We have had an amazing response to the 2024 Toi MAHARA Young Artists Exhibition call for entries, receiving 89 works from 50 submissions! The deadline of...
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‘Modesty and verve’ – Toi MAHARA features in Architecture Now magazine
Mark Southcombe visits the Toi Mahara gallery redevelopment in Waikanae by Athfield Architects and explores a beautiful dialogue between old and new. READ MORE
Thirteen Months of Memories sheds light on memory loss
Thirteen Months of Memories, an exhibition by artist and academic Huhana Smith, sheds artistic light on the experience of memory loss during a period of her...
RNZ interview with John Baxter
In an interview with RNZ’s Mark Amery at home in Paekākāriki, John Baxter reflects on his work and upbringing, and remembers some of his ancestors. Listen...
Creepy crawly Ngā Ngārara invade Toi MAHARA
A casual observer looking through the windows of Toi MAHARA – the district public gallery for the Kāpiti Coast – could be forgiven for thinking insects...
Toi MAHARA pays tribute to the late Mary Zohrab
Trustees and staff of Toi MAHARA have paid tribute to the late Mary Zohrab, the gallery’s first patron and one of its founding artists. While Zohrab...
‘Two hats’ symbolism characterises John Baxter exhibition
Rua Pōtae, the title John Baxter has chosen for an exhibition of early paintings and book illustrations at Toi MAHARA, translates simply as “Two Hats”. It...
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Toi MAHARA celebrates success in industry awards
Toi MAHARA is celebrating success in the form of awards presented to the new Gallery’s architects and builders by their industry organisations. Athfield Architects, designers of...
Toi MAHARA invites artists to submit work for inaugural youth focused exhibition
Toi MAHARA is inviting young artists to submit work for the inaugural Young Artists’ Exhibition planned for later this year. The gallery intends the exhibition to...
Heritage photos capture a century of Ōtaki women’s lives
Photographs of Ōtaki women taken during the 110 years between 1860 and 1970 caught the eye of Toi MAHARA curator, Vicki Robson, during a visit to...
Eminent academic and law reformer joins Toi Mahara Board
Eminent academic and law reformer Dr Warren Young has been appointed a trustee of the Mahara Gallery Trust Board. Dr Young has spent 30 years working...