Art Speak with Estuary Arts Centre

New era : New opportunities at EAC

With all the new building and development taking place on the Western Reserve, Estuary Arts Centre is thrilled to announce the opening of its new education wing. This brand-new facility, which has been lobbied for by everyone involved with the Arts Centre, is finally a reality and will provide much-needed space for our community to make and engage with art; but not only art – a great space for other groups to meet and utilise.

For the months of December and January, we will be showcasing the annual Cash and Carry Under $500 Sale in this new facility; a great time to support local artists by buying local, homegrown crafts and artwork this gift-giving season. From Friday 12th December, people will be able to view the work in our new custom-designed and built facility and get a feel for the space. Local artists from around the Hibiscus Coast and further afield in Rodney submit a range of their affordable artwork. You can expect to find beautifully-turned wooden bowls, ceramic tiles, paintings in all mediums, prints, glass jewellery and hand-made beadwork, alongside hand-crafted paper books and glass bottles recycled as canapé dishes.

The Centre is open daily from 9am to 4pm, but will close for a few days over the Christmas and New Year period; 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st December and the 1st and 2nd of January. The café will be open and running a juice and iced-tea bar as well as their famed coffee and treats – great for the upcoming hot summer months.

In February 2016, Estuary Arts will kick-start the year with a fabulous arts programme, delivered by experienced art tutors. A range of classes will be on offer: from ceramics, drawing, painting and craft. To find out more about these programmes, visit the website www.estuaryarts.org or visit the Centre, located at 214b Hibiscus Coast Highway. Our first holiday programme for our young people aged five years and up will be in the April School holidays, but we will be focussing on providing small intensive art extension classes for young people to participate in after school. So; get on down and join YOUR arts centre.

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The under $500 Cash and Carry Art Sale In the New Education Wing

10 December 2015 to 31 January 2016