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Ludicrous at the Old School

Ludicrous, a combined art show from October 20 to November 2, features the work of 13 artists and all sorts of crazy. It is the brainchild of Jodi Collins, local arts ninja and coordinator of Ahoy Studios.

Jodi has been scheming up this arts project since 2017. Her own work, clay figures and Skully-wags, will be featured. Each artist has been given the title of the show but no other direction, so the work will be represented by a wide range of media and variable compositions. The show opens on October 20 with wine and nibbles and good music from Halcyon Birds and Justine Francis coming all the way from Okato.
Some of the 13 featured artists include: Keep Reading

Steampunk exhibition takes a step back to the future

Steampunk fans won’t be disappointed with the retro-futuristic fashion on display at the Hold on to your Hats Steampunk Exhibition at Rivet Gallery from August 3-5.

The exhibition showcases local wearable arts aficionado Liz Hosking’s fanciful creations based around the fusion of old steam-powered technologies of the Victoriana era and hi-tech future sci-fi. Keep Reading

Raglan Arts Weekend delivers art trail magic

Hundreds of visitors from all over New Zealand hit the Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW) trail over the anniversary weekend.

From Whale Bay to Te Mata, Ruapuke to the Wharf, Raglan artists opened their studios, galleries and homes over the three-day weekend.

Raglan Old School Arts Centre manager Jacqueline Anderson says the unusual hot and humid conditions were a challenge for both artists and visitors, and may have slowed the art aficionados down in their travels. Keep Reading

Artist exhibition: No Rules Here

No Rules Here’, an exhibition of work by emerging artists is again being held at the Raglan Town Hall in Bow St as part of the annual Raglan Arts Weekend 2018.

The exhibition includes an art activities program with opportunities for patrons to try painting and drawing, henna tattoo and face painting. Keep Reading

New Exhibition Provides an Enticing Introduction to Raglan Arts Weekend

Raglan’s annual Arts Weekend will return over Anniversary Weekend, and locals, art lovers and tourists can get a peek of what to expect when an advance exhibition opens at the Old School Arts Centre on Friday 8 December.

Over 30 local artists will be unveiling a one-off, 300 x 300 mm piece of artwork created especially for the event, as well as a showcase piece. Arts facilitator Jacqueline Anderson says the exhibition provides an enticing introduction to Raglan Arts Weekend.

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Rivet Exhibition: The Good Dudes Club by Relic

The good dudes club is the first exhibition of Relic’s illustrations to be displayed for the public at Rivet Gallery in Raglan.

Tegan Byford-Hollows, also known as Relic, is an independent illustrator and graphic designer who has recently completed a Bachelor of Media Arts at Wintec majoring in graphic design.

It all started with one art class at Mount Maunganui College where Tegan decided to use the strong influences from the surf and skate culture she was surrounded by to develop her own style of illustration. From here, she refined her technique and style and continued to take art and design classes throughout the rest of her schooling. Keep Reading

Art Talk with Ken Thomas: Exhibition of recent and new work

One of the great impressionist painters, Claude Monet, is credited with saying that, “for me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.”

It’s hard not to see the truth of this statement when you look at the changing landscapes of Ken Thomas’ paintings. Where some of us might see a breaking wave, rolling hills or a tree, for him, it’s often more about a moment in time or a mood, the difference in feel between the tides. Keep Reading

Rivet: New artist exhibition

NOT SEEN MUCH & NOT SEEN @ ALL is the first combined exhibition of paintings and wire sculpture by mother and daughter Ann Byford and Nadine Hollows.

Although independent from each other, there are traits between the two artists’ work that are not visible.  It is more about the combination of narrative and culture binding in the environment. Keep Reading

Pipers help blow away the competition

Raglan pipers Deirdre Bourne and Brett McCardle recently helped blow the competition away at the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships in Nelson.

The couple play in the Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band – because they are the only remaining pipers in Raglan – and the band cleaned up the grade-four competition at the nationals on March 12. Keep Reading

Final Trevor Penfold exhibition a nostalgic picture of decade’s work

Award-winning wildlife and nature photographer Trevor Penfold opens his last Raglan exhibition this weekend where it all began 10 years ago – at the Old School Arts Centre.

Entitled A Time to Reflect, it’s a nostalgic mix of landscapes and wildlife which show “how nature has inspired me” and will include Trevor’s latest series of ‘Dreamscapes’. Keep Reading

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