By far one of the best galleries in Northland, if not the best!
Village Arts is Hokianga’s community art gallery. Scheduled solo and group exhibitions plus a showcase space highlight the area’s established and emerging artists.
The spacious white-walled gallery showcases contemporary painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, furniture, object, jewellery, ceramics, and traditional and contemporary Māori arts.
On Te Ara Manawa: The Heart Trail and Northland Art Trail, Village Arts is located on the main street in historic Kohukohu on the northern shores of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s spectacularly beautiful Hokianga Harbour.
Village Arts is a non-profit charitable organisation that operates under the umbrella of the Kohukohu Community Trust and aims to support the development of a robust and vibrant arts community in Kohukohu and Hokianga.
Extended Summer Opening | Open Daily 10am – 3pm
Whakatinanahia i Te Pō
Kohinga Ringatoi Collective
Opening 11am Saturday 28th March
Open 28th March to 26th April 2026
Whakatinanahia (Hakatinanahia) i Te Pō is a multi-disciplinary body of work exploring the relationship between wāhine Māori and Te Pō. The contributing artists are Hiria Thomas, Cece Gray, and Erana Kaa (Kohinga Ringatoi Collective), featuring works created by Akomanga Kea from Te Kura Takiwa o Opononi.
The Collective honours their tūpuna, Kohingarua Ruma Harding (née Murray), who passed away as a young mother during the tuberculosis epidemic. These works depict her tūpuna, her descendants, and thus her continuing presence. The disciplines represented in Whakatinanahia i Te Pō include: clay (uku-Hineahuone), photography (hakaahuatanga-Hine‑tītama/Hinenui‑te‑Pō), and textiles (kākahu-Hine‑te‑iwaiwa).