River End Creations

River End Creations Arts & Crafts Seasonal Shop run by a co-operative of local Gisborne artists. Based in Gisborne, New Zealand for the summer months (Nov-Jan). Joy Ashwell

The River End Story
River End Creations is a story of eleven local artists
who committed themselves to opening up a shop in Lowe Street (river end) in 2007 to bring local arts and crafts to the public. Eleven women set up a co-operative to run the shop and
after cleaning, revamping and a celebratory opening night the shop was open for business. Knitting, candles, Maori crafts, mosaic and batik wor

k were some of the work on offer. The co-op miraculously survived the earthquake just before Christmas 2007. Only one member lost all her stock in the shop but was able to salvage a few from her studio. Our mosaic member collected lots of material in the following months. Although Lowe Street doesn’t have a lot of foot traffic River End Creations soon became quite well known and had a loyal following. After a year in business it was decided to recess the project and reopen the following summer in a shop in the Ballance Street Village. Over November, December and January the shop did brisk business and the location was ideal. Although some of the original members left the co-op, others came in including woodworkers and painters, and after a successful season the shop was closed with plans being made to open again in the next summer. An empty shop in Gladstone Road (due for demolition) was available and River End Creations took up residence there for three months over the 2009-2010 season. The addition of an eftpos machine proved a good move and some members enjoyed very good sales. In November 2012 for the 3rd year REC opened for business at the Peel St shop. Our 7th season was on Gladstone Rd again. The 8th & 9th seasons were on Peel St across from the 2010-12 site. Our 10th season was in a small shop on Grey St. The 11th season was back on Gladstone & Derby St. Our 12th season is almost back to the beginning on Peel St in Treble Court not far from the river.

01/08/2025

A few of our members will have a stall at this fair.

04/12/2024

A few of us are having a
market day at Kiri Te Kanawa retirement village

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22/11/2024

☹️ sadly we have made the decision to postpone the event. Same place and time. Hope the weather will be better next weekend.

Some of our members will have stalls at the Arts & Crafts Gisborne Gisborne Art Mart.
18/11/2024

Some of our members will have stalls at the Arts & Crafts Gisborne Gisborne Art Mart.

09/10/2024

No shop this season
🙁

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Some of our members will have stall at this fair tomorrow- Sunday!
12/04/2024

Some of our members will have stall at this fair tomorrow- Sunday!

Look for our members at this fair!.

21/12/2023
21/12/2023

Some of our members will be at the Arts & Crafts Gisborne Summer Arts & Crafts Fair next year!

22/11/2023

Sadly our co-op was
unable to find an empty shop this season

Look for our members at this fair!.
11/04/2023

Look for our members at this fair!.

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