Whanganui Artists Open Studios (AOS) 2020 will go ahead this weekend but some of the larger gatherings around the event have been shelved.
After careful deliberation on Tuesday night, members of Artists Open Studios Whanganui
Trust decided that artists and studios that wish to open this weekend should do so.
Event co- ordinator Kat Wade said studios that wish to open will need to ensure the Ministry of Health guidelines around Covid-19 are strictly followed.
"The Starting Point Exhibition at 19 Taupō Quay will be open from Saturday morning of March 21 and we ask those attending to follow the guidelines set out at the venue," Wade said.
Three AOS events that were likely to attract larger audiences have been cancelled.