Rutland Group or Rutland Arts Group was a New Zealand art association formed by students from the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, New Zealand. The group took its name from the location of the original Elam Art School which was on Rutland Street.[1] It is considered to have existed from 1935 through 1958. Members of the group, which changed over time, exhibited yearly. The shows were often covered by the New Zealand art press.[2]
In 2002 an exhibit "The Rutland Group Revisited" was presented at the Kinder House in Auckland.[2]
In 2004, a history of the group, We learnt to see :Elam's Rutland Group 1935–1958; a biographical journey with Auckland artists (ISBN:9780908943272) was written by Ian Thwaites and Rie Fletcher.[3]