What's
On

Jude Robertson, Re-generation (2019).

Current Exhibitions

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Re-generation

7 June - 21 July

Through photographs Re-generation investigates the relationship between people and the Aotearoa environment.

Tāne-te-waiora, Shall we work together?

7 June - 21 July

Invoking Tāne te Waiora, the atua Tāne representative of life, light and physical welfare, The Kauri Project collective offer a call for collaboration – suggesting that health and prosperity for Kauri, and for the people of Kauri, will be found in collective action.

All upcoming exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Jude Robertson, Re-generation (2019).

Re-generation

Jude Robertson

7 June - 21 July

Through photographs Re-generation investigates the relationship between people and the Aotearoa environment.

Tāne-te-waiora, Shall we work together?

Curated by Ariane Craig-Smith & Chris McBride for The Kauri Project

7 June - 21 July

All upcoming exhibitions

Upcoming Events

VIBE YOUTH FESITVAL 2019

Sat 29 June
11am - 4pm

VIBE is a free festival that celebrates youth talent in the West. It features music, dance, performance, exhibitions, graffiti art and art workshops. Get involved!

Kia Ora Shorts 2019

With Wairoa Māori Film Festival

Thu 4 & Fri 5 July, 7:30pm

A programme of Māori-made and themed short films curated by the Wairoa Maori Film Festival, presented at the Corban Estate Arts Centre as part of the Auckland Matariki Festival 2019.

Pounamu Marama Pendant Workshop

With Maha Tomo of Toi Manawa

Sat 13 July
9:30am - 5pm
Meet in the Galleries

Come and enjoy a fun day creating a Pounamu marama pendant in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.

Saturday Gallery Club #50 - Kauri Project

Sat 13 July
Between 10.30am and 12pm

Learn how you can help to protect our local Kauri. Come and create a seed bomb that you can use to grow something special in your garden.

All upcoming events

Workshops &
Classes

Puppeteering for Beginners

With Nathaniel Moody

2 Days
Sat 22 - Sun 23 June
10am - 4pm

Adults

Ever wanted to try your hand at Muppet-style puppets? Learn the basics of how to bring a puppet character to life through monologue or song.

The Tree of My Life

With Eilis Galuszewski

1 day
Mon 8 July
10am - 3pm

Children: 5 - 12

This class draws its inspiration from Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt’s famous mural The Tree of Life. Through branches that twist, twirl and spiral, we will paint, draw and collage on large wooden boards, exploring symbolism, pattern work, colour and shapes to tell our own life stories.

Bone Carving

With Maha Tomo

1 day
Mon 8 July
10am - 3pm

Youth: 13 - 18

Have fun creating a bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.

Painted Vessels

With Ashlee Tawhiti

1 day
Tue 9 July
10am - 3pm

Children: 5 - 8

Come and have fun trying out different painting techniques and then applying them to terracotta vessels.

Monsters!

With Andrew Hall

1 day
Wed 10 July
10am - 3pm

Children: 6 - 12

Make assemblages from recycled materials with one of our favourite art tutors Andrew Hall.

Playful Abstract Paintings

With Jean Stewart

2 days
Thu 11 - Fri 12 July
10am - 3pm

Children: 7 - 11

Using the iconic paintings of New Zealand painter Robert Ellis as inspiration, we will spend two days exploring abstract painting techniques, focusing on the push and pull of positive and negative space within a composition.