Kāpiti Coast Arts
Feedback is invited from the community on the Council's role in supporting the arts, view more information here.
Kāpiti has a wealth of talent and a large and diverse arts scene, making it an fascinating creative destination for locals and visitors alike.
Arts Funding
The Creative Communites Scheme is funded by Creative New Zealand and is administered locally by the Kāpiti Coast District Council. The Scheme aims to support and encourage local communities to create and present diverse opportunities for accessing and participating in arts activities within the District, as well as for defined communities of interest.
There are two funding rounds in each Financial Year. (The Council's Financial Year starts 1 July). The next Creative Communities funding round will be in October/November 2011. View more information and download application forms here.
Art Galleries on the Kāpiti Coast
Art Spaces in Kāpiti Coast District Libraries
Each of the public libraries in the Kāpiti Coast District provides an art space, available to local artists and community groups.
Details on community art spaces at each library can be viewed here.
The three Library Art Spaces are:
- Gillian & Roderick Deane Art Space, Paraparaumu Library
- He Kākano, Waikanae Library
- Ngā Purapura, Otaki Library
Mahara Gallery
Located in Mahara Place, Waikanae, the Mahara Gallery provides high-calibre curated exhibitions and provides opportunities for Kāpiti Coast artists to exhibit.
The Gallery has access to the prestigious Field Collection of works and artefacts collected by the internationally renowned artist Frances Hodgkins and her family. The Field family has strong historical ties to the Kāpiti Coast District, and Waikanae in particular, and the Collection provides a very valuable insight into the life of the artist, her family and the District.
The Gallery is operated by the Mahara Gallery Trust and is partially funded by the Kāpiti Coast District Council, view the Mahara Gallery website here.
Kāpiti ARTbeat
Keeping you in touch with the arts on the Kāpiti Coast. The arts newsletter will keep you informed with news and events covering all the arts: music, performance, visual, literature and film. Send in your news and suggestions to the The Editor, Kāpiti ARTbeat.
View the latest ARTbeat newsletter here.
Kāpiti Coast Arts Guide
Some 29 of the District's fantastic artists, studios and galleries feature in the second edition of the Kāpiti Coast Arts Guide.
It features a number of galleries and studios which have opened since the publication of the original version in 2004.
The Guide is available locally at each of the district's libraries, Nature Coast Information centres, Kāpiti Coast District Council offices, Mahara Gallery and
participating galleries and studios.
If you are an artist or gallery who would like to be included in the Guide in the future, contact the Arts & Museums Development Officer for more details.
Kāpiti Coast Arts Trail
The 2011 Kāpiti Arts Trail was held on the weekend of 1 - 2 October 2011. View information about the 2011 Kāpiti Arts trail and the exhibitors here.