Stretches and Bends
Krystie Wade
9 April - 30 May
Influenced by Kantian philosophical ideas on how compositional elements of painting can engage the mind in an aesthetic play, Krystie Wade’s suite of abstract landscape paintings draw the viewer into an imaginative space.
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Blossom, Bloom, Blooming
Debbie Harris
9 April - 30 May
Inspired by her grandmother’s collection of flowers, Debbie Harris’ practice considers the garden and object-based installation as like-minded systems of composition that are representative of one another.
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Cats, Dogs and Madonna
Aasha-Samara Nimo
9 April - 30 May
Cats, Dogs and Madonna explores Mangere-based artist Aasha-Samara Nimo’s experience of living with her grandmother, ‘Nannan’, enabling an intimate observation into Nannan’s postwar, silent generation-isms.
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PETER PAKA PARATENE - Ask Me Anything
With Te Pou Tokomanawa Theatre
Fri 16 - Sun 24 April
From 7pm
Rawiri Paratene opens Te Pou Tokomanawa Theatre at Corban Estate Arts Centre with his swan song season of PETER PAKA PARATENE – Ask Me Anything; a musical, cheeky look through the round window into Rawiri Paratene’s extraordinary life and career.
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CEAC Adventures
With the CEAC Education Team
Ongoing
CEAC Adventures is an ongoing series of low-fuss FREE online activities. Brought to you by the CEAC Education team—Eilis, Megan, Jean, Penny and Ashlee—the adventures are designed with kids in mind but are suitable for all ages.
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Contemporary Watercolour Workshop
With Krystie Wade
Sat 1 May
10.30am - 12pm
Join us for a brief tour of Krystie Wade’s exhibition Stretches and Bends in the Homestead Galleries with our curator, followed by a 1.5hr workshop interpreting the surrounding local landscape in Waitākere through watercolour techniques.
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Saturday Gallery Club #66: Clay Flowers
With Debbie Harris
Sat 8 May
10:30am - 12pm
Inspired by her exhibition Blossom, Bloom, Blooming, come along and spend some time with Debbie Harris using your hands and fingers in clay to build a unique blooming flower of your own.
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Crash Course in Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
*Rescheduled*
3 Days
Sat 13 - Sun 14 March
9am - 5pm
Final finishing day
Sun 28 March
11am - 3pm
Adults: 16+
*Rescheduled* Explore the art of glass casting in this 3-day workshop, spread over 2 weekends. Learn the basics of the lost wax method to create a simple and stunning tree glasswork.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2 Days
Tue 20 - Wed 21 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 11
This drama workshop is all about having fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice and telling stories through theatrical scenes.
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CEAC Adventures #16: How to be a Bird
With Jean Stewart
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The 16th of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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Organic Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
1 Day
Wed 21 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Organic Watercolour is a day full of experiments and explorations of watercolour painting techniques.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
1 Day
Thu 22 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Have fun creating a bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop. You will be introduced to a new skill set through the carving design process, using grinders, drills, wet and dry sanding techniques and polishing tools.
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Brilliant Batik
With Susanne Williamson
1 Day
Thu 22 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Traditional batik is an ancient art form practiced by many peoples around the world. In this one day workshop we will be using a cold water wax resist to draw imagery on cotton cloth.
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Infinity and Beyond
With Andrew Hall
1 Day
Fri 23 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
The unusual, usual pile of interesting stuff is ready to be transformed by your powers of creativity. Construct creatures, machines and instruments. Give experimental gadgets a go, like rocket-dogs, mouse-cars, guitar-flute-cats and snake-monkeys.
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Mugs ‘n‘ Jugs
With Kairava Gullatz
1 Day
Fri 23 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Imagine having a unique jug at home which looks like a bird. If you take Kairava’s workshop, you can make your vision a reality!
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