Local primary school students' creativity is centre stage for another week in Alexandra as a two week long festival of the arts continues.

The Dunstan Kāhui Ako Art Exhibition is on at the Central Stories Museum until Friday, November 3, from 10am - 4pm daily with a gold coin entry.

Ranfurly’s 125th anniversary is one of the subjects covered in the exhibition. PHOTO: Supplied

A live performance is on Wednesday, November 1, including kapa haka, choir, dance and musical items from local schools. The performance will take place in The Terrace School hall on Marslin St and runs from 4.15 - 6.30pm.

The combined kapa haka group Ngā Kura o Haehaeata, which recently performed at Blossom Festival, NZ Merino Shearing Championships and the NZ Principals Federation Conference, is due to conclude the evening at about 6.10pm.

Read more: Mana and Learning from kapa haka group.

During the festival students have been participating in art workshops run by artists in the Central Otago community, including pottery, cake decorating, woodwork, harakeke weaving, patchwork, printmaking and more. 

Dunstan Kāhui Ako (community of learning) is made up of nine local schools - Alexandra Primary, The Terrace School, St Gerard’s, Clyde, Omakau, Poolburn, St John’s Ranfurly, Millers Flat and Dunstan High - who collaborated to create the exhibition.

Millers Flat students creativity on show at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery. PHOTO: Supplied

The student art is varied, colourful and modern; techniques such as applique, collage, paper mache sculpting, mixed media, installation, photography and digital art are all on display.

The museum has also collated an exhibition in The Heaphy Gallery for visitors to view, which includes a range of local artists specialising in a variety of mediums.

See What’s On: Festival of the arts by Dunstan Kāhui Ako.