CBD retailers looking forward to hosting artist’s works
After a one year hiatus the Mainstreet Exhibition is returning as part of the newly amalgamated Artists Open Studios and
Whanganui Glass Festival events. The
exhibition will be opened on Friday 20 March at 4.30pm and Artists Open Studios Facilitator Sarah Williams has been busy
arranging entertainers to give the opening a festive atmosphere.
“The relationships between retailer and artist in some instances have been long standing and business owners in the CBD
are thrilled to see the exhibition return,” says Mainstreet marketing manager Elise Goodge. Thirty three businesses in
total will be hosting artists in their windows and this year there will be a mixture of mediums with the return of many
glass artists and the addition of potters, object artists and painters.
To complement the exhibition and the Artists Open Studios weekends Mainstreet Wanganui is also organising a Twilight
Market for Friday 27 March, the second Friday of the weekends. It will be another great opportunity to view the
Mainstreet Exhibition and also do some late night shopping with stalls from local crafts people and retailers showcasing
locally made and artisan wares. The Twilight Market will run from 5pm-9pm.
Artists Open Studios Event Facilitator expresses how excited the Trust is to offer an Open Studios Event that is so
multifaceted. “It’s been so great to include additional events that engage regular participants in new ways and push the
framework of the event in an invigorated and fresh way. We’ve enjoyed also involving other creative sectors to create an
event that all in the community can take part in which will in turn be a real draw card for tourists to our beautiful
city; which all helps in our establishment of Whanganui as an Arts Destinaton.”
Artists Open Studios Mainstreet Exhibition
When: Friday 20 to Sunday 29 March
Where: Wanganui CBD
The Twilight Market
When: Friday 27 March
Where: Wanganui CBD
Time: 5pm-9pm
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