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 Hope Duncan 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. 

2019 Exhibition

LOCATION: Centennial Hall, Main Street, Waikaka.
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, 8th November from 7.30pm.
EXHIBITION OPEN: Running daily, 1pm - 5pm from the 9th to 14th of November.
LATE NIGHT: Wednesday, 13th November: 1pm - 8.30pm.

TICKETS
Opening Night: $15 for visitors (exhibitors complimentary)
Standard Entry: $5
Tickets available at the door.
Eftpos available on-site.

Guest Artist: Hope Duncan

Hope Duncan is a textile artist whose work draws on traditional crafting methods used by generations of artisans. These traditional methods hark back to a time when fairy tales were lived, and cloths made by hand wove the stories of kings. Hope combines these crafting methods with contemporary approaches to materials and application, to create a unique textile practice which addresses relevant issues while also acknowledging the past. 

​Hope’s aim is to present a tactile conversation or story for the viewer. She uses this dialogue between the viewer and the issues presented to facilitate a wider conversation about the subject beyond the work. These pieces require the viewer to look closely and to spend time with the works. This provides an opportunity and space for the viewer to think about the issues brought up by the work and begin conversations of their own.

Exhibition Archive
2018 Exhibition