Raetihi Arts Trust Gallery is an art gallery at 61 Seddon Street in Raetihi, Ruapehu, holding a 5.0 rating from its single Google review. It sits in the heart of this small Ruapehu town, ten minutes from Ohakune.
Galleries like this are often where a region's creative life shows most clearly: expect changing exhibitions of painting, photography, printmaking and craft by local and Central Plateau artists, usually priced within reach of passing travellers rather than city collectors. Because shows rotate, regulars know to call in every few months — the walls are rarely the same twice. Whoever is minding the desk can usually point you towards studios, markets and other creative stops around the district, and buying even a small piece or print is the most direct way to keep a rural arts scene alive.
Set on Seddon Street as a natural pause on SH4 between Whanganui and National Park, the gallery makes a rewarding stop on any Ruapehu journey.