Ōtaki welcomes Artel Gallery & Store
With a perfect five out of five review score and more than 2,000 likes on their Facebook page, Artel Gallery + Store , comes highly recommended for a visit. Now based in Ōtaki, and literally brightening up the street front with stunning displays of highly skilled art and designer craft, I caught up with artist and manager, Maude Heath for a chat. Maude in her new 'office' space. What made you establish Artel Gallery & Store in 2009? Artel Gallery was established as an artist co-operative in a tiny shop at the Lindale Centre. I joined a year later, and over the next few years the co-op membership shifted and changed. I took it over as a commercial concern in 2014. What would be some stand out moments for you in the last ten years? Discovering some wonderful artists and makers on the Kāpiti Coast. How do you think the visual arts, craft and design industries have evolved in Kapiti during your time at Artel? They've grown up. And