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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This workshop will focus on the design, construction, and carving of traditional Waka Hoe or wooden paddles using both hand and power tools.