Home Work Maunga Auaha: Taranaki Art 2024

Taranaki art of the present moment takes centre stage in this expansive celebration of local talent.
Over seventy artworks by established and emerging artists will inspire visitors and highlight the creativity that this region inspires through its natural beauty, and extraordinary history.

Clock Tower (2022), Pauline Sutherland

The selection has been made by prestigious guest judges artists Lisa Reihana, Michel Tuffery and Justin Morgan of Puke Ariki, who were impressed with the range of skills and the sense of joy in the uniquely crafted pieces.

View Taranaki as reimagined by our artists in paintings, photography, intricate weaving, chiselled stone and digital imagery. Explore personal stories, origins and our collective experiences, as artists contemplate what it means to be here, in this place, in these times.