Ōtorohanga Creative Conduit

Ōtorohanga Creative Conduit To build relationships for creative people and create pathways to creativity for the community.

Operating under the umbrella of the Ōtorohanga District Development Board, the Ōtorohanga Creative Conduit is bringing creativity to the community via workshops, events and exhibitions. The kaupapa of the Ōtorohanga Creative Conduit is to connect communities together, specifically the creative community with the larger community to build constructive relationships for creative people and create pathways to creativity for the community. We believe creatives should be paid fairly for their skills so the workshops are priced to cover their hours, materials and venue and any extra made is then put back into the kete to reduce the costs of future workshops, to provide free places in some workshops or to put on free events for the community. Please follow this page to receive new workshop notifications and follow/like us on Instagram and share or tag people in our posts to get more of our community informed and engaged. Booking info can be found:
https://events.humanitix.com/host/torohanga-creative-conduit

Aroha nui

Rebecca - Creative Coordinator - Ōtorohanga Creative Conduit

🎨 ArtBeat ExhibitorKay LangdonKay Langdon is a chalk pastel artist from Kawhia and a member of PANZ - Pastel Artists of ...
08/10/2026

🎨 ArtBeat Exhibitor

Kay Langdon

Kay Langdon is a chalk pastel artist from Kawhia and a member of PANZ - Pastel Artists of New Zealand. She enjoys creating landscapes, flora and bird artworks.

Come and enjoy Kay's artworks in the exhibition space, Girl Guide Hall Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th, 10-4pm

🎸 ArtBeat Performer - 18th October 10-11amBen StubbsBen Stubbs is a local singer songwriter from Waitomo. His songs draw...
08/10/2026

🎸 ArtBeat Performer - 18th October 10-11am

Ben Stubbs

Ben Stubbs is a local singer songwriter from Waitomo. His songs draw from his life on the whenua.

From 10am Ben will be jamming with Steve Ngāpō before going solo from 10-30-11am. Come nourish your soul in the ArtBeat performance space - the Ōtorohanga Museum church building.

🦄👽ArtBeat Interactive ArtistSam Redmond Face Painting!Sam is a staple around Ōtorohanga often found working local galas,...
08/10/2026

🦄👽ArtBeat Interactive Artist

Sam Redmond Face Painting!

Sam is a staple around Ōtorohanga often found working local galas, birthdays and other cool events like ArtBeat😎. So roll up to add a touch of magic to your day!

Sam will be onsite either outside the Girl Guide's Hall (or in the Courtroom if weather is poor) from 11-2pm Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th.

Face Paint ranges from $3 - $10 - Eftpos is onsite

Samantha Redmond

💚ArtBeat Exhibiting ArtistsPeace of Pounamu - Brenda, Andrew & Coreena OpieNō Aotearoa ēnei Pounamu - Genuine NZ Greenst...
08/10/2026

💚ArtBeat Exhibiting Artists

Peace of Pounamu - Brenda, Andrew & Coreena Opie

Nō Aotearoa ēnei Pounamu - Genuine NZ Greenstone.

We love being in a world surrounded by natural beauty that involves creative art, natural elements and the energy of healing and peace.

The spirit of the land we call home is inspiration to our lifestyle and lovingly handcrafted talisman Taonga. Enhancing what is already beautiful, using natural spring water, rongoā and peaceful intentions. It is an honour to create precious links between people in different times and places.

I tuku iho, i tuku iho - Generation to generation.
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto rātou ko Tainui ko Te Āti Haunui ā Pāpārangi, ko Ngā Paerangi ko Ngāti Pākehā ngā iwi.
Tīhei Mauri Ora!

The stars first gathered as swirling gases, then took form to become stone - the building blocks of life. They too are our tūpuna, our ancestors. Found within The South Island, it is believed, Pounamu chooses to be revealed. Millions of years record its passage from the magma within earth to its extensive journey to the mountains, rivers and beaches, into the hands of kaitiaki.

The deeper meaning bound within it’s wairua, Pounamu embodies the essence of the land, the spirit of love, heart stone, healing stone. A true companion of compassion and connection, the healing way.
Of the before and beyond...

Come and see these pieces in person in the exhibition space - Girl Guide Hall Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October, 10-4pm and maybe one of them will choose to be revealed to you.

Coreena Opie

🎨ArtBeat Exhibiting ArtistHannah-Grace Robb My name is Hannah-Grace Robb and I am a mixed media visual artist working wi...
08/10/2026

🎨ArtBeat Exhibiting Artist

Hannah-Grace Robb

My name is Hannah-Grace Robb and I am a mixed media visual artist working with watercolour, charcoal, and ink predominantly. I’m Inspired by people and the vast landscape of human emotion, Through colour, line, and texture, I seek to capture fleeting moments of vulnerability, connection, joy, and longing. My work is a quiet conversation between observation and feeling—a way of making the invisible visible.

Come have your own conversations about Hannah-Grace's work in the exhibition space, Girl Guide Hall, Kakamutu Road Sat17th & Sunday 18th October 10-4pm.

🎤ArtBeat Performers - Sunday 18th 1-130pmBeatrice Hofer, Hayley Wards, Trish Walker & John ParkerBeatrice is well embed...
08/10/2026

🎤ArtBeat Performers - Sunday 18th 1-130pm

Beatrice Hofer, Hayley Wards, Trish Walker & John Parker

Beatrice is well embedded in the singing community of our region.

She has been teaching in Otorohanga for twenty years and in 2014 formed her group ENCORE with her adult students to offer performance opportunities. More recently she created the ENCORE ACADEMY, a Saturday programme to widen access to musical and vocal skills for beginners and advanced singers alike.For ArtBeat she is taking the stage with two of her advanced students, Hayley Wards and Trish Walker. The three have been enjoying singing together recently and are building an eclectic repertoire that they would like to share with you.

John has been a church musician since age 12. He is currently an organist at three Hamilton churches and has accompanied various choirs and singers. He has been part of Encore for many years.

Make sure you have your seat sorted for this performance which will happen in the Ōtorohanga Museum church building Sunay 1-1:30pm

✏ ArtBeat Exhibiting ArtistRita Shaw Pencil and paper were never far away when Rita was a child growing up in Switzerlan...
07/10/2026

✏ ArtBeat Exhibiting Artist

Rita Shaw

Pencil and paper were never far away when Rita was a child growing up in Switzerland. Drawing came natural to her and she kept it as a hobby until coming to live on a sheep farm in Kiritehere, where she was heavily involved in farm activities and raising 3 children. Until recently, Rita felt her creativity had deserted her, fallen victim to the long hours working and the responsibilities to family and the animals in her care.

A chance meeting with an artist led to Rita taking part in a pastel workshop, her first ever, with Maxine Thompson. “I took to pastels like a duck to water.”
Now Rita is painting commissioned animal portraits, native birds, bees and recently ventured into human portraits. You can find her on Facebook under Rita Shaw.Art.

Rita is also known locally for taking commissions so come to see her work at the exhibition 17/18th October 10-4pm

🪵ArtBeat Exhibiting ArtistDaniel OrmsbyTena Koutou.Ko Daniel Ormsby toku ingoa.No Otorohanga ahauKo Maniapoto te iwiKo N...
07/10/2026

🪵ArtBeat Exhibiting Artist

Daniel Ormsby

Tena Koutou.
Ko Daniel Ormsby toku ingoa.
No Otorohanga ahau
Ko Maniapoto te iwi
Ko Ngati Kaputuhi me Ngati Uekaha nga hapu

Daniel is a traditional and contemporary Maori artist who can float between worlds. A foot in the past and a foot in the future.

He is a ta moko artist\ tattooist, pukenga whakairo (experienced woodcarver), painter, educator and community motivated human.

Daniel is also a father of two with grandkids.

Kiaora

Art is a way of life for Daniel, a lifelong passion, particularly within the Maori art arena. It is through tradition and cultural responsibilities that he has found his place and purpose in the world, with a multitude of mediums available to record and preserve tribal history, whakapapa (genealogy) and religious or spiritual beliefs.

Daniel is driven by the journey to discover and push through creative boundaries as well as the excitement of watching things develop from an idea into a reality. The responsibility of being in charge of his creative vision, knowing that his art and his actions will go on to inspire others, are all facets of his approach to art.

Through his reserved approach, Daniel has learnt to observe, understand and collate ideas and it is through his artistic interpretation that he has found a voice that can be heard.

Come experience Daniel's mahi during the ArtBeat Festival 17/18th October.

Daniel will also be onsite as a working artist so you can observe him at work and there will be set times to ask questions. Due to safety reasons we will be asking all spectators to observe from behind the safety rope quietly watch a master craftsman at work.

👩🏻‍🎨Working/Demo Artist - Watercolour demonstrationsJaney MartinJane Martin is an artist, architect, and landscape desig...
07/10/2026

👩🏻‍🎨Working/Demo Artist - Watercolour demonstrations

Janey Martin

Jane Martin is an artist, architect, and landscape designer based in Te Manawa o Te Whenua, Aotearoa - the heartland of New Zealand. A classically trained watercolourist, her artistic style is optimistic and invites curiosity.

During ArtBeat Janey will be set up in the exhibition space doing watercolour demonstrations and talking about her practice so make sure you make time to come and talk with her.

She will also be overseeing the creative stations in the Girl Guide Hall so come and involved yourself is in some community arts!

💚ArtBeat Exhibiting ArtistsPeace of Pounamu - Brenda, Andrew & Coreena OpieNō Aotearoa ēnei Pounamu - Genuine NZ Greenst...
07/10/2026

💚ArtBeat Exhibiting Artists

Peace of Pounamu - Brenda, Andrew & Coreena Opie

Nō Aotearoa ēnei Pounamu - Genuine NZ Greenstone.

We love being in a world surrounded by natural beauty that involves creative art, natural elements and the energy of healing and peace.

The spirit of the land we call home is inspiration to our lifestyle and lovingly handcrafted talisman Taonga. Enhancing what is already beautiful, using natural spring water, rongoā and peaceful intentions. It is an honour to create precious links between people in different times and places.

I tuku iho, i tuku iho - Generation to generation.
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto rātou ko Tainui ko Te Āti Haunui ā Pāpārangi, ko Ngā Paerangi ko Ngāti Pākehā ngā iwi.
Tīhei Mauri Ora!

The stars first gathered as swirling gases, then took form to become stone - the building blocks of life. They too are our tūpuna, our ancestors. Found within The South Island, it is believed, Pounamu chooses to be revealed. Millions of years record its passage from the magma within earth to its extensive journey to the mountains, rivers and beaches, into the hands of kaitiaki.

The deeper meaning bound within it’s wairua, Pounamu embodies the essence of the land, the spirit of love, heart stone, healing stone. A true companion of compassion and connection, the healing way.
Of the before and beyond...

Come and see these pieces in person in the exhibition space - Girl Guide Hall Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October, 10-4pm and maybe one of them will choose to be revealed to you.

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