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Ngā Ringatoi Auaha o Ahuriri
Your community gallery ☀️
Nestled in the heart of Te Matau-a-Māui

Who we are…
• Creative Arts Napier is the Community Arts Council for Napier
• Creative Arts Napier governance is managed through an elected Board, which ensures that all relevant grants, donations and sponsorships are applied to activities that:
• Encourage participation by all sections of the community in the arts and other cultural and educational activities
• Promote Arts in the community
• Advocate the Arts in the community.

04/06/2026

✨CAN Winter Art Market Opening Night✨

Next Friday at CAN, be one of the first to peruse the handmade, thoughtfully crafted goodies in our main gallery with an evening of shopping and mingling.

Explore original wall art, pottery, jewellery, candles, and much more - all locally made by talented artists and makers! Enjoy a complimentary snack and drink while you shop, with alcoholic beverages available to purchase at the front desk.

Free entry, all welcome! Cash, EFTPOS, and bank transfer accepted.

📅Friday 12th June 2026
🕔 5–7pm
📍Creative Arts Napier Main Gallery | 16 Byron Street, Napier

03/06/2026

In CAN's main gallery, enjoy the HB Arts Trail Guidebook preview exhibition, featuring 35 beautiful works by incredibly talented local artists.

Spanning both Hastings and Napier, these exhibitions
offer an early look at the artists, creativity, and diverse
work that will feature in this year’s Hawke’s Bay Arts
Trail and upcoming 2026-27 Guidebook - to be released
September 2026.

• Creative Arts Napier Exhibition: 29th May – 10th June
• Hastings Arts Centre Exhibition: 1st June – 13th June

Featuring over 100 participating artists, including many
new to the Trail this year, the exhibitions are a chance
to begin planning your November weekends, discover
new artists, and get a feel for the people and places
behind the work.

Whether you’re already planning your November
weekends or discovering the Arts Trail for the first time,
all are welcome.

02/06/2026

Only one full day left to experience 'Seaborne' in CAN's small gallery! These beachy beauties are available until around midday this Thursday.

Inspired by a deep love of swimming and water, this exhibition features paintings by Andie Bennie, with photographs and poetry by Tina Godbert.

‘Seaborne’
Andie Bennie & Tina Godbert
CAN Small Gallery
15.05.26-04.06.26

29/05/2026

CAN will be closed Monday June 1st for King's Birthday. Have great long weekend art lovers! 🎨

We'll still be open Saturday May 30th, so pop in to check out some beautiful art and our wonderful retail shop.

What's on at CAN:
Main Gallery - HB Arts Trail Guidebook Exhibition
Small Gallery - Seaborne by Andie Bennie & Tina Godbert
Workshop - A World of Colour by Bruce & Diana Glasgow (extended 1 week)
Foyer - Flowers by Janice Hambly (from June 2nd)

28/05/2026

'A World of Colour', a debut exhibition by Diana and Bruce Glasgow, has been extended for one more week!

See it for yourself in CAN's workshop and discover what images and scenes you can interpret within these vibrant abstract artworks. Maybe you'll find the perfect piece to match your bedroom or living room decor 👀

‘A World of Colour’
Diana & Bruce Glasgow
CAN Workshop Space
01.05.26-04.06.26

27/05/2026

Coming to CAN's Main Gallery this Friday - the 2026 HB Arts Trail Exhibition, showcasing 34 incredibly talented local artists.

In this dual exhibition spanning the Hawke's Bay region, we are delighted to welcome you to both Hastings Arts Centre and Creative Arts Napier for a vibrant celebration of creativity, connection, and community.

• Creative Arts Napier Exhibition: 29th May – 10th June
• Hastings Arts Centre Exhibition: 1st June – 13th June

OPENING EVENT:
🗓 Wednesday 3rd June 2026
🕔 5.30–7.30pm
📍 Hastings Arts Centre, 106 Russell St S, Hastings

Enjoy both exhibitions, get a taste of what you might discover during this November’s Arts Trail weekends, and perhaps you’ll find that special artwork you’ve been hoping for!

26/05/2026

Only a few more days to explore 'DEUX HOMMES ET UNE FEMME (Two Men and a Woman): The Power of Paper'.

Don't miss out on this incredible collection of rare and powerful works on paper by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Françoise Gilot!

‘Deux Hommes et Une Femme’
Picasso, Matisse, Gilot
CAN Main Gallery
15.05.26-28.05.26

25/05/2026

Entering our small gallery feels like stepping straight onto the Napier beaches, with 'Seaborne' - an exhibition of paintings by Andie Bennie, with photographs and poetry by Tina Godbert.

"The sea has a way of calling us, drawing us toward its shifting tide with a pull both ancient and irresistible. To swim in its waters is to surrender to the lift of the waves, the salt on our skin, that feeling of weightlessness and reminds us how alive we are."

‘Seaborne’
Andie Bennie & Tina Godbert
CAN Small Gallery
15.05.26-04.06.26

20/05/2026

✨Enquire now - Some spaces are still available in CAN's Winter Art Market! ❄️

Interested in stocking your homemade art, crafts, products, or potions in our market?
Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Winter Market Enquiry” and a bit of info about what you'd like to sell. Image attachments and links to websites or pages welcome. Unlike most markets, there's no need to tend to your stall once it's set up - we'll do the selling for you, Monday-Saturday!

More info on our website - www.thecan.co.nz

✨Winter Art Market Opening Night✨

Enjoy an evening of shopping and mingling. Be one of the first to peruse the stalls of handmade, thoughtfully crafted, and original work at our market and enjoy light refreshments. Free entry, all welcome!

📅Friday 12th June 2026
🕔 5–7pm
📍Creative Arts Napier Main Gallery | 16 Byron Street, Napier

19/05/2026

In CAN's Main Gallery, check out 'DEUX HOMMES ET UNE FEMME (Two Men and a Woman): The Power of Paper' - a landmark exhibition bringing together rare and powerful works on paper by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Françoise Gilot.

This exhibition explores how these three modern masters revolutionised 20th‑century art through lithography, cut‑outs, and posters - revealing bold experiments in colour, form, identity, and intimacy, and highlighting Gilot’s vital role as both muse and pioneering artist in her own right. Featuring Picasso’s celebrated Mourlot lithographs and Verve publications, Matisse’s iconic Jazz cut‑outs and posters, and Gilot’s lyrical lithograph portfolios, this is the first exhibition of its kind in Aotearoa and the Southern Hemisphere.

‘Deux Hommes et Une Femme’
Picasso, Matisse, Gilot
CAN Main Gallery
15.05.26-28.05.26

Address

16 Byron Street
Napier
4110

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+6468359448

Website

http://www.thecan.co.nz/

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