61st Annual Exhbition
2025-07-08 10:00 - 2025-08-01 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Ashburton Art Gallery, 327 West St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Our Annual Exhibition features Art, Applied Art & Craft, Sculpture and Photography.
With almost $10,000 in awards and all art for sale, it is an exciting opportunity for artists to exhibit.
Open daily at the Ashburton Art Gallery from 10am to 4pm (and until 7pm on Wednesdays), the exhibition has top quality art from our local and guest artists. Come and spend an hour or two browsing and buying and make sure to vote for your favourite in the people’s choice award.
Catalogues ($3) and raffle tickets ($2) are also available for purchase in the gallery.

Monday Art & Craft Group
2025-07-21 10:00, 2025-07-28 10:00, 2025-08-04 10:00, 2025-08-11 10:00, 2025-08-18 10:00, 2025-08-25 10:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Come and join an enthusiastic group – to paint, collage and try various mixed media projects.

Wednesday Art Group
2025-07-23 10:00, 2025-07-30 10:00, 2025-08-06 10:00, 2025-08-13 10:00, 2025-08-20 10:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
This is for artist members of all levels who want to come and paint/draw and be with like-minded, supportive people sharing ideas and knowledge.

Thursday Morning Art Group
2025-07-24 10:00, 2025-07-31 10:00, 2025-08-07 10:00, 2025-08-14 10:00, 2025-08-21 10:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Each person does whatever they want. Painting, pastels, pastel pencils.

Thursday Evening Art Group
2025-07-24 19:00, 2025-07-31 19:00, 2025-08-07 19:00, 2025-08-14 19:00, 2025-08-21 19:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Enjoy the company of other artists in a supportive environment, sharing knowledge and ideas while creating.

Figure Drawing
2025-07-29 10:00, 2025-08-26 10:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
A non-tutored regular group for artists interested in drawing or painting figures.

Collection Day
2025-08-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Ashburton Art Gallery, 327 West St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Purchasers need to collect the art they have purchased and artists need to collect unsold work from the Ashburton Art Gallery between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Friday 1 August or between 10.00am and 12 noon on Saturday 2 August.

Further Collection Day
2025-08-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Ashburton Art Gallery, 327 West St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand

Printmaking Group
2025-08-05 10:00, 2025-08-19 10:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
Come along and see how the
printmaking process works and “have a play”.

ASA Committee Meeting
2025-08-11 17:15 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand

Realism Oil Painting Workshop with Sean Fietje
2025-08-16 09:30 - 16:00 | Short St Studio, 53 Short St, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand
This realism oil painting workshop suits beginners as well as confident artists.
Learn more about this workshop
