History of Whare Toi / Kerr St Creative Hub
Whare Toi is nestled on the side of Maunga Takarunga (Mount Victoria), the largest of the North Shore volcanic cones.
STOP THE CUTS: Have Your Say on the Auckland Council Annual Budget 2023/24
Auckland Council’s draft budget for 2023/24, proposes to cut $36.5M from regional arts, events, and community initiatives. This will have long-term negative impacts on Auckland’s arts and creative sector, sending our city backwards socially and economically. But there’s still hope!…
PRESS RELEASE: Joint Statement on the Proposed Auckland Council Funding Cuts to Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
At a recent meeting of leaders of local Devonport organisations there was unanimous concern at the proposed Auckland Council budget cuts.
The Big Idea – Arts Voices: Why Auckland Must Fight Council Budget Cuts
The Big Idea recently published an article featuring members of Tāmaki Makaurau’s creative community on the proposed Auckland Council Budget cuts, including DEPOT General Manager Amy Saunders. You can read the article in full here: https://thebigidea.nz/stories/arts-voices-why-auckland-must-fight-council-budget-cuts
DEPOT Open Day 2023: Recap
Our inaugural DEPOT OPEN DAY was a spectacular and meaningful milestone! Thank you so much to those that joined us to experience our fresh spaces and updated facade and to meet our passionate team. You and the other 250+ visitors…
Introducing The DEPOT Collective
We’ve just launched a brand new membership initiative, the DEPOT COLLECTIVE.
Depot 2022 in Review
Artspace Our unique multidisciplinary Artspace supported the work of 116 artists across 25 exhibitions in our gallery spaces and ran 15 artist-led events. Sound Our recording studio, Depot Sound, held 120 recording sessions for more than 50 musicians and recorded 80 songs, hosted 52 rehearsals and recorded several…
RNZ Interview with Sarah Adam
In support of her ongoing exhibition Late to the Hut Sarah Adam had a korero with Standing Room Only’s Lynn Freeman about painting ‘en plein air’ while walking the 3000-kilometre Te Arora trail. LISTEN HERE
Board Vacancies
DEPOT is a multi-disciplinary creative hub, encompassing all art forms and encouraging a diverse range of artists within the Tāmaki Makarau creative community. We are guided by the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and actively exploring how to improve…
Interview with Judy Darragh on Artist Resale Royalties
In conjunction with Pre-Loved Re-Loved – Depot’s annual re-sale exhibition – we sat down with prolific NZ artist Judy Darragh for a korero about the upcoming MCH Artist Resale Royalties Scheme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmdbPpz35Hw
