'The Future Creates' - Youth Art Exhibition

South Taranaki District Council’s Art Co-ordinator is organising a youth art exhibition at The Village Gallery in Eltham, to showcase some of the young creative talent in the district and provide an opportunity to youth to engage in the community gallery space.

Twenty students from Eltham Primary School are painting canvases at special workshops held by alongside teacher Fleur Le Bas, featuring favourite creatures and exploring a range of painting styles.

A group of teens in Manaia, led by local artist Quinton Robinson, are also creating canvases, at weekly sessions in the art space in central Manaia. The exhibition will feature a large collaborative kowhaiwhai artwork, created in the Arts Tipi by kids at Paepae in the Park in Pātea on Waitangi Day. The exhibition, called ‘The Future Creates’ runs from 4 – 28 June, with an opening event for whanau on Tuesday 3 June at 5.30pm.