Welcome to Art Trails New Zealand

To go to an art trail, click on the relevant link listed under the North or South Islands, each island listed in order from North to South. If your studio or gallery is not yet listed and you would like it to be, or you note any errors, please email us - we would love to hear from you.

We offer FREE registration for all New Zealand art galleries, museums and art studios which are regularly open to the public, click here to complete a registration form.

For additional 13 Canturbury region art trails for Members of Arts Canterbury Inc, please click this link.

North Island

Kaitaia-North Cape
Bay Of Islands
Kerikeri
Whangarei
Hokianga - Kaikohe
Puhoi, Warkworth - Bream Bay
Hibicus Coast
Auckland - North Shore
Auckland West
Auckland City
Auckland South
Waiheke Island
Coromandel
Waikato North
Hamilton
Waikato South
Waikato South East
Tauranga
Whakatane - Opotiki
Eastland, Gisborne-East Cape
Hawkes Bay-North of Napier
Napier & Taradale
Hastings & Havelock
Rotorua
Taupo
Ruapehu
New Plymouth, North Taranaki
Taranaki South
Rangitikei (Marton - Taihape)
Wanganui
Pahiatua - Waipukurau
Manawatu - Palmerston North
Otaki & Levin Art Trail
Kapiti Coast
Porirua - Mana
Wairarapa
Hutt Valley / Eastbourne
Wellington - Northern Suburbs
Wellington
Wellington - South

South Island

Golden Bay - Motueka
Nelson
Nelson Lakes
Picton
Blenheim Region
Kaikoura
Hurunui, Hanmer Springs
Christchurch
Arts Canterbury Inc, Art Trails
Akaroa & Little River
Lyttelton & Sumner
Westcoast North
Westcoast Mid
Buller, Murchison, Reefton
Westcoast South
Wanaka
Queenstown - Arrowtown
Fiordland (Lumsden to Fiordland)
Alexandra - Cromwell
Balclutha - Gore
Ashburton, Methven, Riakia
Geraldine
Timaru - Temuka
Oamaru
Dunedin - Port Chalmers Art Trail
Invercargill - Southland
Stewart Island

New Zealand's unique creativity has grown from a marriage of diverse cultures and pure Kiwi ingenuity. Armed with your Art Trail Map, printable from this site, you can easily visit galleries, museums and artists' studios, which provide a perennial glimpse of New Zealand’s artistic and creative endeavours. The idea of this website was masterminded by a well-known New Zealand artist as a helpful tool to further showcase New Zealand creativity to the world as well as provide an online community for artists and art followers.

This site features galleries, museums and studios of New Zealand artists who open their doors to the public. If you enjoy finding your way around art trails as much as we do, then this site is for you, simply click on one of the pins on the NZ map and follow the link to the Google artstrail map of the region or go to the arts trail page. Once you are on an arts trail, menu or pins indicate the locations of the venues and clicking them provide details. Using the maps on this website as a guide, you will meet some of New Zealand’s creative community, openly friendly and happy to showcase their home-grown art to you.

Up to date Print-and-Go Arts Trail Map – simply click on a map, resize it for the area you wish to explore, print out and go. OR, if you wish to use your mobile phone with internet access, it’s even easier, what a creative way to explore New Zealand. We will aim to keep this website as accurate and as up to date as possible however with a constantly changing art scene it will require constant updating, we apologize if from time to time some errors may occur. If you spot an error, we would really appreciate if you would let us know to allow us to correct it.

Visiting On a cruise ship? Easy. Before you sail into a New Zealand port, simply print out the map for the port you are visiting, work out a walking tour (or taxi ride) and jump ashore and enjoy yourself.

New Zealand artists, galleries and shops are happy to welcome you, but please note that they have specific opening times, others prefer a phone call or email to ensure that they are open.

Artists and gallery directors – if you would like to be included here, please fill out registration form. If you don’t already have your own website or are frustrated with the one you have, please visit our website page and start one today.

Happy Trails!

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