Paintpit.com: Art Groups in Wanganui

Art Groups in Wanganui

Want to get involved in our Art Community? Here are some handy tips for you!

Become a member of the Sarjeant Gallery
Keep up to date with their exhibitions and enter into their annual "Carey Smith & Co Ltd Whanganui Arts Review ". You can visit their website for more information: www.sarjeant.org.nz

Become a member of the Wanganui Art Society
Keep up to date with the exhibitions. The 'Annual Exhibition' is a good exhibition to enter in for exposure to the community.
For all enquries and membership forms please contact Julie Greig 343 3573.
The Art Society buildings are situated behind Cooks Garden next to the Red Cross building
They hold monthly saturday morning Life Drawing and Tuesday Morning Painting Group.
www.wanganuiartsociety.co.nz

Whanganui Arts, Culture and Heritage Development Trust
P.O Box 396, Wanganui
whanganuiartsinitiative@xtra.co.nz
ph (06) 3454250 or Mob (021) 02742393

The Quay School for the Arts
Visit http://qsa.myexpose.com/ and sign up the the Quay School for the Arts, mailing list to keep up to date with everything they have going on.
The have some great tutors and some fantastic summer school programes, so if you are keen on getting some education from UCOL get in contact with them today! You can also visit www.ucol.ac.nz

Become a member of WAG (Wanganui Artist Guild)
WAG's objectives are:
To initiate and develop arts-related projects: Lobby in support of artists. Coordinate visual arts information for public access. Publish a quarterly broadsheet, Frisky, that includes a calendar of events as well as articles and reviews. Develop a website for artists in the Whanganui region.
www.whanganuiartists.org

Become a member of the Community Art Centre
19 Taupo Quay, 06 345 1551 for more information and a membership form.

Wanganui Open Studio Weekend
It is a time for all artists to open their studio's to the public. Run over a weekend for over 5 years it has proven to be a popular activity for many people around the lower half of the Island.
www.whanganuiopenstudios.org.nz

Wanganui Potter's Society
The Potter's Society is a fantastic society to belong too! Situated at 19 Taupo Quay. Join up and recieve updated newsletters, use of the building and kilm, exhibitions, join groups and classes, many fun events to attend, the use of their library and much more.
Phone Pat Towwnsend on 06 344 6457 or Lesley Keats on 06 345 8397 for more information. The rooms are open on a Wednesday if you wish to call in then.
Fees are: Single $35 Double $45 Student $20 annual fee.