Our last few days include the prize giving on Saturday at 11:30 for our inaugural Mini’s in Morrinsville - a festive DYI Christmas Tree display with marvellous creations by crafty & creative local businesses, children and adults. There is a people’s choice trophy, certificates and prizes for Most Creative, an Under 12 award and Best Recycled Tree. We hope all of the creators can come along. Winners listed below this Newsletter.

Don’t miss the final days to catch the marvellous Christmas Show by Brian and Helen Gibson -

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What I Did Last Summer
The Arts House Trust Gallery | 10 Dec 2025 - 8 Feb 2026

Our new exhibition from The Arts House Trust explores themes of summertime and memories of holidays past. The works range from bold, abstract compositions rich in colour to more scenic and whimsical pieces, evoking the simple pleasures and nostalgic charm of travel and leisure in Aotearoa

“Several works bring to mind childhood journeys from the city into the countryside, depicting rural landscapes and subjects. The exhibition's key work, Beachcomber (1986) by Paul Woodruffe, is a small painting that conjures memories of long, idle days spent on the beach, exploring rock pools, and swimming. In contrast, the large abstract paintings evoke summer as a sensory experience”

Nicolas Butler, Curator and Collections Manager, The Arts House Trust
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A small taster of our upcoming shows in January and February.

Bernadette Ross - Raranga - Contemporary Flax Art Woven Traditionally

We are kicking off the year with a vibrant exhibition of harekeke weaving from award-winning artist Bernadette Ross.

Awatea Gallery, 13 Jan 2026 - 8 Feb 2026, opening celebration Sunday 17/1/26 at 1 - 3pm
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Anne Jolly - Inspiration

An exhibition of fibre work by Anne Jolly, teacher and artist who has exhibited with us in the past.

Community Gallery   13 Jan - 8 Feb 2026. 
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Vicki Carruthers, Joy Yeates Ross and Catherine Beard - Of Land and Sea

Explorations in paint, marble and timber.

Whakaaturanga Gallery | Opens 26 Jan 2026, opening celebration Saturday 31/1/26 11.30am - 1.30pm

Closed for Christmas: The Morrinsville Gallery will close on Monday, December 22 at 4pm and reopen on Tuesday, January 13 at 10:00 am.

For up-to-date information on our exhibitions and hours, please follow us on socials.

Thank you for your support!

As the leading art gallery in the Matamata-Piako District, we support the creative life of our community.  We rely completely on the generosity of donors, sponsors and supportive community members to keep the gallery running. If you would like to make a tax deductible* donation, you can contribute via our bank account, Morrinsville Art Gallery 02-0368-0042073-000, and reference your name. *Donations of over $20 will be supplied a tax deductible donation receipt on request. Please contact us by email at info@morrinsvillegallery.org.nz to request a receipt.

Thank you for being a part of our community and our story in 2025.