Annual General Meeting - Riverton Community Arts Centre

20th October 2021 from 6:30 PM

Riverton Community Arts Centre AGM - all welcome.

The meeting will be held at Riverton Community Arts Centre at 149 Palmerston St, but can also be attended online via the link https://meet.google.com/orj-xdhn-yhm

We are dedicated to promoting the Arts in Riverton & Southland and would love to hear your ideas for ensuring the arts thrive in our community.

We are currently looking for people to join the RCAC committee with skills in accountancy and financial reporting as well as anyone who wants to grow the creative community in Riverton. We also welcome volunteers who may be unable to commit to joining the committee.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Riverton Arts Centre please get in touch with Hayley, RCAC Coordinator at info@rivertonarts.nz

Steampunk - Community Exhibition

1st October - 25th October 2021

Prepare for time machines, ray guns and flamboyant hats, our popular Steampunk exhibition is back!

All artistic media welcome to exhibit. Entry forms can be found here.

Key dates

Sunday 19th September
Deadline to drop off artworks at Riverton Arts Centre.

Saturday 2nd October
Exhibition opens.

Monday 25th October
Exhibition closes.

2nd time Around - Pop-up Exhibition

9th July - 12th July 2021

2nd time around...or 3rd or 4th...

Second-hand paintings and prints

Plenty of treasures on offer, including limited edition prints from Peter Beadle, and the canvas from the Riverton sound shell carnival.

Open hours to be confirmed

POP-UP - Community Exhibition

4th July 2021

Saturday 4th July (Date subject to change)

Our first pop-up exhibition - a wide selection of works for sale.

This is a community exhibition, meaning that all artists are invited to submit work for exhibition and sale. The entry form to submit work can be found here

Art Release - New Artworks by Deb Racz and Karen Friend

6 January -17 January 2021

New artworks by Deb Racz and Karen Friend, together with Lairka Purik's new book 'Copeisolation,' Australian artist Jane Holmes, complimented with woodcrafts by Tony Clapperton and Henry Friend.

A Brush With Art

24th December opening 11 am to 8 pm,26 December - 3 January, open daily 11 am - 4 pm. Not open Christmas Day.

A Brush with Art displays the work of eight friends who have painted and laughed together for many years.

Guest artists include Fiona Michels, Jill Howie and Wayne of The Hill. Self-described styles are: Eclectic, Realist, Impressionist, Naive Vignette and Splash and Burn. Please drop in. Look around. Have some fun! For more information: 022 513 5855

ReGeneration

28 November - 6 December, 11 am - 3 pm

Aparima College arts exhibition, Art meets Nature.

Taiao Exhibition

The Riverton Community Arts Centre are re-opening the Taiao Exhibition which had only just got underway when nasty old covid came to visit. It is a great Exhibition with the theme being “Connections to our Environment” Artist exhibiting put a huge amount of effort for this exhibition and we would welcome your visit. We are opening this exhibition to run Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm from 12th September and closing 4th October.

Riverton Community Arts Centre AGM

The Riverton Community Arts Centre Annual General Meeting will be held on 8^th September 2020, at 7pm at the Riverton Arts Centre, 149 Palmerston Street, Riverton. All welcome

Enrich Your Life with Colours Art Exhibition

"Colours, special shapes and patterns are my main obsessions, I believe that colours have an influence over the quality of our lives. Light, strong and vivid colours give me a sense of calm, hope, a good mood and happiness - while dark, greyish colours make me feel depressed or put me in a sad mood". Marta works with many different mediums: wool, glass, acrylic paint, resin and mosaic.

Marta loves the Riverton Artist Community having become a member of the Riverton Arts Committee in 2018 and feels very proud to be a member of it. "I've had a chance to meet lots of very talented artists, and very curious people who come back time and time again to visit these exhibitions and I am very excited to be showing my work this January".

Enrich Your Life With Colours Art Exhibition is on at the Riverton Community Arts Centre from January 11th till February 9th 2020. The centre is open Wednesday till Sunday each week from 11am till 4pm each day. Mart will be at the gallery to meet visitors and talk about her art.

Poetry Night

Wednesday November 6th at 7pm

Bring a gold coin donation

A Twisted Christmas!

December 6th - January 5th 2019/2020

Think outside the box for this one fellow artists! Santa in drag, the Christmas party from hell, exploding presents and god forbid, parents telling the truth about the con of Christ mess.

Get deep and dark, or find the humour, something out of the box...

Register online now or download the entry form.

The Shape of Our Lives Exhibition

15th November - December

Open Wednesday till Sunday 11 - 4

Steampunk Exhibition

Registration is now open for the October 2019 Exhibit. Download the registration form or contact info@rivertonarts.org.nz for more information.

Quick Check Calendar

Friday 6th September

Entry form and fee due.

Saturday 28th September

All artwork must be delivered by or dropped off no later than 4pm at the Riverton Community Arts Centre. 149 Palmerston Street, Riverton 9822.

Friday 11th October

Opening Night - Doors open 7pm. We invite you to come dressed in Steampunk attire (optional).

Saturday 12th October

Exhibition opens to the public. Gallery open Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 4pm.

Sunday 10th November

Exhibition closes. Collection of artworks unsold to be picked up between 4pm-6pm.

Calendar Year 2019-2020

Our 2019-2020 calendar is almost full. if you are interested in the spaces available or would like to have an exhibition in the future, please contact Rebecca Cooper - Arts Coordinator. Email info@rivertonarts.org.nz or phone 028 409 5941