Whangaroa Artists and Musicians
Inviting Whangaroa Artists
and Musicians
to be a part of a Whangaroa Artist focus group to create events and opportunities to perform, create, and exhibit.
The Whanagroa Community Trust has been asked by the Far North District Councils Creative Communities Scheme to connect with the artists of Whangaroa to find out how we can help in assisting the artists in our area.
Creative communities would like to see an artists focus group form that can work along side the Whangaroa Community Trust and Creative Communities to apply for funding to either assist individual artists, hold community exhibitions / workshops and in the future look at new initiatives that can assist our artists promote and sell their work through a local event.
We would like to invite you and any other interested local artists and craftsmen to an Arts Focus Group meeting to hear your voice and ideas.
DETAILS on the poster Attached
Tuesday 14th March 2017 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Villa Ohakiri, 91 Old Hospital Road, Whangaro
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