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22 Jul Te Aka Mauri Schools Mural Project
An opportunity has arisen for local children to become involved in the embellishment of Te Aka Mauri, Rotorua’s new Library and Children’s Health Hub. The aim is to paint 11 murals to fit in the building’s alcoves overlooking Jean Batten Square. Each mural measures 3.6m x...
28 Jun Rotorua hosting world premiere of Matariki light and sound installation
For the first time in the world Song Cloud, an immersive light and sound art installation, will be displayed in Rotorua for people to enjoy. People of all ages are invited to take a journey through the long white cloud to experience the world premiere of...
11 Jun Song Cloud
Come down to Te Manawa (corner of Tūtanekai and Hinemoa Streets) and take a journey through the long white cloud to experience the world premiere of this immersive sound and light celebration of Matariki. This free art installation will be open daily from 5pm until 10pm between Wednesday 3...
03 May At the Crest – Paintings by Dr Wilfred Stanley Wallis
Dr. Wilfred Stanley Wallis (1891-1957), originally from Christchurch, impacted Rotorua positively in the years that he lived here. Arriving as a doctor he founded the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Crippled Children’s Society. Then as a devoted artist in his retirement founding the Rotorua Society of...
30 Apr Pou Rama
View this striking light installation inspired by pouwhenua (land symbols of support) which is located on the Village Green (opposite Lady Jane’s Ice Cream Parlour). From 5pm each day Pou Rama (Light Posts) will be lit from within, inviting people to walk through the artwork and...
05 Apr Local arts initiatives receive more than $27,000 funding
Local arts initiatives receive more than $27,000 funding Following the latest Rotorua Creative Communities Scheme funding round, a total of $27,400 was awarded to 23 arts projects across the Rotorua district. Creative Communities Rotorua Assessment Committee Chair Diana Beattie says the successful projects included music events, visual...
07 Mar Rotorua Sculpture Symposium People’s Choice winner announced
[caption id="attachment_17015" align="alignright" width="200"] Scuplture Symposium, Rotorua Arts Centre, November 2018, Susan Dinkelacker, Sculpture Trail[/caption] Susan Dinkelacker’s sculpture Geyser has been voted the People’s Choice winner for the 2018 Rotorua Sculpture Symposium, beating out 15 other entrants. Susan’s artwork likens geysers to “an exuberant young woman: playful...
15 Feb $25,000 funding available for Rotorua arts initiatives
Applications are being sought for the next funding round of the Creative Communities Scheme which closes on 6 March 2019. With $25,000 available, Rotorua Creative Communities Scheme administrator Julie Parsons believes the Creative Communities funding often makes the difference between whether a project can happen or...
07 Dec Rotorua Lake Sculpture Trail – Vote for your favourite and be in to win!
Sixteen talented sculptors spent 10 days creating beautiful new sculptures, as part of the 2018 Rotorua Sculpture Symposium. The new sculptures, relating to the symposium theme Ngā Wai o Rotorua – The Waters of Rotorua, will join specially selected artworks from previous Sculpture Symposiums to become...