East Gore Arts Centre

The arts centre is located in the former East Gore Presbyterian Church, designed by prominent architect RA Lawson and built in 1881. The main historic church building and later 1960's hall addition are sited on terraced land overlooking the Mataura River. The completed art centre hosts six key components: a fully functioning lithographic studio, a broad purpose printmaking studio with etching and woodblock printing facilities, a painting and general purpose studio space, a self-contained flat for visiting artists, a temporary exhibition space, and an art education centre in the main historic church building. The art centre serves to complement the Eastern Southland Gallery exhibition and outreach programmes and provides opportunities for on-going artist-in-residence programmes, sponsored fellowships, master-classes and school-based art projects.