Arts

Arts Press Releases, New Zealand

30 Local Artists Opening Studios for 6th Annual Great Coromandel Arts Tour

For three weekends in May, 30 Coromandel artists will open their studios to the public for the 6th annual Great Coromandel Arts Tour. The annual open studio event, which includes artists from Thames at the base of the Peninsula, Coromandel Town and right up to the remote settlement of Colville, is a unique opportunity to meet local artists, find wonderful hidden art studios and get a taste of the creative process first hand.

Jujube Art Design Gallery and Store

A new kind of art is being displayed at Parnellʼs latest store. Jujube have imported mouth- watering wall decals from Blik – a leading designer in the US, and maker of innovative, removable surface graphics. Parnellʼs latest store features art, but not art as you know it.

Japan Festival of Wellington 2010

The second Japan Festival of Wellington is being held at the Town Hall on Sunday, 5th September 2010. Come and enjoy an afternoon of Japanese entertainers, food, crafts, and culture. The Festival will include a traditional Chin Don-Ya busking group from Osaka, karate and judo demonstrations, a tea ceremony performance, Taiko drumming, folk dancers, a Japanese anime film and even a children’s choir.