MATARIKI CELEBRATION 2025

​Hi everyone! Long weekend of celebration coming up. Check out all that is happening 19th through to 21st June. There is something there for everyone to take part in and enjoy! See you there.

NEWSLETTER/PANUI DECEMBER 2024Wrapping Up 2024: Art, Growth, and Community! 🌟

Dear Art Collective Members,

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re raising a toast to another year of creativity, collaboration, and connection. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and celebrate the moments that made this year so special!

2024 Highlights

• Successful Harcourts Challenge and BADO Event (January): We kicked off the year with a bang at the Harcourts event, where art met community spirit. Thanks to everyone who showcased their work and made it an event to remember.
• Touch of Spring: This vibrant seasonal event bloomed with creativity, drawing an enthusiastic crowd who came to admire, connect, and celebrate art in all its forms.
• Winter Workshops: From June through August, our studios were alive with activity as artists of all levels explored new techniques and styles. Whether you were a beginner dabbling in mixed media or an experienced artist perfecting your craft, your energy made these sessions truly memorable.

Caryl is now firmly ensconced in Thames and again we warmly thank her for her work with the Collective
I would like to introduce Leah Scadden who has kindly offered to take up the secretarial position for the Collective. We are thrilled to have her on board.

Hello Art Lovers, it is a pleasure to be part of this vibrant group. I am not an artist, but I do enjoy the creativity of others and looking forward to getting to know you all. I have been living in Whangamata for three years now, miles away from being a local but I am a permanent, love that expression! Enjoy the newsletter and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year 😊Wrapping Up 2024: Art, Growth, and Community! 🌟
Looking Ahead to 2025
With so much momentum, we’re thrilled about what’s coming next:

• Exciting Events: Our calendar is filling up with exhibitions, pop-ups, and special projects that you won’t want to miss.
• Please send your Harcourt Challenge entries in soon!! Get it out of the way before Xmas. Don’t forget to get that written entry created and entered also. It’s going to be so much fun and exciting to see the Senses in full force!!
• Workshops for All: Winter 2024 taught us there’s a hunger for learning—so we’re planning even more diverse workshops in 2025. Suggestions are always welcome!
• Artful Connections: Building on our community spirit, we’re introducing casual meetups where members can share ideas, collaborate, or just enjoy a cuppa together.
• Watch this space.

To each of you who contributed to this wonderful year—whether by creating, attending, volunteering, or supporting—thank you for making our collective thrive. Every brushstroke, smile, and idea has helped us grow into the vibrant community we are today.
May your holiday season be as bright and beautiful as the art we’ve shared. Here’s to an even more inspired 2025!
Warmly,
Heather

ChairpersonWhat a great start to the events calendar.
Our next Newsletter will be January 2025.
If you would like your creative mahi featured in the Newsletter or have an event, an arts story, a profile that you would like to have included please send your copy along with a couple of images to [email protected]

Thanks for reading!
Leah (Secretary)