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The gala event of the Eden Arts calendar is held in March each year and brings together a large number of recognised Auckland artists who draw and paint from the Essex Road Reserve. The completed works are auctioned the same day to provide funds for community arts initiatives.
Around 40 visual artists work in the park during the day. Talk to the artists or watch an artwork progress from start to finish. Children’s workshops are offered. The work of well known artists can be won in the raffle. It’s a great day with live music, entertainment and various activities to enjoy. At the end there is a chance to purchase the works created, not to mention all the excitement of a live auction!
ARTISTS IN EDEN DAY 2012
Thank you to all those who came along on Saturday 17 March to help us celebrate 25 years in the park! It was a great day with good crowds and we were very lucky with the weather. In fact, in all these years we have only been rained off once! This year for the first time we had a rain venue - the Mt Eden Village Centre - which thankfully was not needed.
Participating artists on the day included "regulars" such as John Horner, Russell Jackson, Peter Gibson Smith and many more, such as newcomer Rosalind Horner running the children's art activities. Stanley Palmer once again donated a print for the raffle and also took a most successful tour round the Village Centre.
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