Central Otago District Arts Trust
Painters, sculptors, ceramic artists and photographers, fashion designers, woodcarvers and furniture makers, metal workers, and jewellers. Performance artists music and dance groups, film and theatre, and the literary arts.
Central Otago Arts celebrates our region's unique creative identity and highlights what is on offer in the arts in Central Otago.
Check out our What's On events calendar and discover musicals, performances, exhibitions, fashion shows, workshops, and more.
Explore the Central Otago Arts Trail and Arts on the Cycle Trails.
Search our Directory for artists, groups, organisations, and venues.
Visit Resources for information on opportunities, workshops, and arts awards.
Read our Newsletters to stay updated on arts happenings around the district.
If you would like to know more OR join our arts community, feel free to - we would love to hear from you!

Youth
Central Otago Arts believe that generating, sharing, and experiencing creative work is important. …
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Arts Trail
A REAL ART EXPERIENCE - THE CENTRAL OTAGO ARTS
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Arts on the Cycle Trails
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Latest Creative
Featured Artists
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Cromwell Multicultural Mural
The Cromwell Multicultural Mural ProjectA collaboration between the Central …
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Arts Central
Arts Central is home to the Cromwell & Districts Community Arts Council …
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Denis Kent
I was educated in Dunedin and studied at the Dunedin School of Art. It was …
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What's On
Featured Events
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Arrowtown Autumn Festival 2026
Wed, 15 April 2026 - Sun, 19 April 2026
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Arts of Tour NZ - Mr Fungus 2026 (Arrowtown & Lake Hawea)
Wed, 15 April 2026 - Fri, 17 April 2026
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Te Atamira School Holiday Full Day Workshop 2026 - Draw and Go Digital Character Design (Queenstown)
Wed, 15 April 2026
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Latest News
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Dorothy Piper recieves Premier Award at the 2024 Central Otago Art Society Blossom Festival Exhibition
Last Wednesday, coinciding with the opening of the Alexandra Blossom Festival, the Central Otago …
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Fundraiser for Mischa
Fourteen-year-old Cromwell College student Mischa Thomlinson has been selected to perform at the …
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Sam Duckor-Jones in Bannockburn
Bannockburn Arts are bringing poet Sam Duckor-Jones back to Bannockburn in April for a different …
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Celebrating the Cromwell Multicultural Mural Project in conjunction with Bislama Lanuguage Week.
The Cromwell Multicultural Mural Project Celebration Earlier this year the Central Otago District …
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Ettrick Local Molly Marsh wins Excellence at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards
Otago Polytechnic Fashion Design student and Ettrick local Molly Marsh won the collections open …
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