Our Annual Mixed Media Exhibition, celebrating 52 years of Riversdale Arts, will commence with an Opening Evening on Friday 18th July at 7pm. The exhibition will be open 11am - 4pm  19th - 26th July. 

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We are excited to announce our Guest Artist for 2025 is Augmented Reality artist The Space Cowboy. Featuring ' Bold gestural brushstrokes and splashes of acrylic paint are met with sharp angular lines, the glaze of oil sticks, and diffused fields of spray paints. With his hand, he uses these mediums to synthesize the figurative and abstract into one.

 

Individually selected artists to feature at the 52nd Mixed Media Exhibition include​

Linda Hannan (51st Exhibition Guest Artist)

Parksy Boy

Tasha Waterson

Natalie Salisbury

Gina Te Hira

Jackie Hancock 

Vicki Hawkins

Jessie Bishell

Nicola Garlick

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Some of our prestigious guest artists have included Stephen Martyn Welch (portraiture artist); Andrew van der Putten (pottery); Mandy Dempsey (painting); Mandy Angus (glass); Randall Froude (painting); Katie Gold (pottery/ceramics); Peter & Jeanette Shearer (pottery/ceramics); Tony Shatford (wood); John Toomer (painting); ‘Naked Art’ (body sculpture); Murray Swan (metal sculpture); Peter Viesnik (glass); Rick Rudd (pottery); Annemieke Farmilo (pounamu and glass artist); Phil Newbury (glass); Nathanael Provis (painting); Lou Pendergrast-Mathieson (cast glass) Odelle Morshuis (visual Artist), Stephen Martyn Welch (Portraiture), Ben Foster (sculpture), Renata Karena (Tattoo Artist)

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Today, the Exhibition is a ‘must see’ event on the provinces’ Arts calendar, annually showcasing more than 500 artworks from over 80 artists, in a wide variety of mediums. The Exhibition is for invited artists from throughout New Zealand, along with our own local artists also able to exhibit. One of the many drawcards for artists is such a varied high standard of artwork viewed by a large audience from Otago and Southland and also our policy of paying for return freight on unsold exhibits. Our exhibition in our large community centre is unique to our small town (approx. 400). Many of our artists travel to attend Opening Night. 

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Emerging Artist Award

$1000 prize awarded on opening night from a limited selection of works from Southland artists aged between 13 and 25 years.  These artworks are displayed for the duration of the exhibition. Entry form and entry information is available here.

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Gift Shop

Is a cash and carry adjoining room at the Exhibition, featuring invited craftspeople and also invited Exhibition Artists with items of lesser value.

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Art Classes 

Follow us on Facebook for further updates.  The local Wednesday Art group is open to new attendees, email us for further details.  Details of our exhibition workshops here

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2025 52nd Annual Mixed Media Exhibition

Opens 7pm Friday 18th July, open daily from the 19th - 26th July 11am - 4pm. 

Friday 18th 52nd Opening Evening
Doors open 7.00pm. Wine, refreshments & a light supper follow the official opening of the exhibition. Meet & mingle with invited & local artists & celebrate the presentation of the Emerging Artist award & Best Local Artist award. 

 

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