Arts Inc. Heretaunga is at the Heart of the Arts in Hawke's Bay. We produce and support a number of festivals, programmes and works, encouraging community connection and appreciation of the arts. Across Heretaunga you'll see a number of public works - keep your eyes peeled while you're out and about!
The Culture Canvas mural series began in 2019 and 2022 saw an addition to that series that was unveiled on the wall of the Sports Centre on Railway Road in Hastings. This work was painted by Dali Susanto and celebrates the diverse community that uses the Sports Centre.
The stories of our city, its people, their culture and identity told in glorious colour and size. Explore the buildings, walls and laneways as our artists' oversize canvas.
View the MapHastings Icons is a multi-site installation work by Adrian Thornton geolocated in Hastings, Hawke's Bay. It takes images connected to the theme of great things growing in Hastings - people, industries, ideas - and turns them into large-scale screenprints on public walls. Each print is linked through a QR code to more information on the subject, located online and accessed through a mobile device. This coming together of a tangible image and a web-based experience provides satisfying interactivity for the participant. The full art work is not experienced until the viewer accesses the online content, although each element can be enjoyed on its own.
