devonportflagstaff.co.nz
September 20, 2024
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New creative hub gives artists fresh canvas
A creative hub for 16 local artists is being set up in the historic Devonport Borough Council building on Victoria Rd. The artists move into the upper storey of the building on 1 October, under the auspices of long-standing community arts facilitator the Depot.
Depot director Amy Saunders said the creation of the hub would not only provide security of studio space for the artists, but also “help promote Devonport as a creative destination” – something which had waned in recent years. The hub, divided up into nine spaces,
would include established artists and members of the Depot’s youth collective, Pigeonhole. Opening a gallery downstairs in the building “was a long-term possibility”, Saunders said, but the first step was creating To page 7
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Mud, glorious mud... Olly Ostergaard at the Stanley Bay Mud Run. Photo spread, pages 10-13.