Abundance Art Gallery

I often don’t think that Art and West Auckland really go together in the same sentence. I often find driving around West Auckland to be an ugly experience and it does not inspire the artist within me. But that’s the funny thing about Te Atatu Peninsula, it’s got the Westie vibe but it’s also got the arty, latte thing going on too. This is the only gallery and it serves the local community here. I had a look in here once or twice and the stuff displayed didn’t really float my boat. It was very Kiwi oriented and as a European I often don’t relate to this stuff. Having said that there were some nice items which would be good for a gift if you wanted to support local artists. If you were spending an afternoon in the peninsula and were a bit arty, I guess it would be worth checking out.

I don’t know how this place is still open, to be honest. It’s right in the corner of the last shops in the Te Atatu Peninsula village and there’s a huge tree in front of it, so it’s always in the shade, so unless you know it’s there or you happen to be walking past it, you probably will never even notice it. It’s a small gallery and it has nice enough stuff in there, it’s just not my cup of tea. And plus I don’t like the people who work there. They are not friendly and have never made me feel comfortable enough to loiter in the store looking at things, and I only ever spend a couple of minutes in there.