Whitianga Lions Club’s Art Expo is returning this year to the Whitianga Town Hall on King’s Birthday Weekend, from opening night on May 31 to June 3, with all profits going to Project Mammogram.
“The Art Expo committee is pleased to provide this fabulous opportunity for artists to showcase their work,” Art Expo committee chair Mike Brown said.
“Its central location makes it very accessible to the public, and we hope with SH25A now open, that there will be lots of visitors to our area over the long weekend.
“Entry is free and that encourages people to come and have a look at the talent we have in this community, and hopefully buy something to take home.”
Artists who have previously exhibited at Art Expo will be invited to the 2024 exhibition. Contact will also be made with artists who have expressed an interest in taking part.
“We know that there are so many talented artists in the Coromandel community and rather than risk missing them with an invite, we’d like them to contact us by emailing us at whitibrown4@gmail.com, and we will send them an entry form with details of the event.
“Whether you paint, sculpt, work in mixed media, are a potter, jewellery artist, wood turner or wood carver, photographer…basically if you create visual art then this expo is for you.
“This year we also have an exciting new competition for Coromandel Peninsula school students in years 11-13 with $500 as the first prize for the winning artwork, second $250 and third $100, which will be judged by the Whitianga Art Group committee.
“We’re asking students to create a visual artwork that depicts life on the Coromandel Peninsula either ‘past or present’. If this sounds like something you could do, either talk to your school art teacher or email us at whitibrown4@gmail.com and we can send you the entry details.”
The winners of this competition will be announced on opening night and all student entries will be on display. If students want, they can even sell their artwork at the event.
“This year we are giving artists, who sell an item during the Art Expo the ability to refresh their stand with a replacement piece of art during the event. We want artists to have as much opportunity as possible to sell their artwork.”
