Join the Community

Would you like to become a member of Arts Whakatāne?

Arts Whakatāne promotes, initiates and supports projects and activities that stimulate and strengthen the artistic and cultural life of our community by:

  • Encouraging participation by all sectors of the community in the arts and other cultural and educational activities

  • Promoting the arts and arts activities whether organised by Arts Whakatāne or other groups, schools or agencies

  • Facilitating arts activities particularly those that involve a range of arts disciplines and arts groups

  • Advocating for the arts in the community

… and do anything necessary or helpful to the above purposes. Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of Arts Whakatāne.

Arts Whakatāne is a registered charitable organisation that relies on volunteer input.

Get in touch.

ARTS WHAKATĀNE Officers

Chair Arts Whakatāne:
Sue Whale - artsinfo.artswhakatane@gmail.com

Secretary Arts Whakatāne:
Beryl Wilson - secretary.artswhakatane@gmail.com

Treasurer Arts Whakatāne:
Tania Akehurst - Treasurer.artswhakatane@gmail.com

Project Coordinator Arts Whakatāne:
projects@artswhakatane.co.nz

Award Coordinator MMCA:
​Lynette Fisher - hello@mmcaward.co.nz


Postal address - Arts Whakatāne, c/- 14 Commerce Street, Whakatane 3120.