Glass artist Jo Auld with sea-inspired work at the Duncan Pavilion. Ms Auld is one of 10 artists who will be exhibiting at the Pavilion during Artists Open Studios Whanganui. Photo/Bevan Conley
A feature of this year's Artists Open Studios Whanganui is the number of "hubs" or groups of artists who are exhibiting together, rather than in individual studios.
One such "hub" is a group of 10 Castlecliff artists who are taking over Duncan Pavilion for Open Studios, in the hopes of
revitalising the beachfront community hall.
Open Studios 2014 will be held from March 22-23 and 29-30. The event gives art lovers the opportunity to see artists at work and to buy artworks directly from the creators.
Fran Anderton, Russell Brown, Maurice Currin, Mel Deacon, Debs Halliday, Jo Auld, Elana MacDonald, Jack Marsden-Mayer, Dale Hudson, and Richard Te Ua will exhibit their glass, prints, paintings and installations during the Open Studio weekends.
The group's spokeswoman, glass artist Jo Auld, said a temporary cafe - named The Green Flash - would also be set up at the pavilion for the two weekends, serving coffee and food.
