The first weekend of Artists Open Studios was a roaring success, according to one of the event's organisers.
Open Studios, Wanganui's foremost arts event, kicked off over the weekend and will continue next weekend, March 29-30. It is an annual event that sees more than 100 artists in 70 studios open their doors to the public.
Co-organiser Esther Topfer said about 800 people went through Starting Point - the Open Studios "taster" exhibition at the Wanganui Community Arts Centre - over the weekend.
"The hub at Duncan Pavilion had a massive crowd and actually ran out of food at one point."
The number of out-of-towners visiting studios was particularly pleasing, she said, though a few studios did not get the numbers they had hoped for.