# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 am
- **Event Description**: Come and celebrate the creations made by tamariki from Pūrākaunui School, Port Chalmers School, Kōputai Pioneers ECE and Port Chalmers Kindergarten, under the brilliant guidance and inspiration of our 2025 Artist-in-Residence, maker and local icon Beau Cotton!

The exhibition will open at 12pm at the Port Chalmers school hall, Wharenui. The artwork will be on display in the Wharenui for two hours while guests can also enjoy the celebration.

All are welcome at this event, which includes family entertainment by Te Kura o Kōpūtai Kapa Haka and the Port Chalmers School Marimba Band. Everyone is invited to bring a blanket and share a picnic lunch, along with Sausage Sizzle, vegetarian nachos, baked delights for sale and other refreshments.

Many will know Beau Cotton (Ngāi Te Rangi; he/him) from his roles in our local café scene, but did you also know he is highly acclaimed as a maker of jewellery and wearable sculptures? He has studied fashion in London, media arts in Hamilton, Toi Māori in Ōtepoti, and was recently awarded the Robinson Law Highly Commended prize at the 2025 Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards for contemporary New Zealand art. He has exhibited at Bowen Galleries, Wellington; Olga Gallery, Dunedin; Midden Studios, Portobello; and Pea Sea Art, Port Chalmers.

For two weeks this month, Beau will work alongside tamariki of Port Chalmers School, Pūrākaunui School, Port Chalmers Kindergarten and Pioneers Kōpūtai ECE to consider the question, 'what makes something valuable?' Can something be special, ‘just because’? Come and see how our kids respond to these arty questions, and enjoy a festive afternoon in Kōpūtai!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/port-chalmers/beau-cotton-and-west-harbour-kids-art-exhibition-and-community-fair/200029146062542
- **Event Categories**: kids, art, exhibitions, music, trips-adventures, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Port Chalmers
- **state**: OT
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Port Chalmers School - Te Kura ō Kōpūtai
- **lat**: -45.81983
- **long**: 170.61688
- **full address**: Port Chalmers School - Te Kura ō Kōpūtai, 30 Albertson Ave, Port Chalmers 9023, New Zealand, Port Chalmers

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair being held?
  - **A:** Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair takes place on Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 am to Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 am at Port Chalmers School - Te Kura ō Kōpūtai, 30 Albertson Ave, Port Chalmers 9023, New Zealand, Port Chalmers.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair?
  - **A:** Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair is organized by West Harbour Arts Charitable Trust.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Port Chalmers, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Beau Cotton & West Harbour Kids' Art Exhibition & Community Fair sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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