Historic Villa, Art Gallery & Shop
Nestled down at the iconic Town Basin in Whangarei, this lovingly restored historic villa houses some real delights. Home to the thriving Northland Society of Arts, who were established back in 1989, they continue to host exhibition space for artists to hire, along with a boutique shop filed with unique pieces of local artworks.
Following the Hatea River, and just a quick walk through our Heritage Rose gardens, you will find the Reyburn Art Studio. This creative space houses the Firebirds Ceramic group and Fire Frenzy along with a main studio space for various groups to hire.
Entry to the Gallery is free but a donation is always appreciated. Run as a non-profit by mostly volunteers, your donation would help us to keep supporting Northland Artists.
What’s on at the Gallery…
Current Exhibition…
Galleries 1 & 4:
“We do new and exciting things the way we believe is right. To bring about change and create a brave new world”. Zee Sattar
This exhibition supports sustainability and recycling with the use of recycled frames.
This artist has created a wonderful new take on New Zealand geography. Using mostly pen and ink, he carefully embellishes maps with iconic NZ symbols. He has managed to create works with a fresh look at New Zealand and a superb momento for anyone visiting New Zealand.
Gallery 2:
“The Friday Painters started as a tutored oil painting class many years ago, but when our teacher abandoned us, (Okay, maybe she had to move away, Janice C Wykes), we carried on regardless and have since welcomed many more artists to the group. We no longer are only an oil painting group and now explore many different mediums, sharing knowledge and laughs along the way. Here is a selection of the work we have produced over the last year.”
The Friday Painters
If you are looking for a group to help motivate or just to socialise they welcome new artists, just pop along on Friday with $5 for the jar and bring your own gear. The Friday painters meet from 10am -1pm every Fri-yay!
Galleries 3 & 4:
Whangarei’s favourite camera club is back with another stunning series of works that have all captured “A moment in Time”.
Interested in photography and looking for a great group to join, look no further, this is the group for you! Come along to the opening event next tuesday and meet the other members or have a look at our website for more information about us.
Whangarei Camera Club
Take the virtual tour !
Try a virtual tour from your own home. Works on mobile, tablet and through a browser on a PC or Mac.
Just choose a room and, using finger or mouse, move around a 360° room view. Zoom in and out, move left & right.
Happy viewing! Call in to see the real artworks when you can.
Call for Entries!
Members Summer Show
This can be an exciting time of year for sales, and because our NSA members are the backbone of the Society, we wanted to reserve the best opportunities for you. Here is a great chance to get your work in front of many visitors that we have to the Gallery during Summer.
We have coming up a five-week exhibition which is open exclusively to NSA members only. You can buy between 1-4 spaces for the exhibition, the cost per space is $20, and this will be your space for the duration of the exhibition. As soon as your piece is sold, we will contact you for a replacement as you can put another piece up for free!
You will need to fill in an entry form to secure your space and this can be done in one of three ways:
1. We have a link where you can fill in your details online here: ENTRY FORM
2. You can print out your own here: ENTRY FORM
3. You can pick up your form from our Gallery Attendants in Reyburn House
We will be holding an opening night event which will be our last gathering of 2024 and so we would love to make it a big shindig with all participating artists coming along.
The Exhibition runs from December 17th through until January 19th.
Important Dates:
Deliver artwork to the Gallery…
1. Sunday 15th December between 10am – 2pm (4 hours)
2. or Monday 16th December between 9am – 10am (1 hour)
Pick up any unsold artwork from the Gallery…
1. Sunday 19th January between 2pm – 3pm (1 hour)
2. or Monday 20th January between 9am – 1pm (4 hours)
Any questions or queries please contact office@reyburnhouse.co.nz
Please support the Northland Society of Arts and their artist by purchasing your calendar today!