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Fallen Forests
With Mandy Patmore
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 22 - 23 Jun
Adults: 16+
Join environmental artist Mandy Patmore on a journey of exploration, looking to our native flora and fauna for inspiration.
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Marking Time and Place
With Neal Palmer
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 25 - 26 May
Adults: 16+
Guided by full time artist Neal Palmer, spend a weekend experimenting with your own individual mark-making and unique response to the local environment.
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Captured Movement
With Atamira Dance Company and Rachael Burke
Sat 25 May 2024 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Adults: 16+
This unique life drawing workshop offers participants a rare opportunity to capture the essence of dance, by attending a rehersal by Atamira Dance Company for one of their upcoming performances.
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Life Drawing 24
With Rachael Burke
Weekly on Thursday, 6:00 - 8:30PM
From 9 May - 13 Jun
Adults: 18+
This six-week life drawing course offers an experimental, spontaneous, and engaging opportunity for you to explore the human form in all its permutations.
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Mixed Media Portraiture
With Rachael Burke
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 15 - 16 Jun
Adults: 16+
This fun, liberating weekend explores the unbounded world of mixed media. Employing several experimental drawing, painting, and collage assemblage techniques, this open, supported studio time encourages all mediums to merge, blend and collide.
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Theatre of Memories
With Rachael Burke
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 11 - 12 May
Adults: 16+
Practicing artist Rachael Burke guides this fun two-day mixed media workshop looking at the works of contemporary artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby to examine the liberating methods, concepts and approach the artist takes.
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Marama Matariki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
Sat 15 Jun 2024 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 16+
In this one-day workshop, Maha will introduce participants to new skill sets, using grinders, drills, wet and dry sanding techniques and polishing tools while also learning lashing and binding techniques used to finish and wear their taonga.
In celebration of Matariki, come and enjoy a full day creating a Marama Pounamu in this tikanga based, contemporary workshop.
Limited places.
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Treasures of El Dorado
With Catherine Guevara
Weekly on Monday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
From 13 May - 24 Jun
Children: 6 - 12
A six-week after-school clay sculpting course involving sculpting and construction skills, and pairing curiosity and imagination with creative education.
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Beaded Beauties
With Catherine Guevara
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 8 - 9 Jun
Adults: 16+
In this immersive hands-on experience we’ll develop new skills in forming micro sculptures, beads, and tiny clay amulets to create body adornment and beautiful decoration.
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Personal Imprints
With Juliana Durán
Sat 18 May 2024 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Adults: 16+
Guided by the historical and cultural context of indigenous pectoral art from South America, we’ll investigate the rich diversity of artistic expression, creating a platform for discussions about cultural appropriation to support our journey through symbolism, abstract mark-making, and pictographs.
Upcoming Workshops & Classes
Children
Modern Macramé
With Michelle Zhao
Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
Learn the foundations of the ancient art of Macramé knotting to create your very own wall hanging to take home.
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Stitching Loops
With Alexandra Murphy
FULLY BOOKED
Children: 7 - 13
Get truly expressive with textiles in this fun one-day workshop that will teach expression and individuality through stitch!
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Treasures of El Dorado
With Catherine Guevara
Weekly on Monday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
From 13 May - 24 Jun
Children: 6 - 12
A six-week after-school clay sculpting course involving sculpting and construction skills, and pairing curiosity and imagination with creative education.
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Adults
Life Drawing 24
With Rachael Burke
Weekly on Thursday, 6:00 - 8:30PM
From 9 May - 13 Jun
Adults: 18+
This six-week life drawing course offers an experimental, spontaneous, and engaging opportunity for you to explore the human form in all its permutations.
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Theatre of Memories
With Rachael Burke
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 11 - 12 May
Adults: 16+
Practicing artist Rachael Burke guides this fun two-day mixed media workshop looking at the works of contemporary artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby to examine the liberating methods, concepts and approach the artist takes.
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Personal Imprints
With Juliana Durán
Sat 18 May 2024 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Adults: 16+
Guided by the historical and cultural context of indigenous pectoral art from South America, we’ll investigate the rich diversity of artistic expression, creating a platform for discussions about cultural appropriation to support our journey through symbolism, abstract mark-making, and pictographs.
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Marking Time and Place
With Neal Palmer
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 25 - 26 May
Adults: 16+
Guided by full time artist Neal Palmer, spend a weekend experimenting with your own individual mark-making and unique response to the local environment.
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Captured Movement
With Atamira Dance Company and Rachael Burke
Sat 25 May 2024 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Adults: 16+
This unique life drawing workshop offers participants a rare opportunity to capture the essence of dance, by attending a rehersal by Atamira Dance Company for one of their upcoming performances.
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Beaded Beauties
With Catherine Guevara
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 8 - 9 Jun
Adults: 16+
In this immersive hands-on experience we’ll develop new skills in forming micro sculptures, beads, and tiny clay amulets to create body adornment and beautiful decoration.
More
Mixed Media Portraiture
With Rachael Burke
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 15 - 16 Jun
Adults: 16+
This fun, liberating weekend explores the unbounded world of mixed media. Employing several experimental drawing, painting, and collage assemblage techniques, this open, supported studio time encourages all mediums to merge, blend and collide.
More
Marama Matariki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
Sat 15 Jun 2024 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 16+
In this one-day workshop, Maha will introduce participants to new skill sets, using grinders, drills, wet and dry sanding techniques and polishing tools while also learning lashing and binding techniques used to finish and wear their taonga.
In celebration of Matariki, come and enjoy a full day creating a Marama Pounamu in this tikanga based, contemporary workshop.
Limited places.
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Fallen Forests
With Mandy Patmore
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 22 - 23 Jun
Adults: 16+
Join environmental artist Mandy Patmore on a journey of exploration, looking to our native flora and fauna for inspiration.
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Redefining Space
With Verity Kindlaysides
Sat 14 Sep 2024 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 16+
In this expressive drawing workshop, artist Verity Kindlaysides will lead us through multiple iterations of observational drawing exercises, utilising distance and space as our guide.
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Archived Workshops & Classes
Underwater Worlds
With Stephanie Thatcher
2024
*FULLY BOOKED*
Children: 6 - 12
Dive into an imaginary underwater world with professional illustrator Stephanie Thatcher, for a two-day sculptural workshop, creating a seascape scene with creatures inspired by the watery depths.
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Drama Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2024
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 22 - 23 Apr
Children: 6 - 12
Explore freedom of expression and dramatic-play in this fun two-day drama workshop - back by popular demand!
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Wire Wrapped Jewellery 2.0
With Eloiza Montaña
Fri 19 Apr 2024 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Children: 8 - 14
In this fun one-day workshop, resident studio artist Eloiza Montaña will guide children through the delicate process of curling, twisting and bending silver wire to create their very own wearable creations to take home.
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Cute Critters & Furry Animals
With Catherine Guevara
2024
*FULLY BOOKED*
Children: 6 - 12
This captivating and tactile clay workshop combines imaginative fictional creature creation with the foundations of sculptural clay techniques.
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Graff Daze
With REKSO
2024
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 17 - 18 Apr
Youth: 12 - 17
In this two-day graffit workshop, skilled local graffiti artist REKSO will be sharing his knowledge and experience to guide young enthusiasts in the ways of street art design.
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Wondrous Wallpaper
With Leela Bhai
Wed 17 Apr 2024 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Decorator's delight! In this bright, colourful one-day workshop, we'll be designing and making our very own long strip of designer wallpaper!
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Storytelling Stamps
With Juliana Durán
2024
*FULLY BOOKED*
Children: 8 - 14
Guided by practicing visual artist Juliana Durán, during this one-day workshop we’ll produce a unique wearable pendant depicting an idea or story that is special to us.
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Starry, Starry Night
With Chloe Lam
Mon 15 Apr 2024 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
Join us for a stellar one-day painting workshop to create a series of small-scale starry night sky studies together!
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Playful Principles of Drawing
With Verity Kindlaysides
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Adults: 16+
Verity Kindlaysides guides this six-week drawing course, designed to unleash creative potential, exploring the language of mark making through intuitive mark making and realism.
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Adventures in Abstract
With James Lawrence
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Adults: 25+
* FULLY BOOKED *
“Paintings may give the impression of completeness, but at the same time represent a provisional statement, as I may be just around the corner with a large brush.”
- James Lawrence
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More Adventures in Abstract
With James Lawrence
2024
Weekly on Wednesday, 9:30AM - 12:30PM
From 21 Feb - 10 Apr
Adults: 25+
“An excellent class with a good supply of materials and great fellow students. A pleasure to attend this!” wrote Elizabeth Turner.
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Collage-Collab
With Naomi Azoulay and Rachael Naomi
Sat 17 Feb 2024 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Adults: 16+
A collage poetry workshop led by artists Naomi Azoulay and Rachael Naomi, resulting in the creation of a personal visual poetry collage.
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Savanna Dwellers
With Stephanie Thatcher
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Children: 6 - 12
* FULLY BOOKED *
Journey into the the dry, hot Savanna for a two-day sculptural workshop, led by author and illustrator Stephanie Thatcher.
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Dominos Falling Down
With Leela Bhai
Wed 24 Jan 2024 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 4 - 7
A collaborative and playful creative workshop designed especially for the little ones to enjoy.
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Magical Dragons
With Catherine Guevara
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Children: 6 - 12
* FULLY BOOKED *
A tactile clay workshop combining the imaginative world of dragons with sculpting techniques led by resident artist Catherine Guevara.
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Dreaming and Painting
With Kate Hart
Tue 23 Jan 2024 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Inspired by the Dreaming and the art of the first peoples of Australia, kids will create several paintings to express how they see the world.
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Wire Wrapped Silver
With Eloiza Montaña
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Children: 8 - 14
* FULLY BOOKED *
Resident artist Eloiza Montaña will guide kids through the process of making their own Stirling silver creations in this hands-on jewellery workshop.
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Taonga
With Tessa Harris
2024
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Adults: 18+
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Create a unique and highly finished Taonga under the guidance of multi-disciplinary artist Tessa Harris, in this five-day Summer School design and carving workshop.
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Marking a Connection
With Neal Palmer
2024
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 15 - 19 Jan
Adults: 18+
Gain a deeper understanding of how medium informs outcome, through iterations of mark making over five days with artist Neal Palmer.
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Species Study: Our Magical Manu
With Mandy Patmore
2024
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 15 - 19 Jan
Adults: 18+
Join environmental artist Mandy Patmore on a five-day journey through the forests of Aotearoa, researching and paying a multi-media homage to our native birdlife.
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Mono Relief Printing
With Sheyne Tuffery
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Adults: 18+
* FULLY BOOKED *
Create striking prints in this week-long Summer School workshop, using both traditional and experimental techniques alongside multimedia artist Sheyne Tuffery.
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Just Add Water: Instant Acrylic Painting
With Sam Mitchell
2024
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Adults: 18+
* POSTONED till 2025 *
Kick start your creative process in this four-day Summer School workshop with Sam Mitchell's deep knowledge of acrylic painting.
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Devising Physical Theatre
With Ella Becroft
2024
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Adults: 18+
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
In this four-day performing arts workshop, Red Leap Theatre's Artistic Director Ella Becroft will be guiding a deep exploration into devising theatre techniques.
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Statement Piece: Carry Your Story
With Sur-Collective
2024
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Adults: 18+
* POSTPONED till 2025 *
Guided by the Sur-Collective, in this immersive five-day Summer School workshop we'll design a ceramic Statement Piece layered with our own personal narratives.
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Off-Loom Weaving & Felting
With Liz Mitchell
2024
* FULLY BOOKED *
Adults: 18+
* FULLY BOOKED *
Join Liz Mitchell as she invites you to join her wool loving community of enthusiasts in this four-day workshop navigating weaving with just a foam board and natural fibres.
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Wire Wrapped Jewellery
With Eloiza Montaña
2023
Weekly on Monday, 10:30AM - 12:30PM
From 6 Nov - 11 Dec
Adults: 18+
Artist Eloiza Montaña will guild you through the process to make your own Stirling silver earrings, exploring the inclusion of semi-precious stone or glass beads. Discover a history of pre-Columbian adornment and the relationship of metals within ancestral societies.
This workshop is open to all caregivers who would like to attend with their babies of up to 2 years old. Bring your littles ones and learn this new skill.
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Earthbound Spirits: Clay Totems
With Cat Guevara
2023
Daily, 11:00AM - 3:00PM
From 4 - 5 Nov
Adults: 16+
This two-day workshop combines the historical and cultural significance of totemic art with individual creativity. Participants will be encouraged to express their own cultural roots, thoughts, emotions, and personal narratives through clay and the hands-on experience of clay sculpting.
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Life Drawing
With Rachael Burke
2023
Weekly on Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:00PM
From 18 Oct - 22 Nov
Adults: 18+
This six-week experimental and engaging life drawing course allows us to explore the human form in all its permutations. Through teaching methodologies which focus on creative spontaneity and free expression, students are encouraged to connect with the energy of the subject in a non-analytical way.
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An Abstract Adventure
With James Lawrence
2023
Weekly on Tuesday, 9:30AM - 12:30PM
From 17 Oct - 5 Dec
Adults: 25+
Back by popular demand!
Demonstrations and discussions will cover colour, form
and composition as each week is filled with discovery and
painting adventures.
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Drizzled, Rolled and Brushed
With Alexandra Murphy
Fri 6 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
In this unique painting workshop we'll produce our own painted artworks inspired by artist Naomi Faifai’s visual compilations of symbols, motifs, bright colours and paint layering.
Following Faifai's practive of incorporating elements of her Samoan and Māori heritage while intertwining what she's thinking or feeling that day, we'll also take inspiration from our heritage and current states.
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Pastel & Putty
With Catherine Thomson
Fri 6 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Embark on a day of sensory delight and creative exploration! In this one-day workshop we'll be fully immersed in artistic expression through the use of a variety of tactile mediums.
With a focus on drawing exploration, we'll begin by moulding and squishing bright coloured plasticine to create interesting shapes for our drawing inspiration.
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Pressed Paper
With Brie Rate & Leela Bhai
Fri 6 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Become a recycling warrior and expand your understanding of what paper can be!
Make several sheets of unique paper, works of art in themselves, or the beginning of another creative process such as printmaking or painting.
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Eye of the Dragon
With Chloe Lam
Thu 5 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 13
Students will become more experienced with the qualities of watercolour as they enter the lair of this mythical creature.
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Foam Stamp Printing
With Rowena Rooney
Thu 5 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Explore repetitive motif and freestyle pattern making on a large series of card.
Warning: This workshop will leave our fingers stained with colour!
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Peace, Love and Protest Badges
With Leela Bhai
Wed 4 Oct 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
In the spirit of activism and freedom of speech, join us for a fun badge-making session where we'll be designing our very own badges to speak out about what matters most to us.
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You Can't Sink A Rainbow
With Kate Hart
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 3 - 4 Oct
Children: 6 - 12
In honour of this year’s Auckland Heritage Festival’s theme of Peace, Love & Protest, arts educator Kate Hart will take your child on a journey to discover the symbolism of the dove in particular reference to the 1985 sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.
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Foraged Image Making
With Brie Rate
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 2 - 3 Oct
Youth: 12 - 17
In this immersive two-day workshop, we'll delve into an range of collograph printmaking techniques using discovered and gathered materials. From the shoelace of your cherished Chucks, to an autumn leaf, or even that discarded mesh packaging unearthed in the garage - everything has potential to feature in this dedication to the found and foraged.
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Magnifying Nature
With Alexandra Murphy
Fri 29 Sep 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Using magnifying glasses, explore the abstract patterns of bark, leaves, cobwebs, and moss. How does the detail that you see inform a design of your own?
Playful experimentation using a range of mediums, layering crayons, pastels, and dyes, and producing a series of rich patterns.
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Enchanting Clay
With Catherine Guevara
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 28 - 29 Sep
Children: 6 - 12
This captivating and educational 2-day workshop combines the enchanting world of mythology and with the tactile joys of clay sculpting.
Inspired by legends from both Colombia and Aotearoa, design your own mythical creature and let your imaginations soar!
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Our Feathered Friends
With Rowena Rooney
2023
27 Sep28 Sep10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
In this two-day mixed media workshop, we’ll be using a wide range of materials and tools to construct a feathered friend found in Aotearoa.
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Daydreaming Dioramas
With Leela Bhai
Wed 27 Sep 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Spend the day sculpting small scenes to depict a wish, a favourite moment, or a wild fantasy.
Finished off with bold painted backgrounds, this inverted mask will reveal the thoughts inside your child’s head!
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Sketch To Piece 2.0
With REKSO
2023
26 Sep27 Sep10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 12 - 17
Local artist REKSO will be sharing his graffiti knowledge and experience working with spray paint and graffiti design.
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When The Page Walks 2.0
With Ruby Macomber & Eric Soakai of Te Kāhui
2023
Weekly on Tuesday, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 26 Sep - 3 Oct
Youth: 12 - 17
Our stories are not bound to one place, neither are storytellers!
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Film Roll Experience
With John Pratt
Mon 25 Sep 2023 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 12 - 17
In this one-day workshop, we'll consider how a single image can encapsulate a personal point of view or record a collective movement.
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Intuitive Collage
With Naomi Azoulay
Sat 2 Sep 2023 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
In this one-day collage workshop we’ll begin by curating our snips and swatches into a collection of art works with the potential to express the story of your inner world.
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A Visual Verse
With Rachael Naomi and Miriam Barr
Sat 26 Aug 2023 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
In celebration of National Poetry Day on the 25th of August, take time to explore, experiment, and learn the origins and possibilities of visual poetry.
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Relax, Have Fun and Draw
With Verity Kindlaysides
2023
Weekly on Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:30PM
From 2 Aug - 6 Sep
Adults: 16+
This six week course is designed to unleash creative potential, exploring the language of mark making, including both intuitive and realism drawing styles.
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The Experimental Art Club Course
With Catherine Thomson
2023
Weekly on Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
From 26 Jul - 30 Aug
Children: 7 - 13
The Experimental Art Club is about creative bravery - exploring and experimenting with a variety of materials and ways of making, with often surprising results!
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Marama Matariki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
Sat 22 Jul 2023 9:30AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 16+
In celebration of Matariki, come and enjoy a full day creating a Marama Pounamu in this tikanga based, contemporary workshop.
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Matariki Manu Aute
With the Corban Estate Schools’ Education Team
Thu 13 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Explore Manu Aute kite making in this special Matariki offering by our Schools’ Education Team, combining traditional tikanga toi such as the tukutuku stitch and binding.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 12 - 13 Jul
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic acting games and exercises that explore body movement, using your voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Captured Pixels
With John Pratt
Wed 12 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
Learn how to get the best photos from your digital device with tips on editing, use of filters and printing.
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Supersonics
With Phil Dadson
Tue 11 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
This one-off children's workshop is devoted to the magical world of invented, found and homemade musical instruments, hosted by Phil Dadson.
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Sketch to Piece
With REKSO
2023
10 Jul11 Jul10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 12 - 17
In this two-day Youth workshop, local artist REKSO will be sharing his graffiti knowledge and experience working with spray paint and graffiti design.
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Botanical Monoprinting
With Alexandra Murphy
Fri 7 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
A one-day monoprint workshop inspired by foraging around the grounds of Corban Estate.
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Tropical Still Life
With Rowena Rooney
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 6 - 7 Jul
Children: 6 - 12
Reminisce on memories of summer at this two-day still life workshop with tropical fruits and flowers as our subject matter.
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Solar Collage
With Naomi Azoulay and Leela Bhai
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 5 - 6 Jul
Youth: 12 - 17
Experiment with a variety of collage practices and approaches to create a series of images full of self-expression and creative exploration.
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The Experimental Art Club
With Catherine Thomson
Wed 5 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
The Experimental Art Club is about creative bravery - exploring and experimenting with a variety of materials and ways of making, with often surprising results!
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Winter Waves
With Chloe Lam
Tue 4 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
This one-day workshop will focus on observation, careful detail, and expressive mark-making as we become more experienced with the qualities of watercolour.
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Hidden World Maquettes
With Kate Hart
Tue 4 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Working on a miniature scale, in this adventurous one-day workshop we’ll be creating a collection of sculptural maquettes inspired by Karl Fritsch and Janna van Hasselt.
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Glass Frit Tiles
With Rowena Rooney
Mon 3 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
Design your own glass tile full of abstract and sprinkled colour!
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Rug Making
With Every Thread Counts Design
Sat 27 May 2023 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Learn how to design and hook a rug using discarded clothes and textiles, with exhibiting artist Barbara Wheeler from the current group exhibition 'Low Carbon Luxe'.
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Portraiture In Oil
With Jean Stewart
2023
Weekly on Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00PM
From 25 May - 29 Jun
Adults: 18+
These classes will cover combining observational drawing with more painterly concerns. Drawing proportions, tonal values and colour will be a focus.
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Lino Cuts Of Disrupted Space
With Anthony Davies
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 20 - 21 May
Adults: 18+
Be inspired by master printmaker Anthony Davies' disruption of social and political commentary to create an image that depicts a narrative or viewpoint of your own.
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Adventures In Abstract
With James Lawrence
2023
Weekly on Thursday, 9:30AM - 12:30PM
From 11 May - 6 Jul
Adults: 25+
Over 8 weeks, create rich textures and shapes on a large-scale artwork filled with accidents, abrasions, and establishment of hidden movements.
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Kai Uku
With Cindy Huang
Fri 21 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 12 - 17
Be introduced to the themes explored in her ongoing exhibition project: A Footnote on New Zealand History.
The finished pieces will be fired and available for collection in May.
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Dance Party Moths
With Juliette Hedworth
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 20 - 21 Apr
Children: 6 - 12
Under artist Juliette Hedworth's guidance, kids will use papier-mâché techniques will build up, smooth out and strengthen their moth designs.
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Side Profile Pose
With Leela Bhai
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Presented in conjunction with the Te Papa touring exhibition Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist (He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa) showing at Te Uru Gallery from 4 March - 30 April in association with the Auckland Arts Festival 2023.
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A Soldier’s Buttons
With Leela Bhai
Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Led by our popular tutor Leela Bhai, using pencils, fine pens, inks and metallic pastels, we'll be sketching to create a series of small-scale circular art works.
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Kaleidoscopic World
With Rachael Burke
Mon 17 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Youth: 12 - 17
Collage is immediate in its transformative power!
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Dreamtime Monograms
With Lina Castro
Fri 14 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
In this unique and personalised workshop, master embroidery artist Lina Castro will start us off with the design of a motif of two or more interwoven letters that make up our initials, or someone else’s for a personal gift.
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Peacock Colour Splash
With Chloe Lam
Thu 13 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
Chloe will enrich our understanding of watercolour techniques through step-by-step demonstrations and plenty of individual attention.
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When the Page Walks
With Ruby Macomber & Eric Soakai of Te Kāhui
2023
Weekly on Wednesday, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 12 - 19 Apr
Youth: 12 - 17
Our stories are not bound to one place, and neither are their storytellers!
Facilitated by award-winning poets Ruby and Eric from Te Kāhui.
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Protect Our Oceans
With Ina Arraoui
Wed 12 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
Draw and study endangered species of our seas as a beginning to this creative day.
Learn the techniques involved to make a series of prints using a recycled tetra-pack carton!
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Large Scale Eco Drawing
With Han Nae Kim
2023
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 25 - 26 Mar
Adults: 18+
In this two-day workshop we will embrace drawing on a large scale pushing the boundaries of what we consider as drawing.
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The Artist and the Land - French Bay
With Ray Stoddart
2023
5 Mar12 Mar9:00AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 18+
Please note: Due to the impact of the recent weather events in French Bay, this workshop has been discounted and changed slightly.
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Graffiti Culture
With Rekso
2023
Weekly on Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
From 21 Feb - 28 Mar
Youth: 12 - 17
Over 6 weeks, local graffiti artist Rekso will share his knowledge and experience on graffiti basics for creating original outdoor artworks.
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Ice Cream Friday
With Ina Arraoui
Fri 27 Jan 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
This deliciously fun dessert-themed workshop begins with an introduction to the process of embossing, using cardboard and a printing press to create a textured effect for the student's waffle cones.
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Fantastical Forest-scape
With Rachael Burke
Thu 26 Jan 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
This one-day workshop will take your child on an experimental journey into the wonderful world of collage and assemblage art.
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Frida's Animals
With Leela Bhai
Wed 25 Jan 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Iconic artist Frida Kahlo is known for her incredible self-portraits, many of which feature her treasured pets such as 'Bonito' her Amazonian parrot who would perform tricks for rewards of butter!
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Inventing Faces
With Juliette Hedworth
2023
24 Jan25 Jan10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Beginning with drawings of faces and character development, students will then cut, glue and tape cardboard constructions of their Invented Faces together before adding layers paper and glue for a robust and smooth papier-mâché finish.
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Under & Over
With Nat Rose Te Hei
Mon 23 Jan 2023 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
This weaving workshop brings together two worlds, blending the traditional with the contemporary, while acknowledging the past and present.
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Glow - Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2023
16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan9:00AM - 4:00PM18 Feb10:00AM - 1:00PM
Adults: 18+
In this intensive one-week workshop, participants will be introduced to a creative process that finds form through clay and wax.
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Bone Carving Design
With Maha Tomo
Sun 4 Dec 2022 9:30AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 18+
In this full day workshop you will be expertly guided through the carving design process, and will use grinders, drills, wet and dry sanding techniques, polishing tools and traditional Polynesian lashing and binding techniques to complete your individual taonga.
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Captured Landscape
With Sally Barron
2022
Daily, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
From 5 - 6 Nov
Adults: 18+
Examine your use of colour, tone, and composition with plenty of demonstration and guidance.
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Supersonics
With Phil Dadson
Fri 14 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Hosted by Phil Dadson, founder of NZ’s legendary experimental music group From Scratch, students will be introduced to methods of constructing, exploring and playing a range of DIY instruments together.
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Skateboard Design
With Lucie Blaze
Thu 13 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
This fun, hands-on workshop will prompt imagination and creativity, encouraging exploration of different design ideas to produce a one-off art piece that you can ride or hang on display.
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Family Tree
With Leela Bhai
Wed 12 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Sculpt a free-standing family tree inspired by the pioneering family of Assid and Najibie Corban who first established Mt Lebanon Vineyards in 1902.
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Manu Magic 2.0
With Jermaine Reihana
2022
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 10 - 11 Oct
Youth: 13 - 18
Under Reihana’s expert guidance, over two full days students will develop skills in observational drawing and stencil spray painting using native Manu as inspiration.
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Design your own Taonga
With Maha Tomo
2022
** POSTPONED **
Youth: 13 - 18
** POSTPONED sorry for the inconvenience.
In this design focused, tikanga-based workshop, teens will be expertly guided to create a finished bone carving in their own creative form
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Wearable Weaving
With Nat Rose Te Hei
Thu 6 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
In this hands-on raranga workshop, children will be introduced to the tikanga of harakeke harvesting, karakia and whakawhanaunga before weaving their very own unique wearable tāonga.
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The Hillary Trail
Wed 5 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Design your own board game inspired by trailblazer Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to conquer the summit of the mighty Mount Everest in 1953.
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Playful Petals
With Chloe Lam
Tue 4 Oct 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 13
In this fun and engaging painting workshop, students will become more experienced with the qualities of watercolour, enhancing their understanding of techniques and skills to produce a small-scale series of works.
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September Abstract Adventure
With James Lawrence
2022
24 Sep25 Sep10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Have a playful and expressive weekend learning abstract painting concepts and techniques.
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Nature Journaling
With Molly Timmins
2022
17 Sep18 Sep10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Become immersed in your local natural environment through concentrative and therapeutic Nature Journaling.
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Loops and Hoops
With Lina Castro
Sat 10 Sep 2022 10:30AM - 3:00PM
Adults: 18+
Caters to both beginners and experienced creators.
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Whispers In The Trees
With Rachael Naomi and Miriam Barr
Sat 3 Sep 2022 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Try your hand at visual poetry amongst the 100-year-old trees of Corban Estate.
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Word-Up Wānanga
With Trixi Rosa + friends Eric Soakai, Ruby Macomber, Ema Barton, Talia, Manaia, Phodiso Dintwe + Mazbou Q!!
2022
20 Aug21 Aug10:00AM - 4:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
Calling all young performers, musicians, singers, rappers, poets and spoken word artists!
Corban Estate Arts Centre is thrilled to offer a group of budding artists the opportunity to partake in the first-ever Word-Up Wānanga with facilitators; Eric Soakai, Ruby Macomber, Ema Barton, Talia, Manaia, Phodiso Dintwe + Mazbou Q!!
FREE - Apply for a place by telling us about your goals, dreams, and creative work online. DO IT!!
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August Abstract Adventure
With James Lawrence
2022
6 Aug7 Aug10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Have a playful and expressive weekend learning abstract painting concepts and techniques.
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Abstract Artworks
With Molly Timmins
Fri 22 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
Develop unique styles through use of colour, texture, and composition.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2022
Daily, 10:00AM - 2:30PM
From 21 - 22 Jul
Children: 6 - 11
Have fun with classic acting games and exercises that explore body movement, using your voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Watercolour Dreams
With Chloe Lam
Thu 21 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 12
This workshop will provide step by step demonstrations with plenty of individual attention.
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Underwater Seascape
With Juliette Hedworth
Mon 18 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Let’s celebrate the rippling beauty of the ocean and its creatures, developing your mark-making skills in various media.
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Matariki Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
Fri 15 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
Push yourself to create a finished, ready to gift or wear, bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Silly Stitches
With Lina Castro
Thu 14 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 12
You will have lots of colourful fun with embroidery artist Lina Castro as you create your own drawn and stitched designs on fabric.
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Mad Hatter’s Painting Party
With Leela Bhai
Wed 13 Jul 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Spend a day mixing mad colours and splashing paint about to up-cycle a pre-loved hat into a unique showstopper.
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Manu Magic
With Jermaine Reihana
2022
11 Jul12 Jul10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
You will explore composition through collage and how to apply layers of acrylic paint with both a roller and fine paint brushes.
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Drawing Large Scale
With Han Nae Kim
2022
2 Jul3 Jul10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
In this two-day workshop, you will embrace drawing on a large scale pushing the boundaries of what we consider as drawing.
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Paint and Embroidery Mix
With Lina Castro
2022
21 May28 May11:00AM - 1:30PM
Adults: 18+
Spend two meditative Saturday mornings with Lina Castro, where you will enjoy designing and painting a mixed-medium work.
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Captured Landscapes
With Sally Barron
2022
Daily, 10:30AM - 4:30PM
From 14 - 15 May
Adults: 18+
Spend an inspiring weekend with Sally Barron, where you will develop landscape painting techniques to depict a moment in time that is meaningful to you.
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Exploring Templates in Clay
With Melissa Mead
2022
7 May14 May21 May28 May10:30AM - 1:30PM
Adults: 18+
Deepen your relationship with clay in this class with Melissa Mead, where you will focus on developing fundamental pinch and slab techniques.
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A One Month Adventure in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2022
Weekly on Thursday, 9:30AM - 12:30PM
From 5 - 27 May
Adults: 25+
In this popular month-long class, Artist James Lawrence explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels, and additives.
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Up-cycled Fabric Printing
With Katie Smith
2022
Daily, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
From 28 - 29 Apr
Youth: 13 - 18
Underpinned by rich visual research, this two-day workshop teaches the basics of screen and wood-block printing.
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Portrait Painting
With Leela Bhai
Wed 27 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Beginning with observational sketches of themselves using mirrors, kids will be guided through creating their own vibrant self-portrait using painting techniques.
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Tiger in the Jungle
With Ina Arraoui
Tue 26 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 7 - 13
Inspired by the Year of Tiger, children will be able to design and print a collection of artworks using found leaves to construct a bushy jungle scene.
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Fun Threads
With Lina Castro
Fri 22 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Join embroidery artist Lina Castro to learn how to safely thread, knot and stitch with wool.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
Thu 21 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
In this Tikanga-based workshop, learn how to create a contemporary bone carving.
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Piñata Punch
With Leela Bhai
Wed 20 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Come along for messy fun with Leela Bhai, to layer paper mache into hollow shapes and spheres.
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Intro to Abstract Painting
With Molly Timmins
Tue 19 Apr 2022 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
Explore the limitless creativity of abstract painting in this guided workshop.
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Toki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
Sun 3 Apr 2022 9:30AM - 5:00PM
Adults: 18+
Learn about the practices associated with Māori arts whilst creating a Toki Taonga in this all day workshop.
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Drawing Large Scale
With Han Nae Kim
2022
2 Days
10am - 4pm
Adults: 16+
In this two-day workshop, you will embrace drawing on a large scale pushing the boundaries of what we consider as drawing.
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Nature Journaling Workshop
With Molly Timmins
Sat 19 Mar 2022 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
Become immersed in your local natural environment through concentrative and therapeutic Art Journaling.
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Captured Landscapes
With Sally Barron
2022
2 Days
Sat 5 - Sun 6 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 16+
Create landscape paintings that capture a moment in time special to you. Using photographs you have taken recording your meaningful places, we will learn how to create semi abstract, colourful studies using mixed media.
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Towards the Portrait
With Jean Stewart
2022
6 Weeks
6pm - 8.30pm
Adults: 18+
Learn the basics of oil painting through a fun and experimental style. Over the 6 week course we will cover how to develop imagery through paint mediums, brushes and grounds.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
*Postponed to 3 Mar - 7 Apr 2022*
6 weeks
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 25+
This popular term class with James Lawrence explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Toki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
Sun 27 February 2022
9:30am - 5pm
Adults: 18+
Learn about the practices associated with Maori arts whilst creating a Toki Taonga in this all day workshop.
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Poetry Lounge
With Trixi Rosa
2022
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Youth: 13 - 18
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* A fun workshop that will give you the space, tools and guidance to write and perform an original piece of spoken word poetry.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2022
Thu 27 - Fri 28 January
10am - 2:30pm daily
2 Days
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic acting games and exercises that explore body movement, using your voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Let's Get Real
With Penny Howard
2022
Thu 27 January
10am - 3pm
1 Day
Youth: 13 - 18
This class will give a good overview of observational drawing in graphite, we will look at techniques for light, shade, rendering, how to draw the different surfaces/textures in your chosen subject.
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Puppeteering 4 Kids
With Lucy McCammon of Act One Productions
*Postponed until the April School Hoildays 2022. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Children: 7 - 12
*Postponed until the April School Hoildays 2022. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Explore different styles of puppetry and develop your own unique character.
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Kaleidoscope Cool
With Leela Bhai
2022
Wed 26 January
10am - 2:30pm
1 Day
Children: 6 - 12
Design and construct colourful tiles to playfully experiment with changing patterns, sequences and compositions before securing down for a finished artwork.
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Bags of Nature
With Molly Timmins
2022
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Children: 7 - 12
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Learn different brush techniques to create bright and bold paint marks on fabric inspired by shells and bromeliad plants.
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Ka Pai Koi
With Juliette Hedworth
2022
Mon 24 January
10am - 2:30pm
1 day
Children: 6 - 12
Play with watercolour to observe the bright patches of the koi, studying and drawing form and features with pencil and pen.
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The Lab
With Jack Gray
4 Days
Mon 17 - Thu 20 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
The Lab is a 4-day unique creative workshop with the acclaimed Jack Gray, Artistic Director of Atamira Dance Company.
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Inkslinging – Colour Woodcut
With Faith McManus
5 Days
Mon 17 - Fri 21 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
In one of our brand new workshops, Faith McManus will be leading participants through the process of cutting and printing a multi-woodblock print using both press and hand-printing techniques.
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Introduction to Carving
With Wikuki Kingi and Tania Wolfgramm
4 Days
Mon 17 - Thu 20 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Back by popular demand, Wikuki and Tania’s Introduction to Carving workshop will focus on the design, construction, and carving of traditional Waka Hoe or wooden paddles using both hand and power tools.
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Textiles – A Journey in Print Design
With Katie Smith
5 Days
Mon 17 - Fri 21 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Textiles - A Journey in Print Design with Katie Smith is a comprehensive and inspiring workshop for textile enthusiasts.
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Pounamu Marama
With Maha Tomo
2021
1 Day
Sun 19 December
9am - 5pm
Adults: 16+
Learn about the practices associated with Māori arts whilst creating a Marama Taonga in this all day workshop.
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Mamalu - Dignity
With Rosanna Raymond
2021
*This workshop is cancelled; to be held at another time in 2022. For further enquiries, email leela@ceac.org.nz*
Adults: 18+
*This workshop is cancelled; to be held at another time in 2022. For further enquiries, email leela@ceac.org.nz*
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Wood and Resin Pendants
With Maha Tomo
2021
1 Day
Sun 12 December
9am - 5pm
Adults: 16+
Experience a splash of translucent colour mixed with native wood grains. Using grinders, drills, wet and dry sanding, and polishing tools participants will be able to cut out and shape your own pendant from various colours of pre cast resin and wood.
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Tiny Stitches
With Lina Castro
2021
1 Day
Sat 11 December
10am - 2.30pm
Adults: 18+
In this one day workshop, you will be introduced to the techniques of tiny stitches, exploring how to apply them to fabrics using different fibres.
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Intuitive Abstracts
With Julie Moselen
2021
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Adults: 16+
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* This weekend workshop is an introduction to an intuitive painting style. You will be guided through a variety of painting techniques and processes which will build your confidence as well as your skills.
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Hei Whāriki
With Ruth Woodbury
2021
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
5 Days
Mon 17 – Thu 20 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Immerse yourself within Te Whare Pora – the art of weaving, with master weaver Ruth Woodbury of Raranga Creations.
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Glow: Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2021
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
5 Days
Mon 17 - Fri 21 January 2022
10am - 4.30pm
& Finishing Day:
Sat 19 Feb, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Adults: 18+
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Glow: Glass Casting brings an exciting, five day hands-on workshop with the vivacious glass artist, Sofia Athineou. Participants will learn all the basic techniques needed to build their own sparkling glass casting works.
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Marvellous Mixed Media
With Julie Moselen
2021
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Adults: 16+
*Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Using a wide range of materials and products, this 6 week class will encourage and introduce you to the magic of mixed media.
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Art Journaling
With Julie Moselen
2021
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused*
Adults: 18+
*Workshop Cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused* Art Journaling is a fabulous way of getting creative for all those with limited time and or limited space. Working in an A4 sketchbook you will create page after page of amazing miniature artworks.
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CEAC Adventures #19: Coffee Squiggles + Collage Wriggles
With Leela Bhai
2022
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The 19th of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #17: Make a Collage Card for your Bubble
With Molly Timmins
2021
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The 17th of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #18: Scrunchy Paper Bag Sculpture
With Jean Stewart
2021
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The 18th of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #16: How to be a Bird
With Jean Stewart
2021
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The 16th of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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Creative Printing
With Sybille Schlumbom
2021
CANCELLED
6 Weeks
Wed 11 August -
Wed 15 September
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Over six weeks, explore the techniques of relief printing, mono-printing and collagraphy. Enjoy creative playtime with just enough guidance to find your own way.
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Exploring Mokuhanga
With Sybille Schlumbom
2021
CANCELLED
6 Weeks
Wed 11 August -
Wed 15 September
10am - 2pm
Adults: 18+
Mokuhanga has a long history in Japan and is best known for the Edo period ukiyo-e prints. The process uses water-based inks and is executed with a handheld baren instead of a printing press.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2021
CANCELLED
8 weeks
Thu 5 August -
Thu 23 September
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 25+
This term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Unique Jugs
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
1 Day
Fri 23 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
During this class we will design and construct colourful vessels inspired by your own imagination and life. You will learn about clay modelling techniques and all your jugs will be glazed and fired to make them fully functional.
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Quick Draw
With Julie Moselen
2021
1 Day
Fri 23 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
This one day workshop will challenge and elevate your drawing skills, giving you confidence to tackle any creative project.
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Delicate Detail
With Leela Bhai
2021
1 Day
Thu 22 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
You will work on a series of small scale images, concentrating on the delightful details. Working with tissue paper collages and water colour on rich textured postcards to showcase the softness and beauty of each medium.
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The Art of Graffiti Writing
With Dr. Bobby Hung
2021
2 Days
Wed 21 - Thu 22 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Bobby will give you an insight into a graffiti writer's working process, developing an understanding of the fundamentals in lettering and technical spray painting skills, then painting your first graffiti piece by the end of the workshop.
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Pots With Dots
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Wed 21 - Thu 22 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Learn how to make a small plant pot or vase from clay. Enjoy shaping the soft material with your hands into a stunning and uniquely designed vessel.
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Orchid Observations
With Leela Bhai
2021
1 Day
Wed 21 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
Starting with still life observational drawing of orchid plants. Using charcoal and chalk on a variety of papers, participants will record studies of petal patterns and leaf formations.
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Artsplore
With Louise Stevenson
2021
1 Day
Tue 20 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Explore and discover art-making through a series of playful exercises that encourage self-expression, focus and relaxation while developing solid understanding of observational, perspective of experimental free-drawing skills.
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Cosy Little Winter Houses
With Cath O'Brien
2021
1 Day
Tue 20 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Design and construct your own cosy little winter house.
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Panthers With Pups
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Mon 19 - Tue 20 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
Two clay days are set aside for you to enjoy shaping the soft material into animal families. You will learn about sculpting techniques step by step so it’s easy to realise your designs in clay.
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Matariki Record
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2021
1 Day
Fri 16 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
Celebrate Matariki with creating a ready to hang, unique painted record artwork.
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Forest Puppets
With Eloiza Montaña
2021
1 Day
Thu 15 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
This informative and fun-filled workshop will teach a wide range of new creative techniques and skills using recycled, found and natural materials.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2021
2 Days
Tue 13 - Wed 14 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic acting games and exercises that explore body movement, using your voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Design Your Own Board
With Lucie Blaze
2021
1 Day
Mon 12 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
Design and create your own unique rideable skateboard deck. This hands-on course encourages imagination and creativity, exploring different ideas to design a one-off art piece that you can ride or hang.
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Matariki Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
2021
1 Day
Sun 20 June
9am - 5pm
Adults: 16+
Come and enjoy a fun day creating a Pounamu whale’s tooth pendant in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Tiny Treasures
With Sofia Athineou
2021
3 Days
Sat 19 - Sun 20 June
9am - 5pm
Final finishing day
Sat 10 July
10am - 2pm
Adults: 16+
Explore the art of glass casting in this 3-day workshop, working on a small scale, focusing on details and forms. Learn the basics of the lost wax method to create a simple and stunning glasswork.
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Expression in Oil
With Sylvia Marsters
2021
2 Days
Sat 29 - Sun 30 May
10am - 4pm
Adults: 16+
Established artist Sylvia Marsters will walk you through oil painting techniques and tips, exploring how to capture light and form, create a strong composition and colour harmony.
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Mini Embroidery
With Lina Castro
2021
1 Day
Sat 22 May
10am - 2:30pm
Adults: 16+
Get into handmade embroidery! It’s an amazing way to express ideas, tell stories, share, and create unique crafting pieces, and you’ll enjoy learning about and using some traditional and antique stitching techniques.
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Creative Clay Ventures
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
6 Weeks
Thu evenings
Thu 20 May - Thu 24 June
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there anything you always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this is the time to find support for your creative ventures.
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Dining with Walt Walrus
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
6 Weeks
Thu afternoons
Thu 20 May
- Thu 24 June
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
It’s time to make an awesome fully functional dinner plate from clay decorated with all kinds of funny, cute, wild, beautiful, chubby or skinny animals.
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Photo Encaustic
With Nicki Stewart
2021
2 Days
Sat 8 - Sun 9 May
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
In this workshop we will be working with photographs printed on paper and adhered to wood panel substrates.
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Towards the Landscape
With Jean Stewart
2021
6 Weeks
Tue evenings
Tue May 11 - Tue 15 June
6pm - 8.30pm
Adults: 18+
Starting with the basics of canvas preparation students will be encouraged to move through a series of stages of experimentation with oil painting techniques to the final realisation of a finished painting.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2021
6 Weeks
Tue afternoons
Tue 11 May - 15 June
4pm - 5:30pm
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw. Time will be spent studying light and shade, contrast, and rendering.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2021
8 weeks
Thu mornings
Thu 6 May - Thu 24 June
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 25+
This term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Quick Draw
With Julie Moselen
2021
1 Day
Fri 30 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
This one day workshop will challenge and elevate your child’s drawing skills, giving them confidence to tackle any creative project.
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The Art of Graffiti Writing
With Dr. Bobby Hung
2021
2 Days
Thu 29 - Fri 30 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Bobby will guide students to develop technical skills in spray painting, an understanding of the fundamentals in lettering, and an insight into a graffiti writer's working process.
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Antarctica
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Thu 29 - Fri 30 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Create your own arctic landscape from soft, white clay! Staggering icebergs, penguins huddling together in the cold and jumping whales, are only a few examples to fire up your imagination.
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Puppeteering for Kids
With Lucy McCammon of Act One Productions
2021
2 Days
Wed 28 - Thur 29 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 12
Explore different styles of puppetry and develop your own unique character. Lucy will guide you on a fun-filled journey where you are free to explore different types of puppets and what makes them interesting to an audience.
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Frogs to be Kissed
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Tue 27 - Wed 28 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 10
Join Kairava for two creative clay days making enchanted creatures. We will start by sharing stories about very special beings from books as well as animals which appeared in our lives and there is more to them than what meets the eye.
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Bugs, Butterflies, and Bees
With Ina Arraoui
2021
1 Day
Tue 27 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
In this workshop, children will be able to design, construct and print a collection of art works using cardboard cut-outs and leaves.
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Mugs ‘n‘ Jugs
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
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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Infinity and Beyond
With Andrew Hall
2021
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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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2021
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
2021
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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Organic Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
2021
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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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2021
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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Mighty Collage
With Leela Bhai
2021
1 Day
Mon 19 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Drawing inspiration from some of the greats; Georges Braque, Richard Hamilton and Hannah Höch, participants will unleash their wildest imagination in this one day workshop.
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Art Journaling
With Julie Moselen
2021
2 Days
Sat 27 - Sun 28 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 16+
Art Journaling is a fabulous way of getting creative for all those with limited time and or limited space.
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Crash Course in Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2021
*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 Clay Projects
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
6 Weeks
Thu 25 Feb - Thu 1 April
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 16+
Is there anything you’ve always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it’s functional or sculptural, this is the time to find support for your creative ventures.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2021
8 weeks
Thu 25 February -
Thu 15 April
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 25+
This relaxed class explores abstract painting concepts and techniques using acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2021
6 Weeks
Tuesday Afternoons
Tue 23 Feb - Tue 30 Mar
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw.
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Big Eyes
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
1 Day
Fri 29 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 4 - 8
Play with clay and turn the soft material into a cute animal face. We will make 3D wall plaques and paint them after all shapes are finished.
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Landscape Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
2021
1 Day
Fri 29 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
In this workshop, you will learn the process for painting landscape using watercolours. Learning perspective, colour and tones to create a great sky or paint trees. Explore the joys of painting wet on wet and create fabulous effects.
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The Art of Graffiti Writing
With Dr. Bobby Hung
2021
2 Days
Thu 28 - Fri 29 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Bobby will guide students to develop technical skills in spray painting, an understanding of the fundamentals in lettering, and an insight into a graffiti writer’s working process.
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About Hobbits and Elves
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Wed 27 - Thu 28 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
Enjoy your creative imagination, choose a fairy-tale being and turn it into a beautiful clay sculpture. You will explore clay sculpting techniques, using your hands as the most important tools.
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Sketchmob
With Marcus Hipa
2021
1 Day
Wed 27 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
The Sketchmob workshop aims to provide a toolkit for you to channel your artistic talent through a series of drawing exercises.
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Introduction to Batik
With Susanne Williamson
2021
1 Day
Wed 27 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
In this workshop, you will learn how to make a picture on fabric using cold water wax resist. Learn about perspective, tone and colour using fabric dyes to explore water colour techniques. We will also learn how to blend the dyes to create fabulous effects.
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Martian Masks
With Leela Bhai
2021
2 Days
Tue 26 - Wed 27 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Build the face of a fictional Mars inhabitant! Using cardboard to construct the shape of the mask, your child will paper mache its unique profile.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2021
1 Day
Tue 26 January
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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Coral Reefs
With Kairava Gullatz
2021
2 Days
Mon 25 - Tue 26 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
The astounding and diverse life in and around coral reefs is our inspiration for this clay class. Dive into your imagination and draw the colourful world of your reef with its inhabitants
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CEAC Adventures #15: The Simple Art of Pressing Flowers
With Eilis Galuszewski
2021
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The fifteenth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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Telling Our Stories Through Comics
With Ant Sang
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
In this workshop with Ant Sang, you will learn all about comics, encompassing everything from storytelling to graphics. To start, you will write your own short story based on an anecdote or true story from your own life.
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Textiles - A Journey In Print Design
With Katie Smith
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Textiles - A Journey In Print Design with the wonderful Katie Smith is a well-rounded and inspiring workshop for textile enthusiasts to create their own unique fabric designs. Starting with drawing and looking at the work of other textile artists, you will then create your own special designs.
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Smartphone Cinema Secrets: Making Movies with Your Mobile
With Daniel Wagner
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Smartphone Cinema has established a strong foothold in the area of visual storytelling with emerging media. In this Smartphone Cinema workshop you will learn cinematic skills and how to use a variety of apps to set your mobile movie apart.
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Graffiti Masters
With Dr. Bobby Hung
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Venture out of your comfort zone and try our new adults Summer School workshop, Graffiti Masters. With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Dr. Bobby Hung aka Berst, will guide you in understanding the global phenomenon known as graffiti.
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The Main Character: Develop a Believable Protagonist for your Short Story or Novel
With Anne Kennedy
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
In this intensive 5-day creative workshop with award-winning author and editor Anne Kennedy, you will learn how to write a well-rounded main character who lives and breathes, thinks and acts.
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Luminous: A Glass Casting Course
With Sofia Athineou
2021
5 days
Mon 18 - Fri 22 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
In this fun and super packed five-day hands-on workshop with the vivacious Sofia Athineou, you will learn all the basic techniques to build your beautiful glass casting works.
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Introduction to Carving: Māori Weaponry and Waka Hoe
With Wikuki Kingi
2021
4 days
Mon 18 - Thu 21 January
10am - 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Delving into Māori history and culture, this introductory workshop will focus on the design, construction, and carving of traditional Māori weapons, their historic use, form, and function, and how they are made today using both hand and power tools.
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Bone Pendant & Earrings Carving
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 day
Sun 6 December
9am - 5pm
Adults: 16+
Have fun creating a bone pendant or a pair of bone earring drops with paua shell inlay in this tikanga-based contemporary workshop.
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Whales Tooth Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 day
Sun 8 November
9am - 5pm
Adults: 18+
Come and enjoy a fun day creating a pounamu whale’s tooth pendant in this tikanga-based contemporary workshop.
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Clay Ventures
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 weeks
Thu 5 November - Thu 10 December
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Functional or sculptural? This is an opportunity to discover and enjoy expressing your ideas with clay.
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Strawberryshake Supermugs
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 weeks
Thu 5 November - Thu 10 December
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Come and make stunning X-large mugs or goblets for the summer season’s cold drinks. Use your creative imagination to design very unique vessels and learn about pottery techniques to realise your ideas in clay.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2020
6 weeks
4pm - 5.30pm
Option 1:
Tue 3 November - Tue 8 December
Option 2:
Thu 5 November - Thu 10 December
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw. Time will be spent studying light and shade, contrast, and rendering.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2020
8 weeks
Thu 22 October - Thu 10 December
9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults: 18+
This class explores abstract painting concepts and techniques using acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Towards The Figurative in Oil Painting
With Jean Stewart
2020
6 weeks
Wed 14 October - Wed 18 November
6pm - 8pm
Adults: 25+
Starting with the basics of canvas preparation, students will explore observational drawing, oil painting techniques, experimental brush marks and colour mixing, culminating in a finished painting.
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Relief Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2020
3 Days
Sat 10 - Sun 11 October
9am - 5pm
Sat 31 October
10am - 2pm
Adults: 18+
Explore the art of relief glass casting in this educational and fun workshop.
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Multi-Talented Teen Clay
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
1 Day
Fri 9 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Need a jewellery box which is a secret hiding place, or a container holding all kinds of bits ‘n’ pieces? This one day ceramic class introduces you to hand building techniques which will support your unique designs.
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General Rummage
With Andrew Hall
2020
1 day
Fri 9 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*Now fully booked. Please get in contact with us to be on a waiting list* In this workshop you’ll be in the workroom, rummaging through our favourite big pile of bits ‘n’ pieces. Finding treasure! Creating ANYTHING!
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Let’s Get Real
With Penny Howard
2020
1 day
Thu 8 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*Now fully booked. Please get in contact with us to be on a waiting list* This class will give a good overview of observational drawing in graphite. We will look at techniques for light, shade, rendering, and how to draw the different surfaces/textures in your chosen subject.
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Pacific Printing
With Sylvia Masters
2020
1 day
Thu 8 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
*Now fully booked. Please get in contact with us to be on a waiting list* Using the iconic book Speaking in Colour as inspiration, students will explore the imagery, symbolism and narrative of New Zealand Pacifica artists.
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Behind The Blue Moon
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
2 days
Wed 7 - Thu 8 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
In our imagination we will travel to a planet far, far away to discover who might be living there. We will then create a unique clay sculpture showing an alien in its habitat.
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Llama, Llama
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2020
*Cancelled*
1 day
Tue 6 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*Cancelled* First domesticated 4,500 years ago in the Peruvian highlands, this friendly, adorable, fuzzy, smart, and faithful animal is the focus of this fun filled workshop.
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Dining With The Wild Things!
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
2 days
Mon 5 - Tue 6 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
We will start by making an extraordinary dinner plate from soft clay, following hand building techniques step by step.
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Bunny Love
With Leela Bhai
2020
1 Day
Mon 5 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Our bunny Cinderella will be our star model for this workshop. Starting with observational drawing, you will experiment with a wide variety of mark making materials.
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Sketchmob
With Marcus Hipa
2020
1 day
Fri 2 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
The Sketchmob workshop aims to provide a toolkit for you to channel your artistic talent through a series of drawing exercises.
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Let's Roll The Dice
With Chloe Lam
2020
1 day
Fri 2 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*Cancelled*Tired of your board games? You can design your own board game in this workshop. Develop unique game objectives, rules, game play, and currencies.
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Impressive Flora
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
2 days
Thu 1 - Fri 2 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
*Cancelled*Botanists of yesteryear travelled the world, and used the traditional art of pressing leaves and flowers to study. In this workshop each student will create their own personal press.
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Paper Beads
With Leela Bhai
2020
1 Day
Thu 1 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
This colourful workshop involves repurposing materials to create something new that you can then wear or hang on the wall.
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Organic Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
2020
1 Day
Wed 30 September
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Organic painting with tea, coffee, fruit and more. In this workshop, you will learn about natural paint-making, and even how to make invisible ink, using everyday materials and watercolour painting techniques.
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Beats ‘n’ Lyrics
With Abraham Kunin
2020
2 days
Tue 29 - Wed 30 September
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
A two day course on song writing and performance, touching on both creative and practical elements of the music making process.
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The Art of Graffiti Writing
With Bobby Hung
2020
2 days
Mon 28 - Tue 29 September
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*This workshop is now fully booked. Get in touch with us if you would like to be put on the waiting list on 09 838 4455*. With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Bobby will guide students to develop technical skills in spray painting, an understanding of the fundamentals in lettering, and an insight into a graffiti writers working process.
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Printed Bug Buddies
With Jean Stewart
2020
*Cancelled* 2 Days
Mon 28 - Tue 29 September
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
*Cancelled* Students will create a layered print to decorate a t-shirt, based on the intricacies of insects in all their fantastic shapes and patterns.
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Fine Orchid Painting
With Leela Bhai
2020
*Cancelled* 1 day
Mon 28 September
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*Cancelled* We will closely study the shapes, patterns and colours of real orchid plants, using a variety of drawing tools to understand these details.
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CEAC Adventures #14: Exquisite Creatures
With Penny Howard
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The fourteenth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE online activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #13: Paper Weaving Adventure
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The thirteenth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #12: Cereal Box = Treasure Box
With Jean Stewart
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The twelfth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #11: Stories by Shadows
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The eleventh of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #10: Whakawhanaunga - Getting Together
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
This adventure shows you how to create a puzzle with words and colours, and then how to join them up with other people who’ve also made them.
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CEAC Adventures #9: Feathers of Sound and a Class Manu
With Jean Stewart
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The ninth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #8: Cardboard Connections
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The eighth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #7: Collection of Thoughts
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The sixth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #6: Bubble Poetry
With Penny Howard
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The sixth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #5: A Glimpse Inside My Bubble
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The fifth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #4: The Cereal Box Series
With Jean Stewart
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The fourth of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #3: Bird and Bee Banquet
With Penny Howard
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The third of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #2: Colours From My Bubble
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The second of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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CEAC Adventures #1: The Humble Rubbing
With Jean Stewart
2020
Ongoing
Children: 3 - 15
The first of an ongoing special series of low-fuss FREE bubble activities called CEAC Adventures.
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Relief Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2020
3 Days
Sat 22 & Sun 23 August
9:30am - 5pm
Sat 5 September
10am - 2pm
Adults: 18+
Explore the art of relief glass casting in this educational and fun workshop.
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Animal Acrobats
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 Weeks
Thu afternoons
6 August - 10 September
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Time to get your hands full with clay when you shape your favourite animals performing tricks! You will enjoy your creativity and explore a variety of pottery techniques, which will help you to make your own unique designs in clay.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2020
6 Weeks
Option 1:
28 July - 1 September
Tues afternoons
4pm - 5.30pm
Option 2:
30 July - 3 September
Thu afternoons
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base for them to learn how to draw.
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Pounamu Marama Workshop
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 Day
Sun 26 July
9:30am - 5pm
Adults: 18+
Learn about the practices associated with Māori arts whilst creating a Marama Taonga in this all-day workshop.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2020
8 Weeks
Thu mornings
23 July - 10 September
9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults: 18+
This term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and caters to every level.
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Fly Sky High
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
1 Day
Fri 17 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 4 - 7
*Cancelled* Budding young artists are invited to shape airplanes, rockets, hot air balloons or birds, using soft clay. All works are then turned into 3D wall plaques to adorn the childrens’ bedrooms.
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Beats ‘n’ Lyrics
With Abraham Kunin
2020
2 Days
Thu 16 & Fri 17 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Explore songwriting methods and performance in a two-day workshop touching on both creative and practical elements of the music-making process.
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Eye Jumping Abstracts
With Jean Stewart
2020
1 Day
Thu 16 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
Taking influence from the renowned American painter Jonathan Lasker students will explore his particular playful flavour of abstraction.
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Motor-vehicles + Garage Stops
With Andrew Hall
2020
1 Day
Wed 15 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Come into artist Andrew Hall’s workshop and spend the day assembling cars, motorbikes and imaginary cars.
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The Drama Club
With Suli Moa
2020
2 Days
Mon 13 & Tue 14 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
This acting workshop is a fun introduction to drama with an exploration of technique through games and playful exercises.
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Matariki Whales Tooth Pounamu
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 Day
Sun 12 July
9.30am - 5pm
Adults: 18+
In celebration of Matariki, come and enjoy a fun day creating a Pounamu whale’s tooth pendant in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 Day
Fri 10 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*Fully booked. Get in touch with us to be put on our waiting list* Have fun creating a bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Tick Tock Clock
With Chloe Lam
2020
1 Day
Fri 10 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
*This class is now FULL. Please call 838 4455 or email info@ceac.org.nz to be put on the waiting list.*
Create your own unique working clock incorporating geometric patterns, organic shapes and hand-drawn doodles.
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Fly Your Own Flag
With Sylvia Marsters
2020
1 Day
Thu 9 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 10
Students will explore and identify visual symbols of personal significance. Using fabric paint, these chosen images or objects of great importance will be painted on a large scale piece of fabric to create a cloak, flag or banner.
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Acetate Paintings
With Leela Bhai
2020
1 Day
Wed 8 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
In Acetate Paintings participants will begin by selecting imagery of personal significance and learn to arrange them in compositions that consider scale, balance, foreground and middle ground.
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The Art of Graffiti Writing
With Bobby Hung
2020
2 Days
Wed 15 & Thu 16 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*This class is now FULL. Please call 838 4455 or email info@ceac.org.nz to be put on the waiting list.*
With over 15 years of graffiti painting experience, Bobby will guide students to develop technical skills in spray painting, an understanding of the fundamentals in lettering, and an insight into a graffiti writers working process.
By the end of the workshop, you will have painted your first graffiti piece.
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Blue Whale Dessert Bowls
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
2 Days
Mon 6 & Tues 7 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
This class is now FULL. Please call 838 4455 or email info@ceac.org.nz to be put on the waiting list.
We will make our very special dessert bowls from soft white clay. The vessels will be adorned with 3D applications, carvings and colourful decorations.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2020
2 Days
Mon 6 & Tue 7 July
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic drama games and exercises that explore movement, the voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Clay Explorations
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 weeks
Thu evenings
6 August - 10 September
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there something you’ve always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it’s functional or sculptural, now is the time to delve into creative ventures.
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Paint Foundations
With Sybille Schlumbom
2020
Cancelled
Children: 6 - 10
In this series of workshops, students will learn how to make various paints and pigments from scratch, mixing and experimenting with colours and textures. This will lead to a small series of paintings, using and layering paints and more.
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Maker’s Space
With Chloe Lam
2020
Cancelled
Children: 6 - 12
Combining science and art in this maker’s space, students will be provided with an opportunity to explore, investigate, dream and play through different mediums.
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Mokuhanga
With Sybille Schlumbom
2020
Cancelled
Adults: 18+
This six week class caters for all levels of experience, introducing and extending participants’ knowledge of the traditional techniques, principles and ethos of Mokuhanga, otherwise known as Japanese woodblock printing.
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Printmaking 101
With Sybille Schlumbom
2020
Cancelled
Children: 6 - 10
Using a variety of rollers, brushes, paints and papers each child will produce a series of printed images, gathering inspiration from traditional Japanese Woodblock printing methods and resources.
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Land Art
With Eilis Galuszewski
2020
Cancelled
Children: 5 - 12
This workshop takes us on an adventure into some of the natural world around Corban Estate Arts Centre. Taking our inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy, Land Artist, we will forage and collect some of nature’s treasures to create our own earthy art piece.
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Hats On Heads
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
Cancelled
Children: 7 - 14
Students will make clay character busts during this two day art class for junior ceramicists.
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Llama, Llama
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2020
Cancelled
Children: 7 - 12
Students will explore line drawing and watercolour to represent their imagined pet Llama’s personality and character. They will also construct 3D cardboard versions complete with fluffy strings and assorted materials as fur.
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Bunny Love
With Leela Bhai
2020
Cancelled
Children: 6 - 12
A bunny named Cinderella will be our star model in this one day workshop. With a strong start in observational drawing, your child will experiment with a wide variety of mark-making materials including pencil, charcoal, Indian ink and pastels, aiming to capture the detail, movement and character of Cinderella.
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Open Air Observations
With Sybille Schlumbom
2020
Cancelled
Children: 6 - 10
Students will move out of the workroom for the morning, taking time to look closely at the natural world around them. From the wispy clouds in the sky to the ants on a concrete pathway, they will record their surroundings using pencil and paper.
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Art Journaling
With Julie Moselen
2020
2 days
Sat 14 - Sun 15 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Art journaling is a fabulous way of getting creative for all those with limited time or space. Working in an A4 sketchbook we will create page after page of amazing miniature artworks.
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Drawing on Encaustic
With Nicki Stewart
2020
2 days
Sat 7 - Sun 8 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
In this workshop participants will explore some of the core encaustic techniques such as layering, fusing, blending, embedding, incising and image transfer.
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Contemporary Embroidery
With Rebeca Ramirez
2020
1 day
Sat 7 March
10am - 2pm
Adults: 18+
This intense one day workshop will cover approximately 12 different types of stitching used in embroidery, one of the oldest crafts, currently making a huge revival.
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Layers in the Underground
With Jean Stewart
2020
6 Weeks
Wed afternoons
19 February - 25 March
4 - 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 14
These classes will take a holistic approach to oil painting, starting with preparing the canvas and covering how to use medium and care for brushes.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2020
6 Weeks, Tue afternoons
18 February - 24 March
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 14
*Class now fully booked. Call us to be put on the waiting list* This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base for them to learn how to draw.
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Beginners to Advanced in Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
2020
6 Weeks, Mon afternoons
17 February - 23 March
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Children: 8 - 12
Students will enhance their painting techniques, becoming experienced with watercolour and gain the confidence to paint fearlessly.
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Creative Clay Escapade
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 weeks, Thu evenings
13 February – 19 March
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
What would you like to shape in clay - something functional or ornamental? This class offers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of modelling techniques to discover handling this material.
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Titanic and Kon-Tiki
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
6 Weeks, Thu afternoons
13 February - 19 March
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 14
This clay class will help you to make the best and most beautiful bowl ever for your favourite dessert!
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2020
Cancelled
Adults: 18+
*FULLY BOOKED. CONTACT US TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST* This ever-popular term class explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Rockpools
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
1 day
Fri 24 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 4 - 7
Using the rockpool as inspiration we will create unique platters from clay and decorate them with crabs, shells, seahorses and anything else that captures our imagination.
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Talented Assemblers
With Andrew Hall
2020
1 day
Fri 24 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Another fine selection of pre-loved materials, ready to be manipulated into amazing things by our new group of talented assemblers.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2020
1 day
Thu 23 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Have fun creating a bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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The Painted Garden
With Jean Stewart
2020
1 day
Thu 23 January
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
Inspired by the colour and buzzing life of a summer garden and the painterly language of NZ painter Karl Maughan, students will first collage together their own imagined garden, learning about perspective and composition.
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Let’s Get Real
With Penny Howard
2020
1 day
Wed 22 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Let’s Get Real will give a good overview of observational drawing in graphite, looking at techniques for light, shade, rendering and how to draw the different surfaces/textures in your chosen subject.
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Beach Party
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
2 days
Wed 22 - Thu 23 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
During these two days, kids will explore a variety of clay sculpting techniques and try their hand at throwing a small vessel using a pottery wheel (optional).
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Flying Flock of Birds
With Sarah Ormsby
2020
2 days
Tue 21 – Wed 22 January
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
In this workshop, students will create a collection of hanging patterned bird sculptures built from paper.
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Colour Splash
With Leela Bhai
2020
1 day
Mon 20 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
This workshop will combine both silk screen printing and collaging techniques to create a series of layered prints. The proofs will be recycled into personalised gift accessories such as cards and gift tags.
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Laughing Out Loud
With Kairava Gullatz
2020
2 days
Mon 20 - Tue 21 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
In this workshop, students will get to unleash their creativity and explore a variety of hand-building pottery techniques to realise designs in clay.
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Puppeteering for Kids
With Lucy McCammon (Act One Productions)
2020
2 days
Mon 20 - Tue 21 January
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 12
Explore different styles of puppetry and develop a unique puppet character.
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Abstract Landscapes
With Sally Barron
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17
January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Take part in this 5 day exploratory oil painting workshop, creating sketchbook content and building a body of work inspired by the heritage architecture and natural landscape of Corban Estate Arts Centre.
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Writing Creative Prose
With Paula Morris
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17
January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
*This Workshop is now Fully Booked*
Take your writing to the next level with award-winning novelist Paula Morris. Develop the skills you need to write stories, novels, personal essays or memoirs – from point of view and narrative structure to character, setting and dialogue.
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Japanese Woodblock Printing Mokuhanga: Sustainable Printmaking
With Sybille Schlumbom
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17
January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Based on the principles of Japanese woodblock carving and printing (mokuhanga), this creative workshop will introduce the extensive possibilities of this low tech printing method. At the end of this 5 day workshop, participants will possess a vital toolkit of printmaking techniques that can be easily built upon or added to their individualised art practice.
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Crash Course in Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17 January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
*This Workshop is now Fully Booked*
Discover the captivating art of glass casting in this fun and intensive 5 day workshop. Working with wax, clay and a variety of other materials, participants will gain an understanding of mould making and the lost wax method with the goal of creating a beautiful and unique piece of glasswork.
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Etching Workshop
With Jan Philip Raath
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17
January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Learn about etching with specialist Jan Philip Raath of Auckland Print Studio. It would be entirely possible to create a finalised etching or a small edition of prints, but the focus of this workshop is to develop methodologies and a strong skill set that will help participants to achieve consistent, repeatable results using the etching techniques of hard ground and aquatint.
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Creative Documentary - Framing your World
With Paul Janman
2020
5 days
Mon 13 – Fri 17
January
11am – 4.00pm
Adults: 18+
Over 5 days, filmmaker Paul Janman will be guiding participants through the fundamentals of making a creative short (2 min) documentary film and equipping them with the skills to tell their own impactful audio-visual stories.
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Introduction to Carving
With Wikuki Kingi and Tania Wolfgramm
2020
4 days
Mon 13 – Thur 16
January
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This workshop will focus on the design, construction, and carving of traditional Waka Hoe or wooden paddles using both hand and power tools.
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Mean Mugs
With Victoria Ashley Shaheen
2019
2 days
Sat 23 - Sun 24 November
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Ever wanted to make a pair of your own mugs, teacups or a vessel to drink your morning cup of coffee or tea out of? Join us over a weekend to create your dream mugs using hand-building techniques and unique surface decorating methods.
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Contemporary Embroidery
With Rebeca Ramirez
2019
1 day
Sat 2 November
10am - 2pm
Adults: 18+
This intense weekend workshop will cover approximately 12 different types of stitching used in one of the oldest crafts currently making a huge revival in contemporary arts and craft.
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Working with Colour
With Sybille Schlumbom
2019
6 weeks, Tue afternoons
22 October - 26 November
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 5 - 8
You will learn to look closely and draw from observation as well as use your imagination. The focus this term is on colour–blending, mixing and all things imaginable. We will create a ‘butterfly colour wheel’, draw still life, paint sea-scape, print bugs, collage and assemble, all works will be inspired by colour. At the end of the 6 weeks, you will have created your very own colour reference book to take home.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2019
6 weeks, Tue afternoons
22 October – 26 November
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base for drawing. Time will be spent studying light and shade, contrast, and rendering. A range of
drawing styles will be covered which will include observational drawing, step by step guided drawing of animals and imaginative free drawing.
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Introduction to Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodblock Printing
With Sybille Schlumbom
2019
6 weeks
Tue mornings
22 October - 26 November
9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults: 18+
This 6-week class introduces students to the principles of Japanese woodblock printing, Mokuhanga.
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Pounamu Marama Workshop
With Maha Tomo
2019
1 day
Sat 19 October
9:30am - 5pm
Adults: 18+
Come and enjoy a fun day creating a Pounamu Marama pendant in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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Creative Clay Ventures
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks
Thu evenings
17 October - 21 November
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there something you want to shape in clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this is the time to delve into your creative ventures.
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Character Jars
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks, Thu afternoons
17 October - 21 November
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 14
Let’s invent new shapes for jars! They might look like an animal body with its head being the lid. Or what about making a jar in the form of a rocket? We will start with brainstorming ideas through drawing then you will learn about clay sculpting techniques, decorating with colourful slips as well as throwing small vessels on the wheel. All works will be fired and ready for collection before X-mas.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2019
8 weeks
Thu mornings
17 October - 5 December
9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults: 18+
This term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels, and additives.
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On the Wing
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
1 day
Fri 11 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 4 - 7
All young artists who would like to get their hands into soft clay come along for this one day class!
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Wow-Teapots
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Wed 9 - Thu 10 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 14
Make a fully functional teapot which is totally unique and has never been seen before!
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Frida Dreams of Aotearoa
With Sarah Ormsby
2019
2 days
Wed 9 – Thu 10 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Draw and paint yourself a vibrant self-portrait bursting with the beauty of Aotearoa, in the style of the wonderful Frida Kahlo.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2019
2 days
Tue 8 - Wed 9 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic drama games and exercises that explore movement, the voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Solar Printmaking
With Leela Bhai
2019
2 days
Mon 7 - Tue 8 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Learn about Solar Printmaking in this arts workshop with Leela Bhai.
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Tui Taonga
With Penny Howard
2019
1 day
Mon 7 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 12
Turn a raw Tui silhouette cut out from plywood into a wonderful piece of art.
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Miro’s Marvellous Circus Carnival
With Sarah Ormsby
2019
2 days
Mon 7 – Tue 8 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Roll up, Roll up; build your own circus carnival and fill it with floating fantasy creatures, in the style of the surrealist artist Joan Miro.
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Beauties and Beasts
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Mon 7 - Tue 8 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 12
This Workshop is now full.
Making all kinds of wild and gorgeous beings is the inspiring theme for this pottery class, where everybody will shape their individually designed sculpture.
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Birds Nest
With Chloe Lam
2019
1 day
Fri 4 October
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 5 - 10
In this workshop, you will observe the natural world of a bird and use found natural materials to create a DIY bird nest.
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Rat Love
With Leela Bhai
2019
1 day
Thu 3 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
This Workshop is now full.
Oreo the Rat will be our star model! With a strong start in observational drawing, you will experiment with a wide variety of mark-making materials including pencil, charcoal,
Indian ink and pastels, aiming to capture the detail, movement, and character of Oreo.
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Drawing It All In
With Jean Stewart
2019
1 day
Wed 2 October
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 7 - 12
This Workshop is now full.
In this fun class, we will be learning and using observational drawing techniques, then combining these drawings with free form imaginative drawing to create a finished piece.
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Robot Ray Stunners
With Andrew Hall
2019
1 day
Tue 1 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 10
This Workshop is now full.
Robot Ray Stunners, Space Ships Cars, Rocket Creatures, these are just a few of the things you can make from all the wonderful materials piled up in this workshop.
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Galaxy Night in Watercolour
With Chloe Lam
2019
1 day
Mon 30 September
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 7 - 12
This Workshop is now full.
Everyone loves to gaze at the stars. What about creating your own dreamy imaginative starry night using watercolours?
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Creative Clay Ventures
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks, Thu evenings
Thu 15 August – 19 September
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there anything you have ever wanted to shape into clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this class offers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of modelling techniques.
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Swooping Owls & Leaping Leopards
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks, Thu afternoons
Thu 15 August – 19 September
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Eagles, fairies, sky divers... beings high up in the sky are our inspiration! Taking a playful approach, children will shape 3D wall plaques from soft white clay.
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Exploring the Art of Glass Casting
With Sofia Athineou
2019
7 weeks , Tue evenings
Tue 13 August – 24 September
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Explore the art of glass casting in this fun 7 week workshop. We will work with wax, clay and a variety of other materials to understand mould making and the lost wax method of firing our objects.
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Solar Printmaking
With Leela Bhai
2019
2 days
Sat 10 - Sun 11 August
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Inspired by a workshop run by Prue MacDougall at our Summer School 2019 programme, Leela will guide you into the magic of printmaking using light- sensitive plates exposed with UV light.
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Everyday Life in Oil
With Jean Stewart
2019
6 weeks, Wed afternoons
Wed 7 August – 11 September
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
Explore oil painting techniques including how to prep canvas, slow drying paint application and mixing of mediums such as linseed oil to create compositions that reflect the clutter of everyday life.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2019
8 weeks, Thu mornings
Thu 1 August – 19 September
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 18+
This term class explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Tangaroa a mua - Half Moon Pendant
With Maha Tomo of Toi Manawa
2019
1 day
Sun 28 July
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Learn about the practices associated with Māori arts whilst creating a Tangaroa a mua taonga.
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Learn 2 Draw
With Julie Moselen
2019
6 weeks, Tue afternoons
Tue 23 July – 27 August
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
*This Class is now fully booked*
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw.
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Beetle Boogie
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
1 day
Fri 19 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 4 - 8
A class specifically designed for younger ceramic artists. In Beetle Boogie we will make a leaf shaped dish with small sculptures around the rim using a variety of sculpting techniques.
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Pug Love
With Leela Bhai
2019
1 day
Thu 18 July
10am - 3pm
Children: 6 - 12
Peanut the Pug will be our life model! We will create a series of quick drawings and observational studies, experimenting with multiple mediums such as pencil, oil pastel and paints.
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Wondrous Vehicles
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Wed 17 - Thu 18 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 14
Create stunning sculptures from your imagination, and learn about pottery techniques in an informal way including throwing small pots on a wheel.
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Wood Cuts
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2019
1 day
Tue 16 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Is there a design you would like to try out in woodcut prints? Bold, subtle, whatever you envisage!
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2019
2 days
Tue 16 - Wed 17 July
10am - 3pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice, and storytelling through theatrical scenes.
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Snuggle Up
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Mon 15 - Tue 16 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 5 - 10
Be inspired by animal mums and their young ones in this fun clay class.
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Pounamu Marama Pendant Workshop
With Maha Tomo of Toi Manawa
2019
Sat 13 July or Sun 14 July
9.30am-5pm
Adults: 18+
*Both Workshops Fully Booked Now* Please email us at info@ceac.org.nz to be put on the waiting list.
Come and enjoy a fun day creating a Pounamu marama pendant in this tikanga based contemporary workshop. Suitable for Youth and Adults (13 yrs and up).
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Rap School
With Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa
2019
2 days
Thu 11 - Fri 12 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 24
Rap School offers participants a chance to learn writing techniques used by industry professionals around the world.
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Mammals and Sea Creature Constructions
With Andrea Gerbic
2019
2 days
Thu 11 - Fri 12 July
10am - 3pm
Children: 7 - 12
Create your own life-like mammal or sea creature from corrugated card.
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Playful Abstract Paintings
With Jean Stewart
2019
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.
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Monsters!
With Andrew Hall
2019
1 day
Wed 10 July
10am - 3pm
Children: 6 - 12
Make assemblages from recycled materials with one of our favourite art tutors Andrew Hall.
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Painted Vessels
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2019
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.
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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2019
1 day
Mon 8 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Have fun creating a bone carving in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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The Tree of My Life
With Eilis Galuszewski
2019
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.
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Puppeteering for Beginners
With Nathaniel Moody
2019
2 Days
Sat 22 - Sun 23 June
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
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.
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Fiction Workshop
With James George & Thalia Henry
2019
2 Days
Sat 15 - Sun 16 June
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
This two-day intensive workshop is designed to help you push your fiction writing to the next level.
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Introduction to Eco Printing on Paper & Textile
With Heidi Monks
2019
2 Days
Sat 25 - Sun 26 May
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Learn to work with plant material and create print on textile and paper in this introductory workshop.
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Cartoon Workshop
With Steve Bolton
2019
2 Days
Sat 25 - Sun 26 May
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Learn the principle concepts involved in writing, drawing and developing single frame humour cartoons, three frame strip cartoons and topical editorial style news cartoons.
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Unique Clay Vessels
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks
Thu evenings
Thu 9 May - 13 June
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there anything you always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this class offers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of modelling techniques.
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Ice Age
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 Weeks
Thu 9 May – Thu 13 June,
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 14
Enjoy being creative with clay!
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Drawing Out Your Personal Style
With Jean Stewart
2019
6 Weeks
Tue 7 May –Tue 11 June
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 9 - 13
Develop a drawing style suited to your own artistic development.
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Learn to Draw
With Julie Moselen
2019
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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Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2019
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
2019
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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Street Art
With Harry McNiven
2019
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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Tropical Leis
With Paris Brown
2019
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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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2019
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
2019
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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Flying Foxes
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
1 Day
Thu 18 April
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 4 - 9
Bats, soaring eagles and flying owls are just a few examples of ‘animals on the wing’, our theme for this one day class.
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Imageineering
With Andrew Hall
2019
1 Day
Wed 17 April
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 12
“Enter a room full of fantastical materials and piece together something dredged up from the recesses of your creative lobe...”
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Kōwhaiwhai Cuts
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2019
2 days
Tue 16 – Wed 17 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Drawing inspiration from Māori kōwhaiwhai patterns, young people will be taught to create their very own forms and symbols to produce wood block stamps.
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Corrugated Creatures
With Andrea Gerbic
2019
2 Days
Tue 16 – Wed 17 April
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Use the work, method and subject matter of New Zealand sculptor Jeff Thompson as inspiration to create your very own corrugated cardboard creature.
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Planet Cardboard
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2019
1 Day
Mon 15 April
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 13
Spend the day making your own totally awesome small scale Lunar City from recycled cardboard and space tape.
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together
With Leela Bhai
2019
2 Days
Mon 15 - Tue 16 April
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Create a layered, three dimensional wing span for your wall.
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Abstract Painting
With Julie Moselen
2019
2 days
Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 March
10 am - 4 pm
Adults: 18+
This workshop offers 2 glorious days of fast-paced, exciting, structured painting.
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Giant Squid Dessert Bowls
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks, Thursday afternoons
Thursday 7 March – Thursday 11 April
4 pm – 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 14
Anything unusual is good enough for our designs! You will make your very own special dessert bowls from soft white clay.
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Clay Explorations
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
6 weeks
Thursday evenings
7 March - 11 April
6 pm - 9 pm
Adults: 18+
*FULLY BOOKED* Whether it is functional or sculptural, this class offers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of modelling techniques under the guidance of the experienced tutor Kairava Gullatz.
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Marama Pendant
With Maha Tomo
2019
1 day
Sunday 24 February
10 am - 4 pm
Adults: 18+
Learn about the practices associated with Māori arts whilst creating a marama (moon) taonga in this 1-day workshop.
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Drawing is Fun!
With Julie Moselen
2019
6 weeks, Monday afternoons
Monday 18 February – Monday 25 March
4 pm – 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 14
This class is full at present. Please call us if you'd like to be put on the waiting list.
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2019
8 weeks
Thursday mornings
14 February - 4 April
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Adults: 18+
*FULLY BOOKED* This term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Painted Pizza Platters
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
1 day
Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 4 - 9
Hands on soft clay! We will make a very special plate, decorating it with a colourful painting once we have shaped it.
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Totally Tropical Prints
With Gabrielle Binks
2019
1 day
Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
Print your own T-shirt in this tropical print extravaganza!
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Under the Sea
With Andrea Gerbic
2019
2 days
Thursday 24 – Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Drawing inspiration from New Zealand artists Pat Hanly and Claudia Pond-Eyley we will create a mixed media collage and painting that reflects the special character of the plants, water and creatures living under the sea.
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Whale’s Tooth Bone Carving – Rei Niho
With Maha Tomo
2019
1 day
Wednesday 23 January
10 am - 3 pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Create your own whale’s tooth out of bone in this tikanga based contemporary workshop.
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We are the Champions
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Wednesday 23 – Thursday 24 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 14
Be inspired by a champion’s winning cup and shape your own, fully functional goblet from clay.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2019
2 days
Wednesday 23 – Thursday 24 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice and telling stories through theatrical scenes.
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To Infinity and Beyond
With Andrew Hall
2019
1 day
Wednesday 23 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
The “usual pile of interesting stuff” is ready to be transformed by your powers of creativity into creatures, machines & instruments.
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Embellished Self-Portraits
With Sarah Ormsby
2019
1 day
Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Create a painted and embellished self-portrait in this fun workshop inspired by modernist and contemporary artists.
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Delicate Detail
With Leela Bhai
2019
1 day
Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Let’s explore and work on small-scale pieces, concentrating on delightful details. Working first on a series of tissue paper collages, showcasing the softness and beauty of the medium we will then move onto watercolour postcards. Experiment with blending both concepts together, working to produce intricate and careful imagery full of delicate detail.
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Frogs to be Kissed
With Kairava Gullatz
2019
2 days
Monday 21 – Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 5 - 10
Sharing stories about special characters from books as well as animals that appeared in our lives, you will learn how to shape the soft material of clay into the creature of your choice using a variety of modelling techniques.
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Moonlit Forest Lightbox
With Sarah Ormsby
2019
1 day
Monday 21 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 8 - 13
Students will design and build a glowing forest lightbox in this engaging one day workshop.
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Waka Hoe: Introduction to Wood Carving
With Wikuki Kingi and Tania Wolfgramm
2019
3 days
Tue 15 – Thu 17 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This workshop will focus on the design, construction, and carving of traditional wooden paddles or Waka Hoe. Starting with an introduction to carving, participants will work from initial design through to cutting, grinding and sanding to create their own uniquely adorned paddle with an understanding of its use, form, and function.
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Solar Stories: An intro to Solar Plate Printmaking
With Prue MacDougall
2019
3 days
Tue 15 – Thu 17 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This Workshop is now Fully Booked.
Please email info@ceac.org.nz or call 09 838 4455 to be put on the waiting-list.
Solar Plate is a simple and safe approach to traditional etching. Light sensitive plate is exposed with UV light and developed with ordinary tap water; there is no use of grounds, acids or solvents and it is an environmentally friendly technique.
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Place Particulars: Discoveries in Abstract Landscapes
With Tom Voyce
2019
5 days
Mon 14 – Fri 18 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This Workshop is now Fully Booked.
Please email info@ceac.org.nz or call 09 838 4455 to be put on the waiting-list.
Explore the ‘sense of place’ with UK artist Tom Voyce. Using Corban Estate as the subject matter, this workshop pushes the boundary between abstract and figurative scenes so participants can decide the focus of their artworks.
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Shibori: Shaped Resist Dyeing
With Susanne Williamson
2019
3 days
Mon 14 – Wed 16 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Shibori is an inventive art, originating in Japan and involving patterns created on fabrics using folding, stitching and pole wrapping. This workshop is an exploration of Shibori vat dyeing techniques using cotton dyes and the bleach back shadow technique.
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The Novel: from Conception to Completion
With James George
2019
5 days
Mon 14 – Fri 18 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This Workshop is now Fully Booked.
Please email info@ceac.org.nz or call 09 838 4455 to be put on the waiting-list.
(Storytelling) ... is a game for two players... it kicks into life when a reader’s imagination collaborates with that of the writer. - Lindsay Clarke
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The Lost Wax Process: An Intro to Glass Casting
With Christine Cathie
2019
5 days
Mon 14 – Fri 18 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
This Workshop is now Fully Booked.
Please email info@ceac.org.nz or call 09 838 4455 to be put on the waiting-list.
This workshop is a basic introduction to the technique of lost wax kiln casting glass. Under the guidance of talented glass artist Christine Cathie, participants will make two simple forms by using various techniques to create their own unique works.
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The Magic Realism of Portraiture
With Liam Barr
2019
5 days
Mon 14 – Fri 18 Jan
10am – 4.30pm
Adults: 18+
Advance your drawing and painting skills and explore how combining the real and unreal can build original visual imagery and narratives.
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A Sense of Place
With Tom Voyce
2018
2 days
Sat 24 - Sun 25 November
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Participants will have the opportunity to learn new skills and techniques, as well as refine their own practice through discussions and demonstrations that will cover the history and basics of landscape painting.
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Sterling Silver Jewellery
With Julie Moselen
2018
2 days
Sat 3 - Sun 4 Novmber
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
In this workshop you will have the opportunity to use traditional silversmithing tools and techniques to produce a handmade sterling silver ring and earrings or pendant.
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Egg Tempera Painting
With Jean Stewart
2018
6 weeks, Tuesday afternoons
30 October – 4 December
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Come and discover the ancient technique of egg tempera. Mix your own paint from scratch for each class and learn to paint with the beautiful gloss and translucency of tempera.
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Creative Clay Projects
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
6 weeks
Thursday evenings
Thu 25 October - 29 November
6pm - 9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there something you’ve always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this is the time to find support for your creative ventures.
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Tantalising Teapots
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
6 weeks, Thursday afternoons
25 October – 29 November
4pm – 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CANCELLED* All kinds of unusual and unique shapes of functional teapots will be made in this creative pottery class.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2018
8 weeks
Thursday mornings
Thu 25 October - 13 December
9:30am - 12:30pm
Adults: 18+
This on-going term class with James explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives.
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Printmaking on Fabric and Paper
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
6 weeks
Wednesday evenings
Wed 24 October - 28 November
6pm-9pm
Adults: 18+
Build or extend your knowledge of a range of printmaking processes onto paper and fabric; this includes screen printing, relief printing, and constructed textured collagraph prints.
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Art Journaling
With Julie Moselen
2018
6 weeks
Wednesday evenings
Wed 17 October - 21 November
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults: 18+
Art Journaling is a fabulous way of getting creative for all those with limited time and or limited space.
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Big Eyes
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
1 day
Fri 12 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 4 - 7
Play with clay and turn the soft material into a cute animal face. We will make 3D wall plaques and paint them with colourful slips, then all works will be fired and glazed to make them durable for hanging.
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Personality Picture Frames
With Leela Bhai
2018
1 day
Thu 11 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Your child will re-invent a regular picture frame to reflect their own unique and personal style. It will be dismantled, carved, stained, collaged, painted and then put back together again!
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Mindboggling
With Andrew Hall
2018
1 day
Thu 11 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
Enter a room full of fantastical materials, saved from being carted off to the great garbage burial ground. Then with the aid of glue, screws, cable ties, wire, nuts and bolts, we will
conjure up a whole bunch of mindboggling creations.
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Painting Around
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2018
2 days
Thu 11 – Fri 12 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
Be inspired by the work of NZ artist Shane Hansen and images of vibrant native wildlife and unique flora and fauna in this fun painting workshop. Incorporate your own culture and style within your artwork while extending your drawing and painting skills. Learn basic colour theory and bring your visual stories to life with various textures on recycled wood rounds.
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About Hobbits and Elves
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
2 days
Wed 10 – Thu 11 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
With your creative imagination, choose a fairytale creature or character and turn it into a beautiful clay sculpture.
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Herb Foley Paintings
With Andrea Gerbic
2018
2 days
Tue 9 – Wed 10 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
Participants will look at native plants and patterns to create a large, colourful painting in the style of NZ artist Herb Foley. Learn how to layer paint and have fun discovering scraffito to
build up layers and add details.
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Street Art
With Harry McNiven
2018
2 days
Mon 8 - Tue 9 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
This workshop will introduce participants to historical and contemporary examples of street art and technique through practical and detailed demonstrations.
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Coral Reefs
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
2 days
Mon 8 – Tue 9 October
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 7 - 13
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
Dive into your imagination and draw the colourful world of your reef and its inhabitants. Then form your image into clay wall plaques, painted with colourful slips.
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Matisse Madness
With Gabrielle Binks
2018
2 days
Mon 8 – Tue 9 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 10
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
Explore mark making in this fun Matisse-inspired workshop. Over the two days you will create your own patterned collage materials using a variety of paints, pastels and dyes.
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Watercolour Cartoons
With Charlotte Maguire
2018
1 day
Fri 5 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 5 - 10
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.*** In this workshop, Charlotte will introduce you to watercolours and cartooning. You will create a character of your own imagining and give it a name. Then we will learn to mix colours together and paint your cartoon on watercolour paper.
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In the Box
With Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa Dave Atai (Nesian Mystik) and Abraham Kunin (Homebrew)
2018
2 days
Thu 4 - Fri 5 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Do you want to gain a deeper understanding about songwriting? Learn how to write and arrange a song from scratch, identifying the different sections of a song and their practice.
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Springtime Moon
With Gabrielle Binks
2018
2 days
Thu 4 – Fri 5 October
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 8 - 14
Inspired by UK artist Mark Hearld and using a range of materials including paper, card, inks, acrylic paints and oil pastels, create your own imaginative, colourful and expressive artwork that features animals, and flora and fauna or an image of your own choosing.
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Sketchbook to Wall
With Harry McNiven
2018
1 day
Thu 4 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
Participants will learn about the history of the graffiti movement and be guided through the collaborative processes involved in creating a spray-painted mural, from sketchbook to wall.
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Toi Manawa Bone Carving
With Maha Tomo
2018
2 days
Wed 3 - Thu 4 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
***This Class Is Now Fully Booked, please contact the office if you would like to be put on the waiting list.***
During these tikanga based contemporary workshops you will learn about the practices associated with Maori art, creating your own contemporary Toki bone carving, complete with binding and adjustable cord.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2018
2 days
Wed 3 – Thu 4 October
10am – 2.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
This drama workshop is about having fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice and telling stories through theatrical scenes.
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Magical Woodland Creature Stamps
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
1 day
Wed 3 October
10am – 2:30pm
Children: 8 - 14
In this imaginative and inspiring workshop, we will design and make our own woodland creature stamps and combine them with dreamlike painted backgrounds.
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Happy Feet
With Susanne Williamson
2018
1 day
Tue 2 October
10am - 2.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
This workshop will be an introduction to the art of Arashi Shibori, also described as Japanese tie dye. Design your own pair of unique socks, and a piece of fabric art.
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Your Style in Pattern
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
2 days
Mon 1 - Tue 2 October
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
In this workshop you will design and create your own individual series of screen and block printed fabrics.
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Patchwork Painting
With Leela Bhai
2018
2 days
Mon 1 - Tue 2 October
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 12
Participants will experiment with creating abstract textures and relief surfaces on a large collection of small squares. Using several layers of paint, they will learn numerous techniques of mark making, taping, smudging and scratching. They will then assemble and edit the collection to form one large piece.
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Patterns and Prints
With Katie Smith
2018
2 days
Sat 22 - Sun 23 September
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
This weekend workshop offers an inspiring and instructive approach to screen printing onto fabric using simple hand-cut stencils. Learn some stenciling and stamping techniques, mix your own fabulous combinations of colours and take away several squares of printed cotton—perfect for whipping up into your own unique cushions or crafts.
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Art Clay Copper
With Simon Misdale
2018
2 days
Sat 4 - Sun 5 August
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Art clay copper is a clay material that can be used to make a range of jewellery. The copper clay compound allows for kiln firing and vastly reduces the firing time. Learn sculpting techniques and the basics of jewellery design as you create your own pieces using this unique form of copper. Over the two days participants will create a beautiful copper ring and pendant or earrings which can be set with a stone if desired.
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Creative Clay Projects
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
6 weeks, Thursday evenings
Thursday 2 August - 6 September
6-9pm
Adults: 18+
Is there anything you have always wanted to shape in clay? Whether it is functional or sculptural, this is the time to find support for your creative ventures. The class offers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of modelling techniques under the guidance of experienced tutor Kairava Gullatz. Students will discover their individual way of handling the clay, as well as enjoying a social creative environment. Surface decorations with slips and glazes are part of the teaching.
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Busts of Beasts
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
6 weeks, Thursday afternoons
Thursday 2 August - 6 September
4pm - 5:30pm
Children: 6 - 10
Our shapes will be clay busts featuring animals or movie characters. You will enjoy your creativity and explore a variety of pottery techniques, which will help you to realise your unique designs in clay.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting
With James Lawrence
2018
8 weeks, Thursday mornings
Thursday 2 August - 20 September
9.30am - 12.30pm
Adults: 18+
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* This ongoing term class with James Lawrence explores abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising acrylic paints, gels and additives. Demonstrations and discussions will cover colour, form and composition as each week is filled with discovery and painting adventures. Limited spaces available.
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Experimental Printmaking
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
8 weeks, Wednesday evenings
Wednesday 1 August - 19 September
6-9pm
Adults: 18+
Extend your printmaking vocabulary, in this 8 week course which will include collagraph, relief, and intaglio printing, plexi-plate dry point etching, chine collé, and foam plate printing.
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From Here to There: Drawing
With Julie Moselen
2018
6 weeks, Monday afternoons
Monday 30 July - 3 September
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.* This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw. Participants study light and shade, contrast, and rendering as well as a range of drawing styles; observational drawing, step by step guided drawing as well as imaginative free drawing.
Continue on from the previous term or start now to develop your drawing skills.
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Fantastical Botanical
With Charlotte Maguire
2018
1 Day
Fri 20 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.* Join Charlotte for a painting workshop exploding with imagination, in which we learn all about fantastical painters Karl Maughan, Ayesha Green, Reuben Patterson and more. You will create a series of drawings depicting real and imagined botanical landscapes - one of which will be transformed into a painting on board.
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Puss In Boots
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
1 Day
Fri 20 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 4 - 7
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.* Play with clay and turn the soft material into a unique wall plaque. Choose your favourite fairytale character for a 3D adornment onto your hand shaped tile. We will also have time to paint our works with colourful slips.
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In the Box
With Dave Atai and Abraham Kunin
2018
2 days
Thu 19 - Fri 20 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*PLACES FILLING FAST. CONTACT US NOW TO SECURE A PLACE* A workshop, for young people who are wanting to gain a deeper understanding about song-writing. Hosted by Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa, mentors David Atai of Nesian Mystik and Abraham Kunin of Homebrew.
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Puff the Magic Dragon
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
2 Days
Wed 18 - Thu 19 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* Learn how to make a real fire breathing dragon from clay. Enjoy shaping the soft material with your hands into a stunning creature after your own imagination.
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Street Art: Sketchbook to Wall
With Harry McNiven
2018
2 days
Mon 16 - Tue 17 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* This workshop will introduce participants to historical and contemporary examples of street art and technique through practical and detailed demonstrations from initial sketches to spray painted murals.
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Whale Rider
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
2 Days
Mon 16 - Tue 17 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.* Take a ride on the wild side and make a personalised sculpture from soft clay!
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Polymer Clay Miniatures
With Charlotte Maguire
2018
2 Days
Mon 16 - Tue 17 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 7 - 13
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED. * Learn to make fun polymer clay miniatures. Will you make delicious donuts? Figurines? A character from your favourite movie? A garden or a cactus collection? The choice is yours.
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Sketchbook to Wall
With Harry McNiven
2018
1 Day
Fri 13 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 8 - 14
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.* Participants will learn about the history of the street art movement and be guided through collaborative processes of creating a spray-painted mural, from sketchbook to wall.
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Picasso Portraits
With Leela Bhai
2018
1 Day
Thu 12 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 5 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* As one of the most influential artists of all time, Picasso introduced the world to Cubism over 100 years ago. We will examine how he explored ways to depict form, reducing it to a collection of two dimensional planes.
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Think It – Build It
With Andrew Hall
2018
1 Day
Wed 11 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
Robot + Alien + House + Car + Monster + Mouse + Cat + Bird + Dog, Hedgehog + Rocket + Flying Saucer + Helicopter + Truck + Aeroplane + Elephant + Frog. Pretty much whatever you can imagine!
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Painting Dreamscapes
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
2 days
Tue 10 - Wed 11 July
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* In this exciting and fun two day workshop we will explore and create our own world of fantasy characters and places, based on the study of cartoon characters and contemporary Japanese art.
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Cut-Cardboard Printmaking
With Ina Arraoui
2018
1 Day
Tue 10 July (incorrectly listed in the programme)
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 5 - 10
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* Children will be able to design, construct and print a collection of art works using cardboard cut-outs and other relief materials glued onto a cardboard plate. They will play with layering and stamped images.
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Creature Garland
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
1 Day
Mon 9 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 5 - 10
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED* Create a garland to decorate your room with the wildest creatures of your imagination!
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All the World's a Stage
With Leela Bhai
2018
2 Days
Mon 9 - Tue 10 July
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 8 - 14
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED.*
Inspired by the famous William Shakespeare line, your child will plan and construct a 3-Dimensional stage and the multiple elements of its set design.
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Layer Upon Layer
With Julie Moselen
2018
2 Days
Sat 23 – Sun 24 June, 10am-4pm
Adults: 18+
This weekend workshop will focus on creating prints using a layering process. Julie will cover a variety of printmaking techniques such as monoprinting, relief, stencilling, and etching whilst exploring and experimenting with natural and found materials to achieve rich textures and interesting abstract patterns.
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Basics in Manual Photography
With Maddy Stockford
Sat 9 Jun 2018 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
This workshop is for those who want to learn to take photos in ‘Manual’ mode.
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Patterns and Prints
With Katie Smith
2018
9 Jun10 Jun10:00AM - 4:00PM
Adults: 18+
This weekend workshop offers an inspiring and instructive approach to screen printing onto fabric using simple hand-cut stencils.
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Just the Two of Us
With Kairava Gullatz
6 weeks, Thursday afternoons
10 May - 14 June, 2018
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
This workshop is now fully booked
Make two small figures from soft clay! Take your pick at who your best friend might be when we model ourselves as well as another person or animal.
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Mixed Media Mayhem
With Julie Moselen
2018
6 Weeks , Tuesday evenings
Tue 8 May – Tue 12 June
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Adults: 18+
A fun and inspiring class which covers all aspects of mixed media including image transfer, mediums, texture, layering techniques and lots more.
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Making Molecules: 3D Sculpture
With Rangimarie McDowell
2018
6 weeks, Tuesday afternoons
8 May - 12 June
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 8 - 14
Art and science combine to create sculptural forms. Examine the ways you can transform a 2D image into a 3D object.
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It all starts here: Drawing
With Julie Moselen
2018
6 weeks, Tuesday afternoons
8 May - 12 June
4pm - 5.30pm
Children: 7 - 13
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and technique base in order for them to develop their drawing skills.
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International Sculpture Day Workshops
Sat 28 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Children: 5 - 12
Join us in celebrating International Sculpture Day 2018 and recognising the talented sculptors based at Corban Estate Arts Centre.
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Hipporaffes
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
26 Apr27 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
Invent an animal by merging two or three animals together, creating a unique never-before-seen creature. Creatures will be sculpted from soft clay as you learn techniques for clay creations.
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Textile Fun
With Katie Smith
2018
26 Apr27 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 5 - 10
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
We are going to learn to tie-dye, dip-dye, hand-paint, stencil and screenprint onto fabric. Transform your very own pillowcase and t-shirt*.
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In The Box
With Dave Atai and Greg Davis
2018
2 days, Mon 23 - Tue 24 April
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
A workshop, for young people who are wanting to gain a deeper understanding about song-writing.
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Watercolour Stories
With Charlotte Maguire
2018
23 Apr24 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
Create a unique picture book, zine, comic or graphic novel with your own artworks and original story. Bringing together writing and watercolour, inks and markers you will create our own characters.
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Paddock Friends
With Jean Stewart
2018
23 Apr24 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO BE WAITLISTED* Do you like sheep, alpacas, horses or cows? In this fun experimental class learn how to capture these quirky characters in acrylic paint.
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Big Pots with Dots
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
23 Apr24 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
*THIS CLASS IS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
Shape soft clay into salad bowls or containers for your plant friends. Our vessels will be decorated with patterns and dots and finished in a variety of clay colours.
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Autumn Magic
With Julie Moselen
Fri 20 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 5 - 10
In this class children will create a mixed media artwork using printmaking, collage and painting and all things autumnal. Get busy with layers of loveliness; the perfect way to spend an Autumn day.
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Outside the Box
With Andrew Hall
Thu 19 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
Plastic tubes and wooden blocks, a whole lot of fun, cable ties and glue gun. Outside the square, treasure is everywhere. Pull it apart, make amazing art! Fix it together, transform into anything whatsoever.
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Cartoon Crazy
With Charlotte Maguire
Wed 18 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 5 - 10
*This Class is Fully Booked*
Create and draw a cartoon version of yourself, made up characters, or animals in this fun workshop. Look at exaggerating features and mixing up body parts in crazy cartoons that are brought to life using watercolour and ink.
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Freaky Geeks From Outta Space
With Leela Bhai
Tue 17 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
Places filling fast! Book now to avoid disappointment. Build the face of a fictional inhabitant from outer space! Using cardboard to construct the shape of the mask and a mixture of paint and collage to finish it off, your child will be able to wear it home!
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2018
17 Apr18 Apr10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 6 - 12
*Class fully booked. Please see our other classes or enquire to be waitlisted!*
This drama workshop is about having fun with classic drama games and exercises to explore voice, movement and create theatrical scenes and stories.
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Handbuilding with Slabs
With Suzy Dunser
2018
16 Apr17 Apr10:00AM - 3:00PM
Youth: 13 - 18
*Class fully booked. Please see our other classes or enquire to be waitlisted!* Use clay slabs to build a mug, bowl, lidded box, vase, or planter - or design your own vessel.
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Vibrant Flying Birds
With Sarah Ormsby
Mon 16 Apr 2018 10:00AM - 2:30PM
Children: 8 - 14
*CLASS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
In this workshop we will explore a range of exciting printmaking techniques, and combine them to create our own hanging patterned bird sculptures.
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Experimental Printmaking
With Sarah Ormsby
2018
2 Days
Sat 24 - Sun 25 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Extend your printmaking knowledge, in this two day workshop which includes collagraph relief and intaglio printing, plexi-plate dry point etching, Chine-collé, foam plate printing, collage and lino cuts.
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Art | Clay | Silver
With Simon Misdale
2018
2 days
Sat 24 - Sun 25 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Using a form of mouldable cork, participants will craft a collection of contemporary geometric shapes which will become the beginnings of their own, unique piece of jewellery.
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Encaustic in 3D
With Nicki Stewart
2018
2 days
Sat 3 - Sun 4 March
10am - 4pm
Adults: 18+
Discover the sculptural possibilities of wax and encaustic in this two-day workshop.
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Buzz and Bumble
With Kairava Gullatz
2018
1 Day
Fri 26 January
10am - 2:30pm
Children: 4 - 7
Choose a hero from the insect world as a model to make a small container for your treasures.
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Contemporary Kōwhaiwhai
With Ashlee Tawhiti
2018
2 days
Mon 22 - Tue 23 January
10am - 3pm
Youth: 13 - 18
Learn about traditional Māori Kōwhaiwhai symbols whilst researching the art of contemporary New Zealand artist Shane Hansen.
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Adventures in Abstract Painting | Summer School 2018
With James Lawrence
Daily, 10:00 - 4.30pm
Mon 15 -Fri 19 January, 2018
Adults: 18+
Please email info@ceac.org.nz to inquire about this class.
Summer School 2018. Explore abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising paints, gels and additives. Demonstrations and discussions will cover colour, form and composition. This workshop will emphasise process and discovery and will give students a base for further painting adventures.
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