Current
Main and Pip Galleries
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Class of Amber Emm
29th April – 24th May Opening: Friday 2nd May 5- 7 pm Main Gallery & Pip Gallery Works in oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel produced by participants in Amber's weekly classes held here at Kumeū Arts. View Amber Emm's work here https://www.amberemm-art.com/ Entry Forms available from Kumeū Arts reception Amber (current students of Amber Emm). |
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Pod Gallery
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THE KAA WINNERS EXHIBITION
30th April – 24th May Opening : Friday 2nd May 5- 7 pm Pod Gallery This exhibition will feature the work of the prize winners from the Kumeū Arts Awards 2024, including youth winners and the People's Choice: Duncan Moore Fiona Newton Natalie Gelder Rachel Cullen Darlene Te Young Misty Lynn Lily Pye Kyra Alkamil Nico Harrison Kyra Barker Kim Randall |
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Upcoming Exhibitions
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The Auckland Festival of Photography
27th May – 21st June Opening : Friday 30th May 5- 7 pm Visual Brain Shake by Annie (Jong) Park - Pod & Pip Galleries Annie (Jong) Park invites you to experience her photography collection, where creative perspectives transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This exhibition takes you on a visual journey, prompting interpretation and discovery. Through abstractions of both natural and man-made forms, textures and details emerge. Combining traditional and modern techniques, black-and-white and vivid colour, minimalism and complexity, this sequence explores contradictions and showcases her passion for photography and artistic experimentation. Kumeū in Focus - Main Gallery Kumeū Arts Members and the Kumeū Photography Group will display a range of subject matter and style in their annual exhibition ‘Kumeū in Focus’. A section will be given to the 2025 festival theme inviting interpretations of AFP Theme 2025: ‘Sustain’ [tautīnei] |
Annie Park - Planets in Motion
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CONNECTION
The Creative Matters Podcast Exhibition 24th June – 19th July Opening : Friday 27th June 5- 7 pm Main Gallery & Pip Gallery The Creative Matters Podcast celebrates the stories of artists and arts practitioners of Aotearoa: their personal journeys; their perspectives; their art practices and their unique creative processes - with a goal to inspire, educate, encourage creativity, document and archive a part of Aotearoa NZ's social history. Host, founder and CEO of Creative Matters, Mandy Jakich (pictured) has recorded over 150 interviews. Now, for the first time over 70 of the artists she has interviewed will bring their work together for this exciting exhibition. With a live Podcast recorded in the Gallery - Saturday 5th July - 2-4pm Listen to the Creative Matters Podcasts www.creativematters.co.nz/podcast |
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MATARIKI 2025
A Kumeū Arts Members Exhibition 24th June – 19th July Opening : Friday 27th June 5- 7 pm Pod Gallery This is a themed exhibition. Work can be made in any media (E.G; photos, paintings, ceramics, drawing etc.) but they must fit in with the following theme – MATARIKI in a respectful and appropriate way. Links to relevant research can be found on the entry form. ENTRY CLOSING DATE: By Sat 21st of June |
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BLACK + WHITE
A Kumeū Arts Members Exhibition 22nd July - 16th August Main Gallery Opening : Friday 25th July 5- 8 pm - Black + White dress up party with live music. Please note this is a themed exhibition: All artwork must fit in with the theme: Black + White - Meaning only black and white artwork will be accepted. This may include but is not limited to the following; Charcoal, ink, clay, photography, sculpture, paint etc. Will tones of grey be accepted? The presentation of work should also be black and white- e.g frames and mounts. While it may be unavoidable when using some media, try to avoid grey. We want the exhibition to appear as the title suggests! ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Sat 19th of July |
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2025 Members Exhibitions
January/February: Our Aotearoa
May/June: Kumeū in Focus | Photography
June/July: Matariki | Themed
July/August: Black + White | Themed (an exhibition of black and white artworks)
August/September: Get Fired | Ceramics
August/September: Inked | Printmaking
December: Affordable Arts, under $400
*Please note these dates may change if we need to do re-shuffle.
If you are interested in doing a solo/group show, we put out the call for 'expressions of interest' later in the year for 2026. You can read more about this HERE
