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Nau mai, haere mai.

Welcome to the Raglan Arts Weekend

Labour Weekend | 25 - 27 Oct 2025 | 10am-5pm

Join us for our Open Studio event over Labour Weekend, incorporating The Hatch, our emerging artists exhibition, as well as an Opening Night celebration.

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EMERGING ARTISTS

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    Labour Weekend Events

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    SCAN & WIN COMPETITION

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OUR NEW COMPETITION

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    LABOUR WEEKEND MUSIC

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RAW’S MUSIC PARTNER

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RAW

RAW is a Raglan Arts Centre event, brought to you by the Raglan Community Arts Council. 

Labour Weekend 25-27 October 2025

10am until 5pm  

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FOLLOW US

@raglanartsweekend @raglanart

Not only is there our self-guided arts trail on th Not only is there our self-guided arts trail on this weekend, but many events...

Head to some of the artist/exhibition openings on Friday night, including Seb Hart's at Raglan Tattoo, The Hatch opening at the town hall, next door in the supper room is Marrianne and Claudia's opening. Then pop down to Cross street to Chris Meek's opening.

We have live artist demos and displays including:
- Benjamin Grant's woodbending demo at 10-11am a The Hut on Sat & Sun
- Theo Arraj's live painting of a new mural next to the Raglan Museum
- A community Canvas with Yaniv Janson at the Old School Saturday 11.30am - 1.30pm
- 5 minute quirky portraits with the Artful Dodgers at the Stewart St Church hall
- Live kinetic painting with Simon Dickey on Volcom Lane at 4-4.30pm Saturday

*Plus locals know how good a Tony Sly seconds sale is - head down to the Wharf and grab yourself a bargain!
*Listen to podcasts of interviews with artists on Raglan Community Radio.
*And of course, the Raglan Country and Blues Festival is on this weekend too - you won't be bored!

@beingseb 
@raglantattoo 
@grutkeart 
@woven.nz 
@studeogallery 
@benjamingrantfurniture 
@theoarraj 
@yanivjansonart 
@raglanoldschool 
@simon_dickey_art 
@tonyslypottery 
@raglancommunityradio 
@raglancountryandbluesfestival 

#raglanartsweekend2025 #raglanartsweekend #raglanart #raglanartists #raglanartstrail #artstrail #artsweekend #finearts #RAW2025 #artstour #nzartists #whatsonraglan #artfestival #thearts #nzart #raglanartgallery #raglanartgalleries #artexhibition #artexhibitions #raglanartexhibition #artshow #artonshow #artforsale #finearts #raglangalleries #raglanarts #creativeraglan #whatsonwaikato
Make sure you are watching our STORIES for all our Make sure you are watching our STORIES for all our re-shares of our artists' posts and stories. 👀

You can click on these stories to be taken through to the artist's IG accounts - follow them, like and share their posts SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS 🫶 

Also, click on our STORY HIGHLIGHTS in our bio, for Artists, RAW info, RAW info the media, The Hatch and more... 👆💛👍

Ways you can help support our local artists:
- buy their art!
- visit them at RAW
- follow them on their socials 
- like their posts
- share their pages and posts
- tell your friends about them!

#raglanartsweekend #raglanartists #raglanart #supportlocalartists
Look out for these 'Scan and Win' competition post Look out for these 'Scan and Win' competition posters this year at each of our artist's studios...

Scan the QR code to enter a competition to win a $1000 accommodation voucher from @groundswell_property for a Raglan getaway. 
Each studio = a new chance to scan. The more studios people visit, the more times they can enter. 

Thanks to our sponsors Groundswell Propety and @bayleysraglan @bayleyswaikato 

#raglanartsweekend2025 #raglanartsweekend #raglanart #raglanartists #raglanartstrail #artstrail #artsweekend #finearts #RAW2025 #artstour #nzartists #whatsonraglan #artfestival #thearts #nzart #raglanartgallery #raglanartgalleries #artexhibition #artexhibitions #raglanartexhibition #artshow #artonshow #artforsale #finearts #raglangalleries #raglanarts #creativeraglan #whatsonwaikato
There's a lot going on this week in our artists' s There's a lot going on this week in our artists' studios, workshops, corners of their homes and inside their heads! 

Wishing all our artists the best as they set up for RAW - just 3 sleeps away!

#raglanartists #raglanartsweekend #raglanartsweekend2025
#raw2025 #raw25
FOLLOW THE FLAGS! Look out for our official RAW f FOLLOW THE FLAGS!

Look out for our official RAW flags around Raglan over the open studio weekend - they are your signposts to the very best art talent that Raglan has to offer. These flags mark where our official participating RAW artists are exhibiting their work... in their home studios or workshops, halls and galleries. There may be other pop-ups over the weekend, but the RAW flags tell you the way to go.

Some say they are orange, some say pink, we say they are salmon!

#raglanartsweekend2025 #raglanartsweekend #raglanart #raglanartists #raglanartstrail #artstrail #artsweekend #finearts #RAW2025 #artstour #nzartists #whatsonraglan #artfestival #thearts #nzart #raglanartgallery #raglanartgalleries #artexhibition #artexhibitions #raglanartexhibition #artshow #artonshow #artforsale #finearts #raglangalleries #raglanarts #creativeraglan #whatsonwaikato
Raglan Arts Weekend is on THIS COMING WEEKEND! In Raglan Arts Weekend is on THIS COMING WEEKEND!
In the lead up to RAW, tune into @raglancommunityradio as they interview some of our artists...
 
TUES 8.30am - Harrison Synnott @harrisonsynnott.art 
 
WED 9.00am - Seb Hart @beingseb 
9.30am - Yaniv Janson @yanivjansonart
 
THUR 9.00am - Zasha Skye, our Hatch lead, + 3 Hatch artists @zashaskye 
 
FRI 9.00am - Helen Parsons @helenparsons6 

You can find the podcasts online too if you missed them live...links in our bio!

#raglanartsweekend2025 #raglanartsweekend #raglanart #raglanartists #raglanartstrail #artstrail #artsweekend #finearts #RAW2025 #artstour #nzartists #whatsonraglan #artfestival #thearts #nzart #raglanartgallery #raglanartgalleries #artexhibition #artexhibitions #raglanartexhibition #artshow #artonshow #artforsale #finearts #raglangalleries #raglanarts #creativeraglan #whatsonwaikato #raglanradio
We are so very grateful to have such wonderful par We are so very grateful to have such wonderful partners and sponsors on board with us. Not only is RAW just not doable without them, we also have such fun working together. We're stoked to have received a grant this year from @meridianenergy - thanks for your support! 

We've also had some great help for The Hatch from @stageset  and Penguin Swim School - the space in the Town Hall will be totally reimagined thanks to this team, and curated by the epic @zashaskye . Also, the amazing @groundswell_property Management has teamed up with us this year for our new competition with a wicked prize - more on that soon! 

RAW would not be possible without the long term partnerships established with:
@rangitahipeninsula 
@chartwellproject 

@bayleysraglan 

@palmprints_1 
@tonyslypottery 
@raglancountryandbluesfestival 

And also a big thanks to:
Waikato District Creative Communities

@ Arts Centre
@bisforbing 

Ngā mihi - THANK YOU
#raglanartsweekend2025 #raglanartsweekend #raglanart #raglanartists #raglanartstrail #artstrail #artsweekend #finearts #RAW2025 #artstour #nzartists #whatsonraglan #artfestival #thearts #nzart #raglanartgallery #raglanartgalleries #artexhibition #artexhibitions #raglanartexhibition #artshow #artonshow #artforsale #finearts #raglangalleries #raglanarts #creativeraglan #whatsonwaikato
There are major perks to this job. For example, sa There are major perks to this job. For example, sampling cocktails for next week's Artist Connect  Launch event at @isoraglan, brought to you by the fabulous team at @bayleysraglan and @bayleyswaikato. :) 

But we need your help! We need to name this fabulous cocktail. It has beautiful tones of raspberry and lemon for a sultry sweet sour concoction.  It is absolutely gorgeous.... Can you help us name it? We want the name to have an artistic flair to it to celebrate our beautiful artists in Raglan. Let's go!
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