We love visitors to Waikaka, especially in November, and it will be awesome to see you at the exhibition.

Waikaka Arts Exhibition: Bringing Arts and Crafts to the rural heart of Southland.

About our Exhibition
​Our organising committee look forward to welcoming our exhibitors, invited guests and visitors.

This year we are honoured to have Jono Gardyne as our guest artist.
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Once again we anticipate a wonderful exhibition where everyone will be surprised, uplifted and wowed by the clever creations.

We pride ourselves on displaying artists work in a positive, interesting manner. We feel our exhibition is a great avenue for emerging artists.  We are exhibitor friendly with minimal entry and commission fees.

​Most of the arts and crafts featured throughout the exhibition can be purchased by members of the public during the week of the exhibition and are available for collection at the end of the exhibition. 

2022 Exhibition

LOCATION: Centennial Hall, Main Street, Waikaka.
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, 11th November from 7:30pm.
EXHIBITION OPEN: Running daily, 1pm - 5pm from the 12th to 17th of November.
LATE NIGHT: Wednesday, 16th November: 1pm - 8.30pm.

TICKETS
Opening Night: $15 for visitors (Will Include wine and nibbles)
Standard Entry: $5
Tickets available at the door.
Eftpos available on-site.

Guest Artist: Jono Gardyne

Hi, I'm Jono Gardyne. My family and I run a mixed farming operation on the outskirts of Waikaka, which includes sheep, cattle, dairy support and cereal crops. I have always been interested in engineering, beginning with my Lego set when I was younger and I have an eye for visualising concepts from materials. 

My passion for metalwork grew as I realised I could create useful tools and implements for use within our business. Metal also required less finishing and upkeep for equipment, structures and art.  We regularly replace worn parts of machinery on the farm and I enjoy recycling pieces as opposed to filling the scrap steel bin.  So, after a visit to the Waikaka Arts and Crafts one year, I saw some small pieces which were created from workshop odds and ends and was inspired to create rustic garden art.  It is great to see the full life cycle of the parts.
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From new in the box, onto machinery, off in the workshop and finally turned into art. I'm still keeping my day job, but enjoy the process of building something new from something old, making square parts appear round and using your imagination to make a pile of parts look like an animal.  I believe there are many more people out there like me who might use different materials, but enjoy tinkering and I would encourage them to give it a go to create something.  Art can be almost anything, its just a matter of getting started. 

Exhibition Archive
2021 Exhibition
​2020 Exhibition
​2019 Exhibition
2018 Exhibition