Auckland Society of Arts

Auckland Society of Arts
Formation1870 (1870)
Dissolved2004 (2004)
Legal statusArtist society
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Formerly called
The Society of Artists

The Auckland Society of Arts was a community organisation that brought together over 2000 local and national artists in Auckland, New Zealand between 1870 and 1984. It was the first community art society in New Zealand and one of the first within Australasia. The group was originally known as the Society of Artists, Auckland, and exhibiting artists produced work for their annual exhibitions that begun in 1881. The average year saw them producing 14 exhibitions total, four as a group, eight solo, and two with unique themes. The society was officially wound up in 2004.

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