Welcome to the Great Coromandel Arts Tour. The Great Coromandel Arts Tour is a wonderful art adventure, you'll discover hidden studios, tucked away in this Southern Ocean paradise. Experience art in it's most raw form, and get right to the grass roots of one of New Zealand's most creative areas.
It is a self drive tour. use your tour guide(see below) to find the studios and have a real art adventure.
The Tour runs for 3 weekends, The artists studios are open from 10am to 4pm, Friday through to Sunday on each of the three weekends.
May 6 - 8 May 13 -15 May 20 -22
The Tour Your ticket comes in the form of a unique and collectible Tour guide / Map with details about the studio locations, and a brief summary of each artists' work. This map is your own personal tour guide and contains all the info you need to find the artists in their studios. They will be open and will welcome you into their space.
Tour guides are only $15.00, from The Source in Coromandel. Bounty in Thames Mosaic in Whitianga.
or online, use the 'book now' link in the menu on the left. <<<
We recommend you plan to visit 6 or 7 artists in a day, take a few days out and enjoy the people, the place and the work. check out the itineraries page for some ideas to plan your trip.
Look for the tall, bright orange flags, they mark the studio locations, then follow the arrows.
This is an opportunity to experience the sacred creative spaces of the artists, many of whom are working full time and have a strong reputation here in New Zealand and overseas.
Take a few days and soak up this inspirational experience.