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Tutere Gallery opens new Exhibition January 3, 2018 A new exhibition by Waikanae textile artist Sara Boland entitled "Red List, Red Thread" opened on the weekend in Tutere Gallery's exhibition space. In this body of work Sara Boland explores the colour, texture and pattern of five critically endangered birds that are currently listed on the IUCN (International Union ... More... Otaki Writers to hold chat session November 27, 2017 Otaki writers Renee, and Di Buchan have decided to hold an afternoon tea and chat session this coming Friday (1 December) to talk about their books, answer questions and hear public feedback. Ms Buchan says the two writers first met many years ago in Whangarei and now here we are living in the same town. Ms Buchan rec... More... Kapiti's Marcus Ebbett takes Art to Town November 13, 2017 Kapiti artist Marcus Ebbett has been the toast of the town with the successful Wellington launch of his latest exhibition MARCUS EBBETT PAINTS WELLINGTON. His SOLO43 exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1 Queens Wharf Wellington runs until December 14. Mr Ebbett was one of the featured artists on the r... More... Mandy Hager features at New Zealand Festival October 18, 2017 Kapiti writer Mandy Hager has been announced as one of the feature speakers at the New Zealand Festival (formerly the International Arts Festival). Ms Hager is an award-winning writer for young readers and adults. Her 2017 novel Heloise, about the doomed 12th-century lovers Heloise and Abelard, was called a tremendo... More... Fresh Spring Abstracts at Raumati Waterfront October 13, 2017 Fresh from the spring exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts on Wellington's waterfront, local abstract artist Tania Dally now has her latest work on display at her studio gallery on the waterfront at Raumati Beach. Tania's work has featured at the Academy on a regular basis in recent years, including tw... More...
Kapiti Art Auction gets huge support October 10, 2017 Organiser Emma Ahern, says the response has been amazing to the upcoming event Harper's Little Art Auction. So far over 50 pieces of art have been donated for the auction including works from artists in the UK, USA, Australia and Bali. Harpers Little Art Auction ... More... He Kakano book launched at Raumati South School 12 September, 2017 He Kākano (Seed), the book produced as a result of two terms work between Mahara Gallery, Ngā Manu Nature Reserve and Raumati South School was launched last week at the school. The book highlights over 100 students' artworks and poetry, as a reflection of t... More... New exhibitions for Mahara Gallery September 3, 2017 You are warmly invited to our next three exhibitions: Creative Embroidery, featuring 40 members of NZ Embroiderer's Guild Extension Group; Art at Home, Frances Hodgkins & the Field Family; Searching for Ground, Kate Elder, in newSPACE. Opening Saturday 16 Septembe... More... New Book marks 25 years of Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust August 28, 2017 This year marks 25 years since the Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust was formed by the local community to save the Railway Station, and 2020 will be 25 years that the Station Museum has been officially operating. We were one of the first museums to operate on the coast... More... Halo Effect creator is Mahara Gallery�s first Artist in Residence August 11, 2017 Wellington artist Paul Forrest has become Mahara Gallery's first Artist in Residence contributing his Halo Effect � Nga Manu art works to the current exhibition of paintings on the environmental theme of "seed" by pupils of Raumati South Primary School. Paul is spend... More... Collaborative Exhibition launched at Mahara Gallery August 7, 2017 He Kākano, Seed, a collaborative project between Mahara Gallery, Ngā Manu Nature Reserve and Raumati South School, was launched last week and is currently showing at the gallery. The project, supported by the Phillip Family Foundation (PFF), aims to link sc... More... Mahara Gallery remains firmly in the Council's sights Plans to upgrade the Mahara Gallery are still firmly in the Kapiti Coast District Council's sights following the signing of an agreement between the Council, the Mahara Gallery Trust and the Field Collection Trust. The Mahara Gallery Trust Board welcomed the fo... More... Music definitions September 3, 2017 Sleepwalker by Lindsay Rabbitt Sleepwalker My Chinese sneakers leak. They cost 15 bucks At The Warehouse. I didn't seek poverty. It found me grizzling on Renown Road, It found me shivering on the Russian Steppes. As a kid I sleepwalked. My night wandering became legend. I trekked to... More...
Cat Walk for Kapiti Peforming Arts Centre September 25, 2017 Raumati retailers and hospitality are stepping up to support a massive fundraising drive to build the $10million Kapiti ... More... Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust Poetry Reading 3 July, 2017 Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust invites all to the final of the Sta... More... Kapiti Playhouse hits the mark with Homeland 11 June, 2017 What a superb play Homeland, performed at Kapiti Playhouse, was. From the moment Ken (Peter Carr), that frail and pathet... More... Michael O'Leary features At Petticoat Junction 8 June. 2017 Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust would like to invite all to the fif... More... Mahara Galley host Matariki Exhibition 29 May, 2017 Mahara Gallery in Waikanae will be hosting the opening of its 2017 Matariki exhibition Matariki Dawn on Saturday June 10... More... Film-making Workshop for Otaki closing soon September 3, 2017 Registrations are open for the 2017 series of free film-making workshops for young people. The Someday Workshops are bac... More... Kapiti writer Mandy Hager to Launch New Novel May 2017 The launch of Mandy Hager`s ne... More... Paekakariki Station Precinct Poetry Readings Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust would like to invite all to the fourth Station Sessions - poetry readings at Petticoa... More... Art workshops with Lynda Mapplebeck April 2017 Mahara Gallery in Waikanae will be running a second art workshop with Lynda Mapplebeck on Thursday 27 April at 10am.'Res... More... Paekakariki Arts Show on Anzac Weekend April 2017 More... Happy Birthday Frances April 2017 Floor Talk - Victoria Robson on Frances Hodgkins' birthday April 28, 2017 at 11am-2pm Mahara Gallery, WaikanaeExhi... More... Raumati boatshed reborn as art studio March 2017 A disused Raumati Beach boatshed has been repurposed to form the base for local abstract painter, Tania Dally.The Boatsh... More... Photography Doctorate Pioneer to Exhibit at Mahara Gallery March 2017 Kapiti Coast photographer Mizuho Nishioka, who last year became the fi... More... Kapiti Playhouse Auditions for Home Land March 2017 Unfortunately our first play, It's Never Too Late, has had to be postponed until next year due to casting issues. Howeve... More... Diva Darlings at Coasters March 2017 Our first offering in the new year is a new show written especially for Coasters by long-time member Tracy Wills-Wright ... More... Little Shop of Horrors - Auditions....more... March 2017 IT'S COMING!! DON'T FEED THE PLANTS!!! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - THE MUSICAL. Directed and Musically Directed by ... More... Kapiti students perform for Arts Centre March 2017 Kapiti College students Zephyr Wills, Jamie Beardslee and Vanessa O'Neill recently performed at the International Women'... More... Kapiti Writer releases latest - It�s That Kind of Planet December 2016 This is the kind of planet that's been waiting for a new collection of... More... New Shows Open at Mahara Gallery Te whenua, the land; Paraparaumu Beach children's creations Te Whenua, the land, is the 5th Mahara Gallery-Nga Manu Chil... More... Kapiti Writers - Menton calls August 2016 The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship has been secured in perpetuity following a campaign that raised just over $800... More... Kapiti Art Panel invite comment on public art for Paraparaumu July 2016 The Public Art Panel and Paraparaumu-Raumati Community Board is callin... More... Winter Lecture Series at Mahara Gallery June 2016 A Special Winter Lecture Series on Frances Hodgkins with renowned Art Historian Pamela Gerrish Nunn is being held at the... More... Mahara Gallery - School Holiday Arts Events April 2016 More... Stop! Frame! The Illusion of life April 2016 Stop! Frame! The Illusion of life is an exhibition by the BAFTA award-winning stop motion filmmaker Alan Platt. This exp... More... Kapiti College competes in �Kiwi As� Film Making March 2016 Kapiti College will join schools from the Wellington region who have p... More... Strong Dutch influence in Mahara Gallery Festival offering March 2016 Mahara Gallery's contribution to the 2016 NZ Festival has a strong Dut... More... Kapiti Arts Tour for Waitangi Weekend February 2016 The Arts Tour is big enough to have something for everyone but small enough to get around in a weekend. Biking was very ... More... The Mahara / Nga Manu children's art project Exhibition January 2016 The Mahara / Nga Manu children's art project Exhibition Parliamenta... More... Kapiti film maker wins Pride Award October 2015 Talented Kapiti College film maker Te Awarangi Puna scooped the major award at the recent Pride Awards which recognise a... More... Eva Saunders of Otaki tops at Rotary Art Show October 2015 A steady stream of viewers turned up to the opening day of the Paraparaumu Rotary Annual Art Show at Southward Theatre i... More... Latest news and events from Mahara Gallery October 2015 More... Paraparaumu Rotary Art Show October 2015 More... Salem Foxx - a dancer with Attitude October 2015 Here's the lastest update from Salem Foxx on the page "Ballet for a Boy Sydney 2015/16"I am lucky enough to be a finalis... More... Support for Mahara Arts Review forces awards ceremony outdoors October 2015 Mahara Gallery's 2015 Arts Review's opening night and awards presentat... More... Kapiti Underground Art Exhibition July 2015 Sunday, August 9 at 7:00pm123 Kapiti rd, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast 6 Artists, 1 Venue. Free Entry.We invite you ... More... HARD DAY�S NIGHT FOR ARTEL ON THE MOVE! June 2015 What a brilliant photo! Most of you will immediately recognise this iconic set piece from the Beatles' Abbey Road album ... More... Tupe Lualua to showcase new work at Measina Festival June 2015 Whitireia lecturer Tupe Lualua will showcase a new work this week duri... More... Tupe Lualua to showcase new work at Measina Festival June 2015 Whitireia lecturer Tupe Lualua will showcase a new work this week duri... More... Kapiti Public Art Panel Established March 2015 Members of the Public Art Panel, L to R: Tracey Morgan, Janet Bayly, Deb Donnelly, Tane Moleta and Cr Jackie Elliot.The ... More... Raumati South - a perfect place to Nest January 2015 Nest has relocated to Raumati South shops right next to the 4 Square Foodmarket. Weekends only at this point 10am -4pm. ... More... Summer Studio Art Tour for Kapiti December 2014 More... Kapiti Arts Trail - Southwards on Sunday November 2014 The Kapiti Arts Trail is done and dusted for another year with the two-day event having been largely successful. Ove... More... Kapiti Arts Trail opens on soggy Saturday November 2014 The 2014 Arts Trail has started with a soggy Saturday but that hasn't deterred art lovers from across the region descend... More... Singing Home the Whale by Mandy Hager November 2014 Kapiti writer Mandy Hager has just released her latest book - Singing Home the Whale.An extraordinary story of a boy who... More... Kapiti Arts Trail bigger than ever November 2014 This coming weekend sees the biggest ever Kapiti Arts Trail with a vast array of art and artist on display the length of... More... Kapiti Author hits the mark with The Sea and Me November 2014 The Sea and Me is an instantly engaging children's book written by Kap... More... Julie Freeman painting wins Best in Show October 2014 Julie Freeman's superb painting 'George' has won Best in Show at the Paraparaumu Rotary Art Show for 2014. Hosted at ... More... Mahara Gallery hosts special events October 2014 YOUNG COUNTRY - Kerry Hines 1 November - 14 DecemberFloortalk: with NZ poet Kerry Hines 'Fresh Views of a Young Count... More... Auditions for Motel Coming Soon Eight people, four stories, one seedy motel room. Their stories and choices underscore the transience of life, love and ... More... Arts foundation gets funding boost October 2014 Last night, Westpac announced a significant sponsorship of the Arts Foundation including our specialist arts crowdfundin... More... Hinemoana Baker�s 'waha mouth': An exquisite collection reviewed October 2014 Hinemoana Baker, 'waha mouth', Victoria University Press, 2014Hinemoan... More... V8 Vocal Ensemble back in town October 2014 The V8 Vocal Ensemble's 2010 concert in Waikanae was immensely popular, so their return visit is eagerly anticipated. ... More... Beauty and the Beast comes to Kapiti More... Creativity for the ages A group of students from Raumati South School and a group of residents at the care facility of retirement village Coasta... More... Local poet kicks goals with published work this month This month has been the biggest of Paekakariki poet Mercedes Webb-Pull... More... Independent publishers and university presses triumph in this year�s New Zealand Post Book awards September 2013 All four of the country's top book awards for 2013 have gone to indepe... More... Poet Laureate, wherefore art thou... July 2013 The National Library of New Zealand is inviting nominations for the next New Zealand Poet Laureate.Well you can't swing ... More... Three special events coming up at Mahara Gallery Firstly, Mahara Gallery has teamed up with WEA to offer a course of il... More... Kapiti Playhouse presents THE SHAKESPEARE REVUE July 2012 The Shakespeare Revue is compiled by Christopher Luscombe and Malcom M... More... Last Chance for Kapiti Writers to enter National Book Award May 2013 Writers from the Kapiti district have less than two weeks left to ente... More... Mahara Arts Review 2013 opens selected works May 11 May 2013 Mahara Arts Review is a selected exhibition which showcases the creati... More... LAST CHANCE FOR WELLINGTON WRITERS TO ENTER MIND, BODY, SPIRIT AWARD March 2013 Wellington writers have until Sunday 31 March to enter their unpublish... More... D.H. Lawrence uncovered... April 2013 A previously unknown piece by celebrated literary giant D. H. Lawrence has been discovered in papers recently made avail... More... Transit of Venus seen at Mahara Gallery.... April 2013 A superb exhibition, titled Transit of Venus, has just opened at Kapiti's Mahara Galley in Waikanae featuring the works ... More... Rare art exhibition in the Capital March 2013 An exhibition of rare and fine art works, many of which have never been seen before other than in books and museum exhib... More... Ephemeral Art Workshops with Lisa Terreni January 2013 Lisa Terrini will be holding two workshops in the Mahara gallery space for children to explore their creativity using na... More... Harriet Bright - Featured artist December 2012 Paekakariki artist Harriet Bright was born in the UK in 1973, and studied Fine Art at Falmouth College of Art, and then ... More... Kapiti Arts Trail a great success November 2012 People from all over the region enjoyed the Kapiti Arts Trail at the weekend.Council's Arts and Museum Development Offic... More... Kapiti publisher Book Island set to hit the shelves Sammy and the Skyscraper Sandwich, Sir Mouse to the Rescue and Bernie ... More... Art Exhibition at Waikanae Library September 2012 Four Kapiti artists feature in an exhibition currently on display at Waikanae Library.Works from Heloise cover Paris to ... More... Kapiti history captured in Letters book August 2012 Of interest to local historians is the recent publication from boutique publisher Awa Press titled 'An Indescribable Bea... More... EnviroArt gets boost in Kapiti August 2012 Barry Lucinsky of Otaki is very well known for his commitment to recycling, especially glass, and now he has gone a step... More... Green Light Art Group exhibition August 2012 The Green Light Art Group, based at Kapiti Crossroads, are holding their annual art exhibition.A variety of works are on... More... Celebrating National Poetry Day July 2012 Today (Friday 27 July) is National Poetry Day. Celebrate by reading, writing, speaking poetry. Below is a review of the ... More... New exhibitions open at Mahara Gallery July 2012 Three new exhibitions have opened at the Mahara Gallery in Waikanae.Strive Towards your Destiny III features works from ... More... Kapiti Legend: Gillian Weir to perform on European tour July 2012 It seems that every superlative that can he used about a musician has ... More... Mansfield with Monsters launched in Kapiti July 2012 Local writers Matt and Debbie Cowens launched their collection of reworked Katherine Mansfield stories, 'Mansfield with ... More... 'And the Oscar goes to......' June 2012 Coasters Musical Theatre presents their lastest show 'And the Oscar goes to......'starting on June 8 and running through... More... Kapiti Playhouse - Auditions June 2012 Auditions for Kapiti Playhouse's second production of 2012, Educating Rita, will be held from 10.30am onwards on Sunday ... More... Robyn Kahukiwa exhibition opens at Mahara Gallery February 29 Robyn Kahukiwa is a senior Maori artist with a national and internatio... More... Harakeke is back February 28 The annual Harakeke Flax Weaving on the Coast event is back at Queen Elizabeth Park on Saturday 3 March, providing peopl... More... In from the wilderness..... December 9 Kapiti artist, illustrator and barber Lance Barnard is the current exhibitor at the Paraparaumu Library gallery.Barnard,... More... Major new award goes to author of The Torchlight List November 16 Jim Flynn, author of the best-selling book The Torchlight List and a r... More... Nicola Easthope - new poetry book launched More... Success for local writers 23 April Two local children's writers are celebrating success after the Storylines writers' awards were announced recently. Hu... More... Mahara Gallery features Adele Younghusband - Selected works 9 March The next exhibition at the Mahara Gallery will display the works of Ad... More... Info sought on watercolour 9 March A KCNews reader asks "Does anybody have any information regarding the artist or the history of this lovely watercolor pa... More... Art of the Garden at Mahara 7 February The Mahara Gallery in Waikanae is currently featuring a stunning exhibition titled The Art of the Garden. Nearly 60 p... More... Hands up for public art Kapiti artist Bodhi Vincent has created a superb sculpture featuring a new born baby nestled in a giant hand. The scu... More... Success of Arts Trail needs to be built on 12 November Kapiti Coast's Arts Trail grows bigger and better each year and it's right on the brink of becoming that elusive creatur... More... Beyond New Zealand Exhibition 19 October A new exhibition 'BEYOND NEW ZEALAND' has begun at the Kapiti Gallery in Raumati.The exhibition features Overseas Memori... More... Tanya Davis - Art More...