All Projects April 2025 Avondale Lifecare and Avondale College Avondale Lifecare has received a bold and beautiful new addition to its walls, a stunning mural designed by Year 13 student Maisy, painted in collaboration with friends Hikari and Isla. The artwork features a vibrant map of Aotearoa that reflects the rich multicultural identity of our […]
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All Projects Diane Berkley February 8th to March 15th 2025 New Lynn Library It’s a Wrap (A knitted one, that it!) The wonderful world of lace knitting will be opened up to enthusiastic participants who will learn how to knit a wrap or shawl in lightweight yarn over six sessions. These sessions are for knitters
All Projects Throughout 2024 Neighbourhoods in the Whau Fiji Baat Fiji Baat translates to ‘Fiji talk’ or the language Fiji Hindi. This photographic series will share stories of Indo-Fijians in the Whau area who migrated to New Zealand amidst decades of political upheaval, providing insight into their lives today. The project is a collaboration between
All Projects May to June, 2024 Avondale @LADYBUG_BEBE @SPDRTWNBBY AD 2 Me, 2024 Join sisters Nia and Mile on a sensory journey through an immersive exhibition and zine. Where their perspectives, growing up in Avondale (AD), breathe life into treasured memories of our evolving community. Through vibrant visual art—spanning drawing to mixed media—and evocative sonic
All Projects May to June, 2024 ALL GOODS, Avondale INSTAGRAM COKANA Sewing Classes 2024 !!SPACES FILLED!! We are so excited to announce that we are offering FREE beginners sewing classes run by AD’s finest, Ota Valu. Ota has four decades of sewing experience, and has been in and around the industry for a long time.
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All Projects 2024 Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay WEBSITE Ahi Raranga – wananga 2024 Ahi Nyx (Te Āti Awa me Ngāti Raukawa) is an Avondale based artist. Known for hand woven harakeke toanga and raranga wananga she is extending her practice to help reconnect to traditional Māori harvesting practices. Her creativity comes from a deep spiritual
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All Projects 2024 New Lynn website Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Mālie – a film Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Mālie, the Hawaiian hula school in New Lynn, documents their journey creating NZ’s first Hawaiian production. Aruna Kekeha Po-Ching Aruna is an Aotearoa-born Samoan Chinese. She has been a creative for more than 30 years working in
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All Projects Friday 15th December, 2023 Blockhouse Bay Community Centre Whau Youth Awards 2023 We were stoked to be able to support the annual Whau Youth Awards by supporting local artist weaver Ahi Nyx to handcraft the awards this year.A massive congratulations to all the nominees and award winners at our 2023 Whau Youth Awards.
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Back to Projects 2023 Jimmy Ma’ia’i with Rosebank Primary School This was a workshop between artist Jimmy Ma’ia’i and primary school students from the Rosebank Primary School where the artist used to attend. Jimmy Ma’ia’i is of Sāmoan and Scottish descent, used to go to Rosebank Primary School and his practice makes use of found
All Projects Friday 15th December, 2023 Whau Eloiza Montaña, James Crosthwaite, Keith Prize, Connor McAneny, Carolina Borquez, Studio Krin YOURART: PERCEPTION AND PROJECTION Perception and Projection is the first episode of an art documentary series titled Your Art. This initial episode is dedicated to the local artist Stephen Woodward. It is a journey through his
