The
ReFinery Art Gallery
 Refinery
is a Kahurangi Employment Trust project
The ReFinery's aim is to provide a workspace
to emerging artists alongside a public gallery in
which these artists can display their art and craft.
To
allow as many artists as possible to make use of
t his 'incubator space', we are leasing the space
to the artists for a limited time of residence,
which in turn is linked to major art & marketing
events. At the end of this period we expect the
artist to have gained enough independence to set
up their own studio, or join with other artist cooperatives
in our region.
 To
link in the ReFinery with Kahurangi Trusts
other activities and to give the gallery a special
marketing focus, the artist participating are expected
t o create art & craft from recycled materials
or at least to have a prominent recycling aspect
to their artwork.
The ReFinery has been open
since September 2003 and the ingenuity and creativity
of the artists has turned it into an attractive
and inspiring venue.
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