustained impact on homes and workplaces throughout the country. All across the Coromandel, people are now working through...