Lewis Tamihana Gardiner (Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Whanau a Apanui, Ngāi Tahu) is a leading pounamu artist who is attracted to working with jade for its solidity, beauty and ancestral connection.

Mātiro (loving gaze) is the first survey of black and white photography by Tauranga-based Kapua Joy Bennett (Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui).

With their pioneering use of virtual reality, artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, have created a mysterious universe of alien architecture populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols, traversed via a network of travellators and gateways.

A collection of dartboard cabinets is a project born straight from the Shot Darts factory floor in Katikati.

Ulemj’s portrait paintings are observed impressions, often conveyed through messy lines and the use of mixed media.

With a thrilling score that includes the hits ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Popular’ and ‘For Good’, Wicked has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade”. So much happened before Dorothy dropped in…

'Hang on a minute Mate' by Anthony McCarten based on Barry Crump's stories. Directed by Michelle Cliff, this Te Puke Repertory production is one not to miss.

The countdown is on for the annual Festival of Architecture, with a series of engaging, insightful and enjoyable events running from 20 – 26 September at venues throughout Tauranga. Co-ordinated by the New Zealand Institute of Architects, the Festival aims to celebrate and investigate the role of architecture in improving the quality of life in New Zealand’s towns and cities.

We are using the immense value and importance of arts to raise the awareness of multi-cultures in New Zealand.

A mysterious man often known as The Storyteller comes to town to share secrets about hidden letters written by Albert Einstein in 1945. He tells a story unlike anything you have ever heard before, backed by facts and mind-blowing ideas that will leave you wanting for more.

An original Celeste Music event to celebrate a single release!

Presented by: Atrium Art & Artisan Fair On the last Sunday of each month (except December), no matter the weather, a group of talented local artisans and artists are getting together for the monthly Atrium (formerly Affordable) Art & Artisan Fair where they get the opportunity to share and sell the items they make. Everything at the fair is handmade, original and unique. As well as the opportunity to browse the stalls and buy a unique item, there is live music,…

Join our weekly Monday get together for raranga weavers. There's plenty of space for many to work together with great company, motivating and inspiring each other and teaching each other new tricks. Bring your own materials and enjoy working alongside other weavers.

15 artists have taken inspiration from the brief to stage their own tiny exhibition on an "island".

Monthly Sunday Morning get together for knitters and crocheters. Motivating and inspiring each other and teaching each other new tricks. At The Incubator in The Tauranga Historic Village on 17th Ave.

At 3pm on the first Sunday of every month Katikati Folk Club have a blackboard (open mic) concert in the relaxing ambiance of the Forta Leza just south of Katikati at 2656 Main Highway, Aongatete.

Join our monthly Friday get-together for artists. We motivate and inspire each other while teaching each other new tricks.

Come and join us on the 2nd Friday of the month for these awesome markets that celebrate and reflect our diverse community. Meet with our dynamic stallholders putting their own special mark on a range of innovative and creative products.

We are an act who do all kinds of music. Come along and have a groove with us and let go of your week's worries.

A monthly  DVD screening of operas from the great opera companies from around the world.

A new artisan craft market in Katikati, third Saturday of the month.
Amazing coffee and food are available at Chrome Cafe to give you the energy to shop! Meet up with friends and make a morning of it visiting Katikati.

On the third Sunday of the month at 5:00pm there are informal jam sessions at the Forta Leza Restaurant, 2656 State Highway 2, Aongatete... all that’s involved is sitting around a large table and playing music.

Tauranga artist Lynne Sinclair Taylor has been known for her vibrant use of colour over the last 25 years and her wide range of subjects, styles and mediums has always given her exhibitions an element of surprise.

Consider this your invitation and leave your pre-conceived ideas of a fringe festival at the gates!
The Incubator Creative Hub is working alongside their “BFFs” Tauranga Arts Festival, Glue HQ, Baycourt and Your Enabler Presents to bring to Tauranga the very first Fringe Village.

With a career spanning more than four decades and a recently released 2nd solo album - Finklestein (Ba Da Bing Records) - under his belt, Hamish is bringing his particular brand of folk/jazz to a major centre near you!

Mickey & Michelle are a harp and fiddle duo from Australia who have managed to seamlessly blend contemporary folk and jazz together in a rich, unique style of their own.

Seattle's Sneaky Bones, the project of songwriter Matthew Bean, is returning to Aotearoa this spring to tour his third studio album Strangers I've Already Met, which dropped in May. Last here performing solo in early 2018, Bean's extensive national tour will this time showcase the folk recording artist with full band for all fourteen dates.