Exhibition
With a new body of ceramic explorations, artist Alma Proença invites us to sit alongside playful compositions of flora, fauna and tattoo inspired imagery that links her dual Portuguese and New Zealand ancestry. Proença references traditional Portuguese tiling techniques through her use of blues and whites which transform the vessels into metaphors of beauty and functionality. Merging her background in illustration with ceramics, she continues to push the boundaries of representational depictions and engages more with ideas around function.
Auckland-based artist Alma Proença works within an illustrative realm; however in her most recent bodies of work she has begun to use wet ceramics as her surface. With strong family ties to Portugal and New Zealand, Alma’s work is heavily influenced by the time she has spent in both areas of the world. Over the last few years Alma has spent time building a substantial following for her practice and brand while working on back to back commissions, and is currently completing a residency at Studio One in Ponsonby.
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Upcoming Activities
Pakiwaitara - Pakuranga Rahihi: Traditional stories of Tāmaki Makaurau
Available Term 4 2024 - Term 1 2025
Mon 14 Oct thru to Fri 11 Apr
Primary - Secondary: Y0 - Y13
This workshop commences with a shadow puppet presentation and pūrākau (story) voiced by master storyteller Pita Turei, narrating a time of magic and a story of supernatural powers and action.
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Teachers’ Professional Development
Weekdays by appointment.
Teachers: 18+
Learn skills and techniques employed in our specialised method of art education to help your team build valuable creative solutions for teaching in various ways.
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A Dance of Patterns
Available Term 4 2024
Mon 14 Oct – Fri 20 Dec
Primary - Secondary: Y3 - Y13
Design a beautiful unique printed kite that really flies!
In this workshop students will develop a variety of practical skills and problem-solving techniques examining the mathematical nature of patterns, the science of kitemaking, and art design skills in the planning and decorating of their kites.
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