

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gala Opening of 2026 Open Studios, guest speaker Dick Frizzell 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: We’re delighted to reveal that our Keynote Speaker for the Mercury Bay Art Escape Opening Gala on Friday 6 March is none other than Dick Frizzell.
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists, Dick has created some of our country’s most iconic works. His art captures the spirit of Aotearoa — blending landscapes, Kiwiana, Māori motifs, abstraction, and popular culture with his unmistakable style.
Dick currently has an exhibition of his latest landscapes, ‘The Weight of the World’ on now at Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland — showing until 25 October.
Tickets will be available online and at Hot Waves Café in December. Don’t be slow — this event is always a sell out!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coromandel/gala-opening-of-2026-open-studios-guest-speaker-dick-frizzell/200029194858231
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 46

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029194858231?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=coromandel-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Coromandel
- **state**: WK
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Hot Waves Cafe
- **lat**: -36.889802458
- **long**: 175.82279834
- **full address**: Hot Waves Cafe, 8 Pye Place,Tairua, New Zealand, Coromandel

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mercury Bay Art Escape (https://allevents.in/org/mercury-bay-art-escape/17091828)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Gala+Opening+of+2026+Open+Studios%2C+guest+speaker+Dick+Frizzell+&date=06+Mar

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hot Waves Cafe, 8 Pye Place,Tairua, New Zealand, Coromandel
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mercury Bay Art Escape
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Gala Opening of 2026 Open Studios, guest speaker Dick Frizzell  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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