'The visual arts are alive and well in Tauranga. I’m continually amazed at what we have on show in and around the city as well as all the hard working creative talent we have living amongst us. Tauranga is a growing city and it’s great to see the visual arts becoming an integral part of our city’s well-being and development. People moving to Tauranga with an interest in culture and the arts will be heartened by what has been achieved to date and we look forward to an interesting future filled with creativity'.
Pete Morris
Pete is an occasional painter and an art lover. He is a free-lance writer with a particular interest in promoting the visual arts in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. Click here to learn more.
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Last week an exhibition of exciting new works by watercolourist Nick Eggleston opened at Zohar Gallery in Mount Maunganui. The
I first met Nick in 2007 when he was teaching watercolour painting at Tauranga’s Historic Village. It was there that
When we find something extra special in art, most of us, by inclination, just have to share it. I was
It is only in the past two years that Janice Giles has returned to the intense experience of producing art
Tauranga artist Janice Giles has continued to work experimentally with both content and technique since winning the Tauranga Society of
Janice Giles has been a counsellor for many years and often creates works that reflect her consideration of what it
‘Strangers in a Crowd’ is Tauranga sculptor Nic Clegg’s first solo exhibition in New Zealand.
Peter Cramond's latest exhibition 'Disturbing Calm' comes from a difficult period in the artist's life where he reflects on life's
Tauranga artist Katherine Steeds' Godwit Series is an on-going heartfelt exploration where she uses her meticulous paintings and drawings to
“A stick and a beach can provide an infinite number of creative possibilities. Our imaginations and the collaborative effort of
To commemorate 150 years since the Battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864 an art exhibition was held
This article is about Tangaroa, God of the Ocean, a statue that stands at the entrance to Tauranga harbour.
A walk through the city of Tauranga will reveal a number of stone carvings.
Details some of Owen Dippie works in Tauranga: Ena Te Papatahi, Girl with the Pearl Earring, God and Adam &
On 16th November 2013, Zeus Gallery on Tauranga's 11th Avenue plays host to Bay of Plenty artist Mandy Williams' first
On a visit to the art gallery space at the Cargo Shed in Tauranga recently I noticed the work of
Southland based artist Nigel Brown's paintings and prints give voice to his vision of a New Zealand identity. His first
Many art lovers will have read Rosemary Balu's ArtBoP newsletters that have been circulating around the Bay of Plenty for
Master Carver Tuti Tukaokao (1929-2001) left a significant legacy and cultural contribution in his work which can be seen throughout
Tauranga artist Bryce Brown has gifted his painting ‘Mangatawa’ to the Tauranga City Council’s Civic Art Collection.
“Life’s twists and turns are what shape us as people, definitely as artists,” says artist Bryce Brown, speaking from his
Bay of Plenty artist Bryce Brown describes his latest body of work as semi-autobiographical, yet symbolic in ways that we
On Saturday 5th October, 2013 a frieze style sculpture celebrating the release of the Rena damaged penguins was unveiled before
Recently Mount Maunganui artist and film maker Jim Colzato visited his home city Besancon in the N.E. of France.
Looks like the Historic Village on 17th Avenue East is fast becoming the heart of Tauranga's visual arts scene.
Painter Constanza Tagini Nightingale, or Coni as she is known, is preparing for her next exhibition.
Mount Maunganui's Julie Paama-Pengelly describes herself as a painter, print-maker and graphic designer who works toward negotiating new contemporary contexts
Tauranga's Lois Isaacs paints in a range of styles and especially enjoys contemporary expression with an emphasis on colour, shape
Owning a great work of art is both achievable and effortless thanks to a fantastic Papamoa Kindergarten fundraising event to
It was great to see a turnout of over 100 persons at the public art forum held on the evening
Mount Maunganui artist Ana Mendina arrived back in New Zealand a short time ago after spending time with the Yanomami
One hundred and seven articles about a diverse number of artists, art events and exhibitions. It's been so much fun
Papamoa painters Jos and Hilly Coufreur are currently having a joint art exhibition at the Creative Tauranga Community Gallery that
I can't recommend the 'Rotorua Art Tiki-Tour' to Tauranga art lovers enough. A short hop over to Rotorua via Pyes
Tauranga's Jim Colzato is a photographer, video artist and a filmmaker. He joins us from Besançon in Eastern France near
It’s always sad to see the demise of one of our art-spaces. That was the general feeling when Harrisons Gallery
Well ... yes ... we have an art market but a fledgling one and one that could and needs to
A sculpture exhibition with a difference will open at the Cargo Shed on Tauranga’s Dive Crescent on Thursday, March 21.
Lovers of art will soon have the opportunity to see Kristian Lomath paintings in a ground-breaking exhibition of new works
I was delighted to be asked to write a few words about accomplished and well-respected artist Doreen McNeill's new exhibition
Last week Creative Tauranga's Tracey Rudduck-Gudsell sent me some information about Art Fair 2013.
Tauranga's Pepa Heller is a highly regarded award winning tattoo artist. His artistic talent and reputation, in an artform that
Recently Tauranga resident Nyree Sherlock sent me an email asking if I could help find some missing murals that were
I first saw the intriging, highly original work of Linda Elliott in Easter 2010 when she co-hosted a successful exhibition
Anna Korver is a nationally recognised sculptor. Part of her artist's repertoire is turning large lumps of hard maratoto stone
As someone constantly on the lookout for new visual experiences and someone who wants to see the growth of the
Artist Owen Dippie has been busily preparing for his new art show. If you haven't visited Owen's Ashworth Lane gallery
Ken Wright's career started in England with a 4 year course at Lincoln College of Art where he studied all
Congratulations to John Beech and his hard working team for their sterling work on Garden and Art Festival 2012.
The gateway, 'An Artist's Lament to His Beach', was erected at Papamoa Beach by local artist Peter Cramond after the
