Attitude towards encountering nature
Sena Park
12 April - 2 June
Attitude towards encountering nature provides insight into artist Sena Park’s time in Mongolia based artist residency in 2018.
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Shifting landscapes
Dieneke Jansen, Qiane Matata-Sipu, Jean Stewart and Emily Hartley-Skudder
12 April - 2 June
Shifting landscapes features work by four Aotearoa artists who explore current social and political themes, including the need for social justice, resistance, occupation, and advocacy for the visibility of local perspectives.
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Onsite: Waitākere Arts Awards & Exhibitions 2019
With Waitākere Central Community Arts Council
Sat 13 April, 2.30-5pm
Sunday 14 - Monday 22 April, 10am - 4pm daily
Annual exhibition for Waitākere Central Community Arts Council.
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Pencil to Paper - Still Life Drawing Club
Sat 27 April 11am - 12pm
Sat 25 May 11am - 12pm
Sat 29 June 11am - 12pm
*ALL SESSIONS NOW FULLY BOOKED* The last Saturday of every month we will be exploring our latest exhibitions with a free 1 hour drawing club for adults. *March session now fully booked*
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Kids Arts Festival 2019 - ANIMALIA
Sat 4 May 2019 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Celebrate the great big wonderful world of ANIMALIA. Spend the day exploring, discovering and creating, with exhibitions, workshops and live performances inspired by how animals look, walk, talk, work, rest and play.
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An introduction to NUKU Indigenous Women Multimedia Series
Sat 4 May
11am - 12pm
NUKU is a new multimedia series by exhibiting artist Qiane Matata-Sipu. Come along to see a trailer for the first ten profiles in the series, which will profile 100 Indigenous women. After the trailer, Qiane will give a talk about the project and her work.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2 Days
Tue 23 - Wed 24 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 11
Fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Bird Jugs
With Kairava Gullatz
2 Days
Tue 23 – Wed 24 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Make jugs with matching mugs for pouring your favourite beverage!
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Tropical Leis
With Paris Brown
1 Day
Wed 24 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 11
Be inspired by a traditional art form and create your own vibrant paper leis.
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Street Art
With Harry McNiven
1 Day
Wed 24 April
10am – 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
In this workshop we will introduce letter structure and design through experimental drawing techniques.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
1 Day
Fri 26 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Have fun creating a bone carving in this - tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Acetate Paintings
With Leela Bhai
1 Day
Fri 26 April
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
In this one day workshop, we will select imagery of personal significance, and arrange them in a series of compositions that consider scale, balance and perspective.
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Learn to Draw
With Julie Moselen
6 Weeks
Mon 6 May – Mon 17 June
4pm – 5.30pm
Please note, there is no class on 3 June
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give you a broad understanding, skill base and knowledge in order for you to be able to draw confidently.
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Reflections on Aotearoa
With Ashlee Tawhiti
6 Weeks
Mon 6 May – Mon 17 June
4pm – 5.30pm
No class on 3 June, Queens Birthday Weekend
Children: 12 - 17
Use Kowhaiwhai as your starting point to develop curvature throughout your drawings, and use stencils and templates to transfer your symbols on to a range of papers and board.
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