Lysaght Watt Gallery

We are a volunteer-run community venue located on the Town Square in Hawera. Our Gallery provides space for art exhibitions and projects, with shows changing monthly.

On Now:

Stamping and Posting Exhibition

Friday 15th June – Saturday 7th July

Two Stamping and Posting collections from Jill Williams and Val Gould, with postcards from Taranaki and postage stamps from around the world on display.

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2018 Lysaght Watt Trust Art Award Prizewinners

Lysaght Watt Trust FIRST OVERALL AWARD – $3000:
Nour Hassan (Auckland) for Beat

Meremere / Ohangai Rural Women HIGHLY COMMENDED 2D AWARD – $500:
Joon-Hee Park (Auckland) for Sweet Dreams II

Neil Walker & Family HIGHLY COMMENDED 3D AWARD -$500:
Blue W Black (Dunedin) for Repotted

Greaves Electrical COMMENDED 2D AWARD – $250:
Sophie Joy Prendergast (Auckland) for Transition

Beccard Motors COMMENDED 3D AWARD – $250:
Di West (Opua, Northland) for Star Finder

Tandem Group LOCAL ARTIST AWARD – $250:
Jean Finer (Hawera) for On, Upward Through the Herb-fields

Normanby Fibreglass PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – $250:
This is awarded at the end of the exhibition to the artwork with the most votes from the public. You have to be there to vote – so come in to the Gallery before Sunday 10th June to see all the diverse interpretations of Rising.