Applications are open! Artists, be a part of Bay of Plenty Open Studios, three art-filled days where you can welcome art lovers and customers into your studio. Taking place over 3 days in late February each year, the event will stretch from Waihi Beach in the northwest, to Pukehina in the southeast. Studio doors will be open across Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Katikati, Te Puke and all the areas in between.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The BOP Open Studios will run from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 February 2024, 9.30am – 4.30pm daily. Participating artists must be able to commit to being open for these hours on all three days.
- Artists (painters, sculptors, printers, potters, jewellers, textile artists, etc.) must reside in Tauranga CC or Western Bay of Plenty DC and have a regular art practice, producing original work.
- Ideally you’ll have your own studio space that’s easily accessible to the public. If in doubt, contact the team for more info!
- Applications close 31 May 2023, so don’t delay!
Important dates:
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Apply by 31st May 2023
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Artists will be notified if they have been selected or not by 30th June 2023
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Formally accept your place, pay your fee of $125.00, confirm your studio address by 1st August 2023
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BOP Open Studios Art Trail Weekend on 23rd, 24th, 25th February 2024, from 9.30am to 4.30 pm
From the team:
“Our vision for the BOP Open Studios is to present a top notch experience that connects participating local artists with art lovers and buyers from our area and further afield. We aim to raise the profiles of local artists and at the same time, add our region to the map as an exciting arts destination. 2024 is our pilot year and our mission is to see BOP Open Studios becoming a ‘not to be missed’ feature on the annual Arts events calendar.
Taking place over 3 days in late February each year, the event will stretch from Waihi Beach in the northwest, to Pukehina in the southeast. Studio doors will be open across Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Katikati, Te Puke and all the areas in between.
This is your opportunity to come and meet the artists in their favourite spaces – each as unique as the creators. Explore the workshops where dreams are hatched and the makers make things happen. Find out what makes each artist tick and what drives their practice. Discover how and why canvas, clay, textile or metal became the medium they pour their ideas, hearts and souls into. Most importantly view their fabulous work and get a chance to learn more about that special piece, it might just be the one that’s been waiting for you.
We are so excited! We hope you are too and that you’ll join us in February 2024! Stay tuned as we add more information to the website.”
