Art @ the Library
Westland Arts Incorporated and Westland District Library are collaborating to make a free exhibition space available.
Art @ the Library is a small, nimble and flexible project that aims to provide exhibition space for artistic and innovative proposals.
Current Exhibit: Old Man Starts Painting by Peter Koppen
Acrylic on canvas or board
About the Artist:
Born in the Netherlands to a non-artist family, Peter trained as a pastry chef and travelled the world with his job. He has worked in at least twenty countries, including Australia, Canada, Guam and Bermuda, which he calls ‘The Best Place in the World’.
Peter became an New Zealand citizen in 1987, moved to Australia for work before returning to Hokitika 7 years ago, in 2016 for a quiet life and small town living.
Hokitika is where Peter’s art journey began. He started picking up rocks from the beach and painting animals on them. About 5 years ago he saw an ad for Art4Me at WestREAP and he decided to go along. This is where he developed his art. Pater sees art as a very good hobby and has learnt all sorts of painting at Art4Me. He’s looking forward to developing his art further.
If you are interested in being a part of the Art @ the Library project and exhibiting your creative works we encourage you to read through the guidelines and submit an application (linked below). Paper applications may be collected from and returned to Westland District Library.
Contact WAI
Membership: If you are interested in becoming a member of Westland Arts Incorporated please download and complete the membership form
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