Open Studios Project - See, Talk, Make Art

This summer the doors of the Rotorua Arts Village will be open and the place jam-packed with activity, thanks to a new initiative for 2011, the Artists Open Studios project.

Officially there will be eight resident artists working in all of the ground floor studios. Two are international artists – Noni Choi, from Korea and Nina Maika – MAIO from Brisbane (Maori Artist in Oz), as well as locally based artists Bridget Thornton, Julie Voss, Pamela Lines, Adrienne Whitewood, and Rebecca Farren.

There is a broad diversity in arts practice, with all of the artists very passionate about the work that they do. The work is high art, fashion and jewellery design, community art, costuming, interactive projects, bone sculpture, assemblage, and painting. Alongside this, the Rotorua Potters will be busily working from their studio.

The best part about the whole project, is that the public are invited down to meet the artists, to talk and in some cases take part in a projects creation. We have made a time of 11am – 3pm as visiting hours, because we want to ensure that there is always something to see, or someone to talk to during a visit.

The project is free to visitors, with generous sponsorship coming from Arts Residencies Rotorua a collaboration between the Rotorua Trust, RDC and the Arts Village. Tuesday to Saturdays 11-3.