New group: carving, whittling, leatherwork, engraving

The Wood and Leatherwork group meets on the first and third Tuesday afternoons of every month from 1.00-3.30 pm. The group will include art not covered by other groups, including small carvings, whittling, leatherwork, engraving and working with found objects such as driftwood.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE in our Xmas Show!

Eclectic – varied – exciting – bright – accomplished – these are just few descriptors for our end-of-year Exhibition at Kapiti Gallery.

The “Christmas Show” has plenty of gifts to choose from, as well as art in several media, jewellery, pottery and stitching, sculptural works, greetings cards, art prints… and so much more.

ATTRACTIVE FAMILY LOCATION

Bring a friend and visit your local gallery on the coast: Kapiti Gallery in the Matai Road Reserve at 192 Matai Road, Raumati Beach. Children will enjoy the recently refreshed playground; there are a couple of picnic tables and plenty of on- and off-street parking.

BUY LOCAL!

Every item is for sale, and each one is made by a Kapiti Coast artisan, crafter and/or artist.

JOIN US to create in great company: 2023 subscriptions – payable by the end of January – work out to less than $2.00 per week. You can join as many groups as you wish, and display and sell your work in our gallery or Arts and Crafts shop in Raumati village. If you’re already a member, share this post with a friend and encoourage them to join.

We’re open Thursday to Sunday, 10.00 am-3.00 pm until Christmas Eve.

The gallery will then be closed for a refresh & refurbishment until mid-January 2023.

Happy holidays!

KA&CS Award winners 2022

Congratulations to all KA&CS Award winners and thanks to everyone who entered work in the “New Zealand Icons” exhibition.

We had a good crowd of members, friends and family at the Celebration of the Awards on Saturday afternoon (despite the weather!) See some photos below, and more on our Facebook page.

Results are:

Art Awards – Winner: Nancy Anderson, “Thermal Wonderland”

Highly Commended: Merlene Beard, “Anything Goes” and Valerie Falkner, “The Voyage”

Craft Awards – Winner: Pam Stapleton, “Piwakawaka (Small)”

Highly Commended: Alison Parsons, “Red Beech Forest” and Val Waugh, “Beehive”

Our special thanks to Harriet Bright for judging the work.

“Lockdown work celebration”

New exhibition opening on Thursday 25th June at Kapiti Gallery. Come and see what members of Kapiti Arts and Crafts Society created during the COVID-19 lockdown.

See the full poster here and a revised schedule of 2020 exhibitions here.