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Welcome to the Hawke’s Bay Art Guide – your landing place for all things creative.
Find everything you need to know about our vibrant creative community. Love galleries, arty shops and cafés? Or getting outdoors and discovering murals and sculptures in parks, on street corners and along cycleways? Grab a Guide or use this website to create your own self-guided tour. Keen on art classes or joining a group? The Guide has you covered.
Discover our artists year-round or save it up and join us for the annual Hawke’s Bay Art Trail each spring. Mark your diaries now for two weekends of creative magic – open studios, demonstrations, shared spaces, Food & Art stops and more. See Hawke’s Bay through the eyes of our creatives.
Guides available from iSITES, galleries, libraries and businesses.
Mark our key annual events in your diary.
27 May to 8 June - Hawke's Bay Art Guide Showcase Exhibition - Hastings Community Arts Centre
2/3 + 9/10 November - Hawke's Bay Art Trail
Keep up to date by following our social media - Instagram |Facebook.
Hawke's Bay Art Trail
2/3 + 9/10 November 2024 - FREE ENTRY
See Hawke's Bay through the eyes of our creatives.
Join us for two magical weekends as creatives throw open their doors and welcome you in. Meet the artists in their special spaces, be inspired by their creative processes and discover the story behind that unique piece.
Look out for demonstrations, shared spaces, pop-ups and gallery offerings – and remember that our cafés will look after you along the way.
Use our separate Hawke’s Bay Art Trail map with all the info together with our Guide to plan your trail. Follow us on social media for the latest details - Instagram |Facebook.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Guides available late May, Trail maps available from late September from Arts Inc. Heretaunga, Creative Arts Napier, iSITEs, libraries, galleries and participating Hawke's Bay Art Guide venues. '23 TRAIL MAP - HERE
Dali Susanto in his Hastings studio (photography: Charlotte Anderson)