ART ON THE COAST

Art lovers can now take the ultimate cultural roadtrip through Aotearoa thanks to the launch of the Coastal Arts Trail. This self-driving tour across the North Island’s lower West Coast is NZ’s newest and largest regional arts tourism experience, featuring more than 50 stops comprising public art, street art, galleries, museums, off-the-beaten-track studios and creative rural communities. To mark the launch, the Coastal Arts Trail has partnered with Quirky Campers NZ to design a world-first ‘Gallery-Camper’, an art-immersive campervan purposebuilt to be taken on tour through the trail. Curator Aimée Ralfini has been appointed to lead the creative development of the Gallery-Camper, which will be available to be booked by the public. On the maiden journey along the Coastal Arts Trail, Ralfini will collect pieces that highlight the incredible work New Zealand artists have to offer in the Manawatū, Whanganui and Taranaki regions, for installation in the campervan. coastalartstrail.nz quirkycampers.com/nz