“Earth, Sea and Sky” is the theme of the latest exhibition at the Art Society Hall on King Street.

The 15-day exhibition, which opened on Saturday, features pottery, paintings, mono prints, sketching, woodcraft and jewellery crafted by Ōpōtiki’s burgeoning collective of local artists.

Organiser Dot Wilson encourages people to pop in and check out the exhibition while it is on.

“Our aim is to make the arts in Ōpōtiki a happy and enjoyable experience where members can meet up and hone their skills. Over the past two years, the membership has almost tripled to 105 people.

On Tuesday, members paint in watercolour or oils, draw, quilt, work with clay or read from our art library all while drinking tea or coffee and enjoying the company,” she said.

A recent grant from Trust Horizon has enabled the Art Hall to purchase a new kiln to accommodate the enthusiasm members have for pottery.

“Many of our new members are choosing to participate in pottery and the group is growing faster than anticipated, we have even extended the pottery time through to 6pm on Tuesday, so we were fortunate to get the grant from Trust Horizon just in time.

“We are also most grateful to our Ōpōtiki sponsors like Harcourts, Mitre 10, Ice Electrical and Ōpōtiki Pharmacy. Grants from Lotteries and Creative New Zealand also really help, but we couldn’t do it without our wonderful group of volunteers who help with fundraising, maintenance and generally keeping everything ticking along,” Ms Wilson said.

The exhibition is open every day until April 11, 10am to 3pm.

Entry is free.

All exhibits are for sale with the proceeds going to the club and local artists.