**UPDATE: The opening of this exhibition has been postponed until Friday 12 March 2021. This extensive photographic exhibition by local artist, Katie Hoy, highlights the diverse female population of Rotorua and explores how they knit together to create a community. Showcasing 100 Rotorua women who represent the...
Partners, funders and contributors marked the successful completion of Te Ahi Tupua today with a karakia. This morning was an opportunity for partners and contributors to come together to acknowledge and recognise those that had a hand in telling a significant Te Arawa story. They spoke...
ArtsMad Quick-fire talks from the arts community ArtsMad is a visual presentation evening that takes place four times a year, where people from the wider arts community talk about what they do alongside a rolling show reel of interesting images. The evening takes place at The Monarch Room...
The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) provides funding to local arts projects so that all New Zealanders can be involved in, support or attend a wide range of events including dance, literature, Māori arts, crafts, film, music, Pacific arts, theatre and visual arts. Over $52,000 is available...
An exhibition by Ladies of Diversity Celebrating diversity in art, this exhibition showcases a variety of styles and mediums by four talented local artists; Joanne Black, Tracey Lee Cassin, Lianne Maxwell and Tania Akehurst. Ladies of Diversity is a unique group of four women of similar age...
Te Ara Whakairo o Te Roto Pūngāwhā Sulphur Lake was originally created in 1908 through the vision of Dr Arthur Wohlmann - the country’s first Balneologist who lived in nearby Wohlmann house (now part of the Rotorua Arts Village). Dr Wohlmann believed that tranquil picturesque surroundings were...
Birds of Aotearoa When the 2020 Rotorua Christmas Tree goes up in Te Manawa for 1 December, you will see if offers a uniquely Kiwi twist on traditional festive decorations. Learn more about this design, the materials and processes behind its creation from artists, Imogen Zino and...
In a year we won’t forget, this year’s community Christmas tree will be one to remember! In place from 1 December the 2020 Rotorua Christmas Tree, located in Te Manawa, offers a uniquely Kiwi twist on traditional festive decorations. Titled Ngā Manu o Aotearoa, the design...
ArtsMad Quick-fire talks from the arts community ArtsMad is a visual presentation evening that takes place four times a year, where people from the wider arts community talk about what they do alongside a rolling show reel of interesting images. The evening takes place at The Monarch Room...
The Fish Out of Water Art Trail is an annual summer art event initiated by Rotorua Lakes Council 16 years ago as a creative way for local artists and community to celebrate Rotorua’s magnificent lakes and fisheries. The trail features large fish (fibreglass moulded) transformed each...