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Blind Drawing

APRIL 2 - 26th / Closing Event April 26th 5.30pmA participatory Community Exhibition with Eris NewsonUsing the technique of blind contour drawing Eris has painted a series of famous artists in ink and watercolour. Zone 2 of our gallery is set up ready for you to have-a-go at this as well, then hang your work with Eris's.Any age and any ability!“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing”― Pablo Picasso...

Land to Sea

APRIL 2 to 26 | Official Opening: APRIL 2 at 5.30pmAn Exhibition by Karen Pedersen, Mandy Bush and Lance Fitness.We embrace our love of the natural materials provided for our use from the “land and the sea”.With which we create our artworks exploring these materials using mostly traditional Māori weaving methods and designs."Toitu te marae  a Tane, Toitu te marae a Tangaroa, Toitu te Iwi"If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive....

Bridget Gowan: Me te wai kōrari - like the nectar of the flax flower

March 1 to 30 | Official Opening: March 2 at 1pmMe te wai kōrari is an exhibition of memory, loss, and hope, presented through the lens of hazy garden scapes and upcycled ceramics."Inspired by the many growers my whānau Māori and tau iwi, Me te wai kōrari offers the viewer a sense of New Zealand nostalgia coupled with a surreal interpretation of flora. The materials used focus on renewing and repurposing, to promote a respect for our environment."Learn more about Bridget's practice at www.br...

Charlotte Hird: Landforms

March 1 to 30 | Official Opening: March 1 at 5.30pmLandforms is an exhibition of watercolours by Charlotte Hird."Making art is my daily flow - to eat, breathe and paint. Watercolour is my gig and the pursuit of clear transparent even washes that glow with a crisp freshness that no other medium can achieve. My take on the world is contemporary realism with a stark graphic quality. I find inspiration from all parts of my life and in the beauty of nature. I have a body of work reflecting the shapes...

After School Art Classes

The Feilding and District Art Society runs three after school art classes per week, catering to different age groups and abilities. Enrolments for our Term 1, 2024 classes are open now. Please review the classes below and use the link at the bottom of the page to register your child.Irrespective of which class you enroll your tamariki in, the cost is $48 per student, per term, thanks to the generous support of the Trillian Trust....

Ruth Champion: Watercolour Country

February 7 to 29Watercolour Country is a survey exhibition of works by artist, Ruth Champion, celebrating her passion for watercolour and love of the New Zealand landscape.Ruth Champion has been creative for her whole life but seriously took up painting in the 1980s. She has worked with oils and pastels, but preferred media is watercolour for the fact that "it is instant...you can do all sorts of things with watercolour that you can't do with any other media." Ruth has lived in the country her w...

Feilding at 150: The Art Exhibition

February 7 to 29In 2024, we are celebrating 150 years of Manchester Block - the area we now know as Feilding.Our town is important to us for many reasons. In Feilding at 150, members of the Feilding and District Art Society have produced artworks that explore the people, places, history and future of Feilding - showing us what makes this place great, and even imagining how it might look 150 years from now.The Feilding at 150 runs throughout February, offering a prelude to the exciting celebratio...

Victoria McGovern: They Are Like Us

January 9 to February 6''All animals know it, except man, that the highest goal of life is joy''- Samuel ButlerHumans and animals have so much in common. Like us, they experience the world consciously, maintain a social life. They are intelligent and have feelings like joy, fear, also moral conduct in the form of empathy, emotion contagion, reconciliation after an argument, sharing and comforting. And they have a sense of humour. We see it in their funny poses and faces and their innate ability ...

Colin Hoare: Work in Progress

January 9 to February 6Colin Hoare is a self-taught impressionist artist from Feilding. His lively, vivid portraits are well-known, recognisable, and have been exhibited around the country.But Colin is more than a portrait artist - he just loves to paint. In Work in Progress, Colin shows us the various directions his art practice has taken in recent years, as he has explored his passion for oil painting. Expect to see local landscapes and contemplative still life scenes, alongside portraits of N...

Arts Collective

December 8 to January 8The Arts Collective Cash and Carry exhibition is back for 2023!The Arts Collective Exhibition is an annual show in which members of the Feilding and District Art Society offer visitors a chance to take home great art at affordable prices, just in time for the holiday season.You'll find on display a wide range of arts and crafts. We'll be showcasing the work of painters, photographers, even sculptors and glass artists - there's something for everyone....

Tima Simms: Walk With Me

Nov 20 to Dec 6 | Opening Event and Artist Talk: November 25 at 12.30pmWalk With Me is an invitation from Feilding artist, Tima Simms. She would like you to join her on a creative journey from grief and loss to recovery and joy.A survey of over 30 works, each painting on display tells a story about the struggles of mental illness, and how Tima has overcome those challenges.Tima Simms is a retired counsellor who found art after her only son died while serving in the New Zealand Army. Eight years ...

Taku Tikanga - My Culture

November 3 to 17 | Opening Event Nov 3 at 5pmThe Taku Tikanga exhibition brings together tamariki from across Te Kāhui Ako о̄ Kawakawa. Creative kids from all 14 schools have been brought together to showcase art that reflects the theme of Taku Tikanga - My Culture.This exhibition is a chance for our local tamariki to get creative, gain confidence and be "real artists" - it is not to be missed!Learn more about the schools involved, and preview the artworks, here.Generously supported by Creati...

2023 Art Awards Exhibition

The Feilding and District Art Society is thrilled to present the 2023 Art Awards - an exhibition of excellent new work by artists from all over New Zealand....

Wouna Le Roux: Betwixt and Between

'Betwixt and Between' refers to in-between transitional, liminal states of being. It is an exhibition inspired by moments of passage, and phases of life where we are neither here nor there, not one thing or another, neither boy nor man, not girl nor woman. ...

Small Works Exhibition

Miniature masterpieces are on display throughout August, as our local artists prove that great art comes in small packages!...

Melissa Haywood and Corinne Andrew: Just the Two of Us

Just the Two of Us is an exhibition the celebrates the creative, collaborative relationship of two artistic friends: Melissa Haywood and Corinne Andrew....

Botanical Collaboration: Variations on a Theme

Artists Lynette Russell, Robyn Parkinson and Katie Parkinson have decided to collaborate on a creative challenge: to each produce a series of artworks within the theme of 'Botanicals'....

Natalia Turina: Inspired By Nature

June is World Environment Month. To celebrate, Feilding Art Centre is hosting the latest exhibition by Wairarapa artist Natalia Turina: Inspired by Nature. ...

Kane Reid: Inspired By...

Music has the power to transcend time, with the most iconic songs residing in our collective memory long after their release....

The Feilding and District Art Society Members' Awards

An exhibition of the best new works by members of the Feilding and District Art Society....

Hannah Viles: Nature's Grace

Hannah Viles is a 13 year-old photographer from Feilding, who has been taking photos of wildlife since she first picked up a camera....

Tineke McLean: Treasures Beyond

In her latest body of work, Tineke McLean celebrates the often unseen, to be discovered in colour and glory....

Graham Christensen: A Rural Perspective

In this latest chapter of his art story, Graham Christensen presents A Rural Perspective: a new series of oil and acrylic paintings exploring the lived experience of farming in rural New Zealand....

Judy Johnstone: Past and Present

A retrospective of work by our Life Member and award-winning watercolourist, Judy Johnstone....

Julia Tanner: Flowers

Beautiful new works by Palmerston North painter, Julia Tanner....