Established in 2022, Rice Pudding is an artist-led space set up to support other artists. We provide a space and building blocks for artists to show work in an accessible and supportive environment.

The Gallery is in the front of an old storehouse at 91 Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington. The name, Rice Pudding, is a nod to the history of the building as a warehouse and shop, and suggests the playful nature of the space. The building has housed distributors of food stuffs and the region’s first Discount Grocery. Since 1993 it has been a workshop for furniture and art.

The shop window gallery is now a clean modern space that has hosted exhibitions of many artforms including ceramics, photography, paintings, sculpture, and multi-media. The large street-facing shop windows and 7.3m x 2.6m space are ideal for exhibitions, events and pop-ups, multi-media works, sculptures, installations, design, performance, and soundscapes. The artwork can be viewed through the windows and artists can also open the space to visitors at times of their choosing.