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The Creative Community Campus represents the Incubator's expansion into creative learning and events. Thanks to a generous grant from Lotto NZ, we acquired this building, which has significantly transformed the arts infrastructure in the Tauranga community.

As the largest community arts facility in the Bay of Plenty, the Creative Campus provides a diverse array of spaces, genres, meeting areas, and opportunities for tutor employment, community volunteering, kura engagement, and rangatahi activities.

We strive to offer affordable and accessible venues where artists can share their expertise through bite-sized workshops for the community to enjoy.

This initiative has greatly enhanced the placemaking impact on the Historic Village, elevating it to a nationally recognised arts village and destination.

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Upcoming workshops

Would you like to request a workshop or want to be added to our waitlist for a sold out workshop?

Pop your details below and we will be in contact about any upcoming workshops or if a spot becomes available!

Thank you, we will be in contact!

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Our team

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Monthly clubs

Our spaces

Resources available:

  • Kitchenette with mini fridge, califont and clean-up and/or domestic shub

  • One large conference table and three smaller tables, comfortably seating 45, with more seating available

  • Small lounge area, with cushioned seating for 6

  • 4 power sockets

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Blue room

A super spacious workroom able to host 30+ people for a multitude of creative activities from painting to seminars

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Social Fabric

Resources available:

  • 8 domestic machines

  • 2 overlockers

  • Textile library

  • An extensive inventory of sewing tools and equipment (request list)

  • Kitchenette for domestic use

8 domestic machines, 2 overlockers, a textile library and sewing supplies - Bookings require a tutor that knows how to sew and perform basic machine troubleshooting

Resources available:

  • Outdoor shub and hose

  • 10 power sockets

  • Long, plastic covered craft table, comfortably seating 12, with more seating available.

  • Plastic roller walls, outdoor heaters x 2 and ceiling fans

Kawakawa room

Beautifully sunny patio workspace for that more outdoorsy feel in a workshop space.

Resources available:

  • Attached kitchen for domestic purposes only

  • Clean-up station

  • Large workshop table which comfortably seats 12 - 20, depending on activity

  • 2 power sockets

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Resources available:

  • 6 pottery wheels

  • Reclaim bucket

  • Pug mill

  • Slab roller

  • Wedging board

  • Workshop tables on casters x 2

  • Baterns

  • Pottery tools

  • Clean-up tub

  • 10 power sockets

Red room

Pottery, ceramics & printmaking hub, with a big, beautiful workshop table, comfortably seating up to 14. Includes printing press and 6 pottery wheels

The Mud Room

Ceramics and pottery studio in The Creative Community Campus. Tools, wheels, kiln use and other  equipment is included in the cost.

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The Garden of Earthly Delights

Resources available:

  • 3 picnic tables under a pergola

  • 4 large colourful platforms, can be used for seating/surfaces

  • 3 drum leaners

  • More seating available

A large outdoor space for picnics, outdoor workshops, outdoor stages for live music and undercover seating.

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Additional resources available are:

  • Large portable TV (with HDMI capability)

  • Projector 

  • Whiteboard

  • Urns x 2

  • Easels x 10

  • Trestle tables x 2

  • Extension cords

  • Multi-plugs

  • Additional seating

  • BBQ

  • Gas cookers x 10

  • Tea, coffee and sugar

Entire Campus Hire

Hire the entire facility including all rooms (except Social Fabric and studios) including the garden area/outdoor stage and and BBQ.

Location

The Creative Campus is located in the Historic Village at 159, 17th Avenue -Tauranga. The Village was formerly a museum site back in the day, and features clusters of historic buildings - some relocated from historical places around New Zealand. The Village is home to 6 art galleries, designer boutiques, artisan shops, vinyl/record store, a barber, dance studios, The Whipped Baker Café, Whakairo Māori carving studio, a theatre, a boutique cinema, sculpture trails, murals, craft workshops, ceramics & pottery studios, a restaurant, The Men's Shed, a photography studio and plant nursery, upcycled clothing boutiques and many community organisations.

Type of events

Our venue can be used for a range of events; creative workshops, art classes, one on one tutoring, group events, team building, creative bootcamps or children's birthday parties.

Parking

We have free on-street parking spaces on 17th Avenue.  Workshop tutors can arrange with the team to get access for packing and unpacking gear.

Wall murals

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant, colourful and creative hub so it was important to us to make our spaces reflect the same values! It was our mission to connect with local artists to bring bold and bright colours into our spaces and that is exactly what they have done!

Artists

Rachel Denny

Red Room in the Creative Community Campus

Ally Drury

Blue Room in the Creative Community Campus

Rosa Haug

Bathroom in the Creative Community Campus

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