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Celebrating Adult Education in Aotearoa Through Art

September 10, 2026

On 10 September, Arts for Health celebrated Adult Learners’ Week with a day of art, conversation and learning.The day began with the opening of Brave Marks at the Corridor Gallery, a group exhibition bringing together artworks by adults and celebrating creativity and conti...

Homeschoolers Take Over the Gallery!

August 24, 2026

On 24 August, our Homeschoolers Art Class came together to celebrate their first group exhibition at the Corridor Gallery.The exhibition featured a range of work created during their classes, including paintings, sculptures and more. The children had the opportunity to see t...

The Gnomes Have Taken Over!

August 12, 2026

The gnomes have taken over New Zealand’s Smallest Gallery!On 12 August, Heather Pendergrast opened her exhibition, Gnomeville, at New Zealand’s Smallest Gallery in Noriss Ward Park.The walls are filled with colourful paintings of gnomes celebrating festivals and getting ...

Meet Our 2026 Art Competition Judge – Anna Wildey

July 9, 2026

Anna Wildey is a self-taught artist who uses art as a therapeutic practice, working with recycled materials, paper, and textiles to create expressive abstract works. Creativity is part of her daily routine, often following meditation and quiet reflection to allow ideas to em...

Meet Your Judge Art Competition 2025

July 22, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce Oliver Stewart as the judge for our 2025 Annual Art Competition! Oliver Stewart is a multimedia artist based in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. His creative practice encompasses video, music, digital and painted art and has a focus on neo expressionism wi...

Annual Art Competition Entries Open for 2025

July 1, 2025

Making Changes 2025 – Arts for Health Annual Art Competition & ExhibitionMaking Changes isn’t just an art competition – it’s a celebration of creativity, connection, and community. Each year, this exhibition brings together artists of all ages and backgrounds to ...

Creating a Winning Piece

May 31, 2023

The winner of Arts for Health's Annual Art Competition and Exhibition 2022, Oliver Stewart, shares his process behind creating work for an exhibition and tips towards creating the winning piece, Submit your art for this years art competition and exhibition, Connections....

Learn how to use your device to Create Art

July 25, 2022

Wanting to learn the basic functions of your smart phone/tablet, while having the goal to create digital art? Well this is the perfect class for you! Join our 5-week course and learn about devices. With our guided classes you'll be a tech wizz in no time!Bring...

Social Art Group

July 25, 2022

Did you know that we have Social Art happening every week, Monday-Friday? It is the perfect place to meet new people, work on your own art projects and work beside people who are feeling creative. This is a self directed space but our art tutors can offer suggestions to work...

CONTRACT WINNERS

July 29, 2021

As part of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Nga What Auaha Creative Spaces Funding, Arts for Health has been selected along with 17 other providers in the Cultural Regeneration Fund, Round 1, to open access to inspiring culture experiences. This means that Arts for Healt...