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The Arts Village
1240 Hinemaru Street
Rotorua 3010
Aotearoa NZ

Rotorua Arts Village Trust
Registered Charity: CC 24 704

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Tuesday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm
Saturdays 10am to 2pm
Closed Mondays, Sundays, & Public Holidays.

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A historic place, artistic space and community treasure in Rotorua, Aotearoa NZ 🏡

My heart is filled with joy today: it is sunny, th

My heart is filled with joy today: it is sunny, the building is humming, and we are installing a new exhibition after a long wait.

‘Self [isolation] Portraits’ is currently being installed across the Mosaic and Cottage galleries here at the village.

This is a group show with artists challenged to use their art to reflect on the experiences of being in our own bubbles and the times we spent distancing during the lockdown. There are 71 amazing artworks exhibited including both traditional and more abstract responses. It is a powerful exploration of self, and I encourage you to take time to look at the works and read the artists statements. Isolation and social-distancing can feel lonely at times but this show really reminds us of the connections we feel through this shared experience.

Our talented cohort of exhibiting artists are: Alana Bennett, Alex Smith, Ann L Bosomworth, Antonia Wright, Byron Romer, Chelsea Chibnall-West, Cindalee Te Rehu-Tuki, Connie Takarangi, Elias Aketi Manavahe, Eric Collier, Faeryl Rotherham, Fried Rat, Gaz Sullivan, Harriet Wright, Heather Kremen, Ian Mac Gabhann, Ileana Onitiu, Ingrid Snyman, Jane Rotherham, Janet Keen, Jennifer Pinuela, Jessica Newman, Jill Briar, Jill Walker, John Skudder, Justine Munn, Kararaina Beckett, Kelly Shrimpton , Lux Taylor, Mana Haghighi & Kathy Lane, Mara Kosac, Maria Hermans, MB Acres, Natascha Hartzuiker, Nicola Wright, Nicole Lively, Rebecca Shrimpton, Rose, Sean Murray, Sierra de la Croix, Sue Skellern, Susanne G, Suz Guet, Tammy Savage, Ted Ronayne, Trish de Muth, and Trudy Knibbs.

There are 71 works exhibited with many for sale, prices range from $20 to $832 and sales will open immediately following speeches at the opening event.

Our thanks to the exhibiting artists and all involved with this show, with special thanks to Sue and Natascha from the team at Te Whare Taonga o te Arawa who are assisting with installation.

The show is opening at 11am this Saturday here at The Arts Village and all are welcome.

I hope to see you here soon, MB.

#ARTisGOOD #rotoruanz #theartsvillage #covidart #artexhibition #nzartists #artnz #art #rotorua #galleries #covid19

Beautiful artworks being created by young artists

Beautiful artworks being created by young artists today 🥰

#ARTisGOOD #theartsvillage #rotoruanz

It may be raining outside but it's cosy here! Che

It may be raining outside but it's cosy here!

Check out some of the young artists at work during yesterday's drop-in session with Maui.

This week whānau can drop in between 10am to 12noon Tuesday to Friday to take part in this free art activity for tamariki painting Mount Tarawera and Mokoia Island with watercolour paints.

Next week the sessions will also run 10am to 12noon Tuesday to Friday but focus on painting Forest & Mudpool textures/scenes.

Hope to see you here soon!

#ARTisGOOD #theartsvillage #rotoruanz

Mōrena whānau! On Saturday we opened up Folded

Mōrena whānau!

On Saturday we opened up Folded Futures, an amazing project by @motatnz that we are thrilled to be working together on. This is a free, fun, and interactive origami experience to explore and take part in.

Our big thanks to Glenys Courtney-Strachan who entertained us on Saturday with her amazing ukulele performance and has provided some amazing giant 3D shapes.

I also wanted to introduce three of our amazing volunteers on this project: Lauren, Anneke, and Shiny. They were all here on Saturday learning the ropes and bringing our community through and we had a lot of fun - how lucky are we to have these three on our team!

Over the holidays Folded Futures is open to the public Tuesday to Fridays 11am to 1pm and Saturdays 10am to 12noon.

Just a note that opening up this space is weather dependent and when there is horrible weather outside we will not be able to open it up, for the safety of the public and this beautiful installation :).

#ARTisGOOD #theartsvillage #rotoruanz

Funder shoutout: A big thank you to the Infinity

Funder shoutout:

A big thank you to the Infinity Foundation for their funding support towards our mahi.

Earlier this year they granted $3000 towards our core operating costs which has helped us have what we need to do our mahi in the community.

Support from funding organisations like Infinity Foundation is vital to our work as a non-profit, to make life in Rotorua awesome through the arts. We are so grateful for the support.

#rotoruanz #theartsvillage #ARTisGOOD

Hello Villagers! We have been absolutely thrilled

Hello Villagers!
We have been absolutely thrilled by the registrations we have for this upcoming exhibition, 'Self [Isolation] Portraits'. If you are keen, our registrations are still open until tomorrow Thursday June 25 at 11am.
Registration link is in our bio, and do give our website a visit if you want to learn more about the show and its guidelines. For other questions, please email Tara at activities@artsvillage.org
See you all! 💚

From The Arts Village Team

We are open! We have been gradually opening up ou

We are open!

We have been gradually opening up our building and services again and I am really stoked to share that as of today The Arts Village is open once more.

A HUGE mihi to those who helped us with the big clean up and sort out over the last few weeks. A special acknowledgment as well to The Southern Trust who prior to COVID funded the replacement of our broken and worn chairs and tables. These have now arrived and are such a gift to our community.

We are really looking forward to seeing you! Please do note that the opening hours for our reception/gallery have reduced and changed. These are now:
Tuesday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm
Saturdays 10am to 2pm

The past few months have been really challenging for us financially as an organisation and I wanted to also remind you that we are a small non-profit organisation. We run independently and rely on grants, donations, and studio rental to pay our bills. After a period of closure and losing bookings we are really having to hustle to make ends meet and we need your continued support to make cool stuff happen in our community.

Here are a few ways you can support us:
🏡Book a room or studio.
🌱Donate to our mahi.
☕Drink coffee at AVC (as we get a portion of each cup sold).
🖼Buy artwork exhibited here.
🥰Share our work.
💛Volunteer your time.

Sign up to our mailing list to hear more from us each week as we venture forth together in this new landscape: you can join online at www.artsvillage.org.nz/subscribe

Aroha nui,
MB & the team
💚

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