Writing Workshop9 am – 4 pm Saturday 2 July.Kelston Community Hub, 68 St Leonards Rd, Kelston Are you a writer, or always wanted to write? Raewyn Alexander’s fun, fast-paced, supportive creative writing workshop gives you tools to get more enjoyment from writing, improve skills, build confidence and overcome writer’s block. You’ll also discover how to […]
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Inter+Generation is a project by Whau the People that uses art and creative practice as a way of forging connections between and amongst different generations living in the Whau, It engages with the idea of “heritage” from a contemporary perspective – exploring the idea of living memories and living history as something that is not
Oneone presented by Imagine the Land is a participatory installation project created in collaboration with regional youth that explores and engages us in ‘place’ through the medium of soil. The project seeks to uncover the rich qualities of the earthen pigments of the Waitakere and Whau area and immerse youth participants and exhibition visitors alike
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An information evening on arts funding and relationships in West Auckland6 – 7:30 pm, Tuesday 14 JuneAvondale Community Centre, Highbury Hall,99 Rosebank Road, Avondale Have you ever wondered how to build a relationship with the Auckland Council, what kind of contestable funding and opportunities are available? Do you know what the TTCF is and how
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30 January | 13 February | 27 February | 5 March | 19 March | 2 April10am-2pmTodd Triangle | New Lynn Over 6 fortnights Todd Triangle in New Lynn will come alive with music, games, food, drinks, and comfortable places to sit-down and relax creating ’bump spaces’ to meet your neighbours and make new friends. Come
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Childrens Theatre Programme, 25 – 29 January, Te Pou Theatre Buried in the banks of the Whau are stories waiting to be told and this summer children spent a week digging them up and performing them through a new summer programme. Their playful approach encouraged kids to explore stories about the region, learn about the
In 2014, the inaugural Whau Arts Festival exploded onto Auckland’s creative scene with involvement from over 120 artists, 30 businesses, and thousands of audience members over four days of intense artistic activity in Avondale. Driven and curated by multi-disciplinary arts group Whau the People, the 2015 Festival is set to meet the 2014 bar, if
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11 am – 3pm, 22 November, 2015Under the Avondale spider, 1951 Great North Rd, Avondale The Creative Souls Project presents a day of creative activity, spoken word and live music from local Pacific artists, held under the spider in the heart of Avondale. The diverse artists will share poetry, stories, lyrics, skills and beats exploring
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Koanga Festival1st to 19th September 2015Te Pou Theatre Kōanga, Spring time in te reo Māori, is heralded by the blossoming of the kōwhai and the call of the pīpīwharauroa (shining cuckoo) as it returns to our shores. This is traditionally a time of joining together and combining efforts to plant for the next harvest. Te
Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2015Exhibition Hours: 10 am – 5 pmArtist Floor Talks: 1 – 2 pm each dayArt Workshops: 11 am – 1 pm, Saturday 17 October ArtWest 2015 is a public exhibition of West Auckland artists organised and hosted by Kelston Girls College. First established in 2009 this is the third
