Raglan Arts Scene

Claire Noble pops in to the studio to talk about an event at the Old School this weekend where visitors can decorate clay bowls and figurines while enjoying some communal soup.

film festival, movies, exhibitions, clay classes and more

The Raglan Film Festival Awards are on at the Town Hall this Saturday Night so we've got Angela Massey in the studio to tell us all about it.

Shone pops in to the studio to bring us the latest news from the Old School as we look ahead to the Film Awards night in a week's time.

The Morning Show catches up with Shona for the first time this year to see just how busy they are.

Sussane Prinz pops into the studio to talk about the new exhibition of 20 local artists opening friday night at the Old School.

Ciane Lawrey has been mentoring a group of young Whaingaroa creatives in 2025. They're about to bring their creations to this Sunday's Creative Market for the first time so Ciane joins us to talk about the work she's been doing - and the work they've been doing.

Marguerita Medici will be at her first Creative Market with Skin Feast, her brand-new line of skin care products, developed right here in Raglan.

Shona joins for the last time this year to talk about movies, gigs, exhibitions and lots more

Local artist Helen Parsons has moved her art studio and picture framing business into the main st of Raglan across the road from our studios so we have a chat about the move, the services she offers and how the Raglan Arts Weekend went for her.

Lauren from Word To Page Publishing joins us ahead of a busy weekend where she'll popping up with her book-binding creations at Raglan Writers Day on Saturday and at the Creative Market on Sunday.

Shona joins us for a quick run through the events happening at the Old School, plus we have a quick look back at the Raglan Arts Weekend.

Our last interview before the Raglan Arts Weekend gets underway is with a new artist in Raglan who paints with several different styles. We talk to Helen about what drives her art and how it has evolved since arriving in the Raglan area.

Spurred on from his success at The Hatch last year, we catch up with Dave Loughlin to find out where his interest in old fashioned wet-plate photography has taken him over the last 12 months - and we hear what he's been photographing lately with the oldest of old-school photography gear.

Kelly Williams aka MÓNDÙC was a digital designer with roots in graffiti and animation, who's now creating his own blend of contemporary styles and nostalgic influences to create a unique and growing body of pop art collectibles.

We talk to Achilles ahead of his appearance at the Hatch and talk about his unique art and his plans to become a full time artist in Raglan.

Zasha joins us to talk about The Hatch exhibition for emerging artists, which she is organising this year after featuring just 2 years ago. We also hear about the Panel & Paint exhibition in Auckland that she is doing the following weekend with Chris Meek.

Neurodiverse Artist Yaniv Janson joins us in studio to talk about his exhibition this weekend and also his local Community Canvas event which is part of a tour of Community Participatory Art he's been conducting around the country. We also hear about his next body of work which will be shown next month at Artspost in Hamilton.

Seb Hart describes his art as trippy doodles so we use the interview to find out what that means and how his art evolved from literal doodles to holding exhibitions and growing popularity amongst art-lovers.

Harrison joins us in the studio to talk about his paintings and his journey as a self-directed learner who started with minimal knowledge about art to someone who is making a living from his work.

Nicky Brzeska joins us in the studio as we look ahead to a busy Labour weekend with art and music fans in town and endless exhibition and live events.

Matt Hicks, director of The Tavern joins us ahead of the Premiere and Q&A at the Old School this Friday to talk about the making of the film and his penchant for making films that celebrate the Waikato Region

Shona joins us to talk about the five different movies at the Old School this weekend, upcoming exhibitions, gigs and clay classes

Shona pops in from the Old School to tell us about the movies on this weekend and other upcoming events plus she tells us about the Joana Joy gig held last week.

Shona pops in to tell us about the movies, comedy and music gigs, clay classes, kids classes and a film workshop that's coming up