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About us

This section contains items and news about the Raglan Old School Arts Centre and our friends.

With exhibitions, concerts, films and creative workshops and a thriving school holiday programme, the Old School is a busy place, offering a great deal to both visitors and and the local community.

To be part of Old School Arts Centre you can join the Raglan Community Arts Council as a full participating and voting member or become a friend. To find more about becoming a friend, read our brochure. To download and print your own copy of the brochure in Acrobat PDF format Click Here.

 

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Booking a room for your event at the Arts Centre

To book an event, first check the calendar to make sure that nothing else is on at the same time as the time when you are planning your event. Phone 825 0023 or email info@raglanartscentre.co.nz to make sure. Then download the form from the links shown below and post it to PO Box 91, Raglan 3265 or drop it in at the Arts Centre.

Download form here as a PDF document Click Here or here as an MS Word document Click Here.

Exhibiting at the Old School

The Community Gallery at the Old School Arts Centre is available for your exhibition.

To download and print your own copy of the gallery booking form in MS Word format, click here: Click Here.

Being a Member or Friend of the Old School

Being a Member or Friend means belonging to a network of people who want to support this exciting place, and enjoy the benefits it has to offer.

  • Membership of Raglan Community Arts Council gives you voting rights at general meetings, and some financial benefits, eg if you wish to hire the gallery facilities, sell work through the gallery, or have your work included in Members’ exhibitions.
  • Friends of the Old School don’t have a formal connection with the Raglan Community Arts Council, but play a very important and valuable part in the running of events at the Old School.

 

To download and print your own copy of the brochure in Acrobat PDF format Click Here or here for MS Word format Click Here.

You can also join up online:

Members or Friends

 

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Brochures

Members of the Old School - Newsletter

Members of the Old School receive a newsletter.

To download and print your own copy of the September 2009 newsletter in MS Word format Click Here.

To download and print your own copy of the October 2009 newsletter in MS Word format Click Here.

Raglan Whaingaroa Arts Trail

Each year the Old School Arts Centre publishes an Arts Trail brochure covering arts and artists in the Raglan Whainagroa area.

To download and print your own copy of the brochure in Acrobat PDF format Click Here.

Raglan Youth Arts Scholarship

The Raglan Community Arts Council has much pleasure in announcing a scholarship of $1000 to be awarded to a young person resident in the Whaingaroa region who intends to go on to tertiary study in the visual arts next year. The aim of the award is to encourage those currently in Year 13 at school who aim to study any of the following: design, multi-media, photography or moving image, graphic arts, raranga, painting, ceramic arts, whakairo.
The scholarship has been made possible through the generosity of those involved with the successful Raglan Festivals of Art held in recent years.

Young people wishing to apply for the scholarship can get download form here as a PDF document Click Here or here as an MS Word document Click Here.

 

Raglan Old School Heritage

The Old School in Stewart Street, Raglan is a beautiful historic builiding rich in memories. Declared a heritage site in 2008, the Old School continues to be a part of Raglan's heart and soul.

To download and print your own copy of the brochure in Acrobat PDF format Click Here.

In the news

2009 Raglan Food & Wine Market

In January 2009, the Raglan Chronicle covered the 2009 Raglan Food & Wine Market and art auction.

Click through to the Raglan Chronicle to read the article: Go to article Publication Date Thursday, 29 Jan 2009.

Raglan ArtoWear

In July 2008, the Waikato Times covered the 2008 Raglan ArtoWear competition and show.

Click through to the Waikato Times to read the article: Go to article Publication Date Thursday, 21 Jul 2008

Raglan Festival of Art expands

In February 2008, the Waikato Times interviewed Jane Galloway about the Raglan Festival of Art.

Click through to the Waikato Times to read the interview: Go to article Publication Date Thursday, 21 Feb 2008

Dave Currie, Anthea Jackson and Todd Niall discuss arts and culture in Raglan on National Radio

In early January 2008, Summer Report visited Raglan for a live broadcast.

Click through to National Radio for a podcast or to listen to the interview: Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download Podcast

Publication Date Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:45, itunes Duration 00:08:12 Size 2.9 MB

Jim Mora and Anthea Jackson chat about the Old School Arts Centre on National Radio

In mid December 2007, Afternoons With Jim Mora on New Zealand National Radio featured Raglan and the Old School Arts Centre on the show's Your Place segment.

Click through to National Radio for a podcast or to listen to the interview: Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download Podcast

Publication Date Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:48, itunes Duration 00:06:41

 

Diving Figure Raranga by Ruth Mosaic Panel 1 Drama Kids 2 Mosaic Workshop

 

For more information on the Old School Arts Centre and the arts in Raglan contact Jacqueline Anderson info@raglanartscentre.co.nz Phone (07) 825 0023