Leda Daniel on show in the Pop up gallery

Leda Daniel is an Argentinian artist who has been living in Helensville for the past few years.
She gets her inspiration from New Zealand's colourful scenery and the local Kaipara River. Lately she has been working trying to merge her love of landscapes and sunsets with abstract concepts, adding textures and different techniques to her paintings. Each painting is composed of several layers, each showing through to the next, making the finished product very intricate and colourful.
"My main goal is to convey a sense of peace and happiness to my audience when they look at my work.” — Leda

Leda's work will be on show in the Pop up gallery, the meeting room by the library, open 10 - 4 Sat, Sun, Mon.

Public art on show

Helensville is lucky enough to have 3 wonderful new wooden seats. These have been carved by the community under the leadership of the Mad Wood Carver, Denise Marshall.
At any time you can have a walk around Helensville and take time to rest and admire these new pieces of public art.

The dog walking park next to the Museum

The small park next to the river, near the Grand hotel

A nice resting spot on the river walk, near where the path comes out by Mitre 10

Tin Shed yarns

Fiona from Tin Shed yarns will once again open her stuido all weekend. Visitors will be able to see the whole process from raw fleece to finiahed garment, including the design process which is always interesting. This year there will be a limited number of handmade stoles available to buy, as well as patterns and wool.

hatmaker opens her studio for the 3rd year

Marmalade hats will once again open its doors to visitors for Arts in the Ville 2017.
Myra will be on hand to show you how her amazing hats are created, hats that are often seen on the cat walk as well as walking around Helensville.

Moth exhibiting

Helensville is full of creative people and businesses. One such business is Moth. Jane has been a supporter of Arts in the Ville from the 1st weekend 3 years ago and this year will again have a display of her work in the Pop up gallery in the centre of town.

studio open for the 2nd year

After a very successful weekend last year William Robert Boyd will once again open his amazing studio in the old bank in Helensville over Labour weekend. Come and talk to William about his work and see where these beautiful paintings are created.

New potter for this years Arts in the Ville

We are excited to have a new potter exhibiting as part of this years Arts in the Ville.
Louise Wild will be showing her pots in the Whimsical garden all weekend.
Here is what Louise says about her creative passion

"I'm a hobby potty with a real passion for texture and colour, inspired by mother nature and some of her many talents! I have dabbled with clay for many years and get a real sense of relaxation and fulfillment from going through the process of making a piece, from initial idea to final completion.

I still feel a genuine thrill each time I finish a ceramic piece."

I can't wait to see her at work during the weekend.