What began as a grassroots celebration of local creativity has grown into one of the Eastern Coromandel’s most anticipated arts events, showcasing over 50 exceptional artists from across the region.

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Welcome to the full audio version of Coromind Magazine, Issue 35.   

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The first time I saw a Coromind magazine was when my English teacher was waving it above the class, explaining we could submit a piece of our writing to potentially have it published …

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The 19th annual Coromandel Open Studios Arts Tour has wrapped up; over two weekends, the Coromandel came alive with creativity, connection and colour as artists opened their doors and welcomed visitors from near and far.

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Kia ora, I’m Bernadette Ballantyne. I grew up in a small town in Taranaki and went to art school in the early 2000s. My work has always carried a thread of New Zealand nature and the passing of time, with themes of nostalgia running through. Much of what I create is about celebrating life’s natural rhythms and the small, fleeting moments that stay with us.

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For many years, in my music practice, the imposter would sneak in through dark cracks of self-knowing, thriving on sabotage of all I had built. She would ask “Who the hell do you think you are?” and serve a platter of comparisons, to those more successful, more talented, more infinitely interesting. I refused to call myself a musician because I didn’t play an instrument but when, on hikoi, without music to play aloud, I began to sing...

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Proud to be Local is our inspirational feature, highlighting homegrown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world. In this edition, Yvette Kloss. Supported by Ron Morgan

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Kathleen Veronica Cummings (08/01/1891 - 14/07/1948) was a New Zealand painter, and a student of Charles Goldie. Her work, Portrait of a Māori Woman, is part of the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In 2020 an oil on canvas of Harata Rewiti Tarapata, circa 1910, sold for $32,000 at auction.

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Sarah Jamieson has the same first name as me and grew up in the same area. We used to work at the same dairy. There is one obvious difference between us, however: I left and she stayed.

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Wander into the ngahere (forest) of the upper North Island and you will likely find yourself among kauri trees – towering giants whose roots stretch wide, anchored deep in the whenua (land).

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