As 2025 comes to a close, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped shape DEPOT this year – our artists, audiences, partners, funders, collaborators, volunteers and wider community. DEPOT exists to support creative practice, connection and opportunity across Aotearoa, and this year showed what’s possible when creativity, curiosity and care come together.
Matariki 2025: Ruaruawhetū – Weaving Design Celebrating the Stars Guest-Curator Terehia Walker and exhibiting artists in front of their collaborative work Ko te ha te Raranga – I Weave I Breathe.
Across DEPOT Artspace, Lounge, Whare Toi and 3 Vic Road, we presented a dynamic programme including 26 exhibitions, 106 public workshops and events, and support for 249 artists and 10 artist studios. Highlights included Matariki 2025: Ruaruawhetū – Weaving Design Celebrating the Stars, Siah Finai: Vānimonimo, Jennifer Mason: The Boundary of the Intelligible, Anna Victoria: Time Well Spent, and our inaugural Staff Exhibition – all sparking conversation and connection within our community.
DEPOT Curator Heather Galbraith facilitating Waxing Lyrical with a Cluster of Jewellers as part of First Thursdays Devonport – Te Hau Kapua, surrounded by Anna Victoria’s exhibition Time Well Spent.
DEPOT Sound hosted 6 live gigs and supported 474 musicians, while our Creative Careers Aotearoa team continued to provide emerging creatives with mentoring, industry connections and real-world opportunities at pivotal moments in their careers. We supported 180 creatives, delivering 71 workshops and career labs, championing experimentation, collaboration and bold thinking across disciplines.
RACING performing at DEPOT’s Flood-Recovery Fundraiser Gig at Devonport RSA’s Hall.
We were thrilled to open our Ceramics Studio, launch our Online Shop and Gift Vouchers and softly launch our Makers Space at Whare Toi. What a year!
Participants creating their ceramic masterpieces at the DEPOT Ceramic Studio.
We are deeply grateful to our funders and partners, including Creative New Zealand and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, and to the artists and communities whose energy and generosity bring DEPOT to life every day.
Looking ahead to 2026, we’re excited to share new exhibitions, programmes and creative opportunities, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Until then, we wish you a restful and creative festive season.
Ngā mihi nui,
The DEPOT Team
DEPOT | Te Whare Toi – Centre for Creative Futures
Devonport, Tāmaki Makaurau
Please Note:
DEPOT Artspace closes from 20 December and reopens Tuesday 13 January 2026.
Jean Stewart: Sitting with the Trees opens at DEPOT 3 Vic Road on Friday 16 January from 6pm, with an artist talk at 6:30pm.
The DEPOT Shop and Ceramics Studio remain open throughout the holidays – visit us at 3 Vic Road for handmade gifts, ceramics workshops, or gift vouchers!
