Prints by mural painter, the late John Foster along with photographs taken by his daughter Kath, feature in Mahara Gallery’s current MAHARA iti exhibition. Beckoning Land...
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Live Art @ Mahara
Mahara Gallery is staging a three-month programme of free events in Mahara Place, Waikanae, that will include everything from live concerts and art works on display...
Pilgrimage of colour and light in new Sophie Saunders exhibition
The use of simple geometric shapes has been a career-long characteristic of work by accomplished Waikanae artist Sophie Saunders. In her new MAHARA iti exhibition, Pranam,...
Wananga weavers share the ‘sacred stitch’
Māori Arts Degree student weavers from the Palmerston North campus of Te Wananga o Aotearoa have invoked the ‘sacred stitch’ used in woven panels to showcase...
MAHARA Pops Up at Seagrass
Seagrass Gallery, new to Ōtaki Beach, will open on every Saturday in October from 10am to 5pm with an exhibition to raise funds for the re-development...
‘National treasure’ brings whakapapa quilts to MAHARA
Fabric artist and educator, Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa—described at his exhibition opening as a ‘national treasure’—has returned to MAHARA with a selection of his whakapapa quilts...
Environmental artist brings forest tranquillity to MAHARA iti
Environmental artist Birgit Moffatt has captured the tranquility of the forest, using leaves and natural materials to create an installation of eco-dyed papers, in her exhibition...
Noted art historian’s family contributes to the MAHARA project
The family of noted art historian and writer, the late Avenal McKinnon, has made a substantial contribution to the Mahara Gallery Redevelopment Project in recognition of...
Biennale-invited artist’s work launches Mahara iti
The work of an artist invited to show at this year’s Venice Biennale is the launch exhibition for MAHARA’s temporary gallery space, Mahara iti. Kāpiti-based Mizuho...
Coastlands sponsors premier MAHARA exhibition gallery
The premier exhibition space in the new MAHARA Gallery will be known as the Coastlands Gallery in recognition of a contribution of $150,000 to the redevelopment...
Laying of Mauri Stone a special moment
The laying of a Mauri Stone within the construction site that will become the new MAHARA is a special moment in the redevelopment of the gallery,...
Work has begun on the new MAHARA
Work to create a new MAHARA has begun. Contractors, Crowe Construction have begun the task of converting Waikanae’s original library building into a modern, purpose-built art...