Events

On Saturday 15 March, FLOW Festival will transform the grounds at Oxford Gallery into a lively, family-friendly day out, celebrating creativity in all its forms.

Inspired by the relationship between the flow of the mighty Waimakariri river and creative expression, FLOW Festival weaves together visual, performance and musical arts with artist-led activities, a market, and food and drink.

Festival Project Manager and Oxford Gallery Trustee, Ater Wolf, together with her hardworking team, outlined the FLOW Festival vision, “Creativity has the power to open our minds, to lift our wairua (spirit) and make our communities better places to live.

“Oxford Gallery has built a reputation as a destination for high-calibre art exhibitions, workshops, and community gatherings. As an artist-volunteer-run space, we are always thinking about ways to bring people together to experience and take part in the arts, and FLOW is the result of one of these big ideas.

“I’m really proud of the festival programme and invite everyone in and around Oxford to come down and support this inaugural event, because our ambition is to organise FLOW for every second year.”

There will be live music and performances, an art market and a raft of creative activities for all ages to take part in: watercolour art, block printing, tea-making, pounamu carving, mural painting, treasure hunt, found poetry, raranga – weaving, and much more. Plus there will be food and drinks from hand-picked local businesses to keep you energised.

For the full programme visit oxfordgallery.org.nz/FLOW

Workshop bookings should be made in advance by sending an email to oxfordgalleryevents@gmail.com

FLOW Festival
Saturday 15 March
11.30am – 5.30pm
72 Main Street, Oxford, Waimakariri
FREE ENTRY