Art To Wear Celebrating its 20th Year in 2023

Time to get those thinking caps on and ideas flowing.

A lifetime ago Raglan Art to Wear was born from a creative workshop held at the Old School. The workshop culminated in a fashion show with costumes made By Yani Split. Yani went on to become a section winner at WOW and Art to Wear became Raglan’s Biennial show.

AUT graduate Jean Carbon introduced Wearable Art to her High School students and they loved it. Jean, new to Raglan, discovered it was a wonderful way to get to know the community and has loved watching the fledgling artists grow up through the years to develop skills in construction and creation, problem-solving and recycling. From the individual artist to whānau collaboration plus community and school groups, Raglan creators of all ages are able to discover the thrill of being on stage and the acknowledgement of their work.

The five categories which are sponsored by our wonderful community groups and businesses are open to interpretation allowing creators to think outside the box. We encourage all artists to aim for 100% recycled materials and Zero Extreme Waste has been very supportive in providing assistance with a variety of creative bits and pieces.

As we near the end of the year we are looking for expressions of interest in each of the categories:

Open Sections

Kalide-Escape – Color

Time in Motion

Forest Flora – Kaitakitanga

Suit-able

Childrens Section

Wing It

Important Dates: Show May 27 2023

Expressions of interest due/;

March 27 2023

Entries in By April 27, 2023