Jody and Melissa would like to invite you to an evening of kai, conversation, art and games. We believe that an arts community that eats together makes great projects together and so we are putting on a dinner. This is an opportunity to get together with all the people who make art happen in our […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlYjuFIoEg4 Learn how to create your own animation! Spangle the Storyteller introduces stories inspired by the rich and varied history of the Whau river and local area. Participants will learn how to bring these tales to life through cut out animation. All participants receive an email link to the finished animations, to keep and share!
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If you are interested in learning how to do Raranga Weaving, come along and join the Avondale Whau Weavers for 2 workshops on the 3rd and 10th of October. In these workshops you will learn raranga kaupapa.– How to harvest Harakeke/Flax– How to prepare your flax using the paua shell technique. Workshop 1 – October
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Whau Community Orchestra ConcertSaturday 8 September 2018St Ninnian’s Hall, St Georges Bay, AvondaleFree Join us for an evening of world music featuring Greek, Argentinian, Indian and contemporary American pieces performed by local musicians. The evening will feature raga, folk and devotional songs from India, a tango from Argentina and a Greek lament performed on both
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Taking place across three dates in autumn and spring 2018, Field Book is an ongoing series of guided walks along the margins of Te Whau river. Hosted by HOOP-LA the walks explore riverside reserves, discover little known monuments and other semi-public spaces. Through hospitality and acts of gentle trespass, and by providing an ongoing cumulative document, the Field
The Avondale Creative Circle presents a series of monthly drop in creative workshops at Avondale Intermediate. All are welcome. Visit their facebook page to find out more. https://www.facebook.com/avondalecreativecircle/
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A festival created to help in response to the need for education around suicide prevention, to raise awareness of issues that affect our mental health and wellbeing, to destigmatise mental health and addiction problems through changing dialogue and perception and create tangible support networks to encourage self-care for those engaged in the performing arts. Produced
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Mia Straka25 November – 16 December, Whau wide The Valere Talisman Project is an interactive social object project aimed at questioning and re-affirming a universal code of human rights in a climate of rising global xenophobia and mass population movements. From 25 November – 16 December Mia Straka will be doing pop up activations around
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New Lynn Community Centre and Town Centre10 am – 3pm, 9 – 11 October “I am really passionate about telling the stories of our community and encourage the idea of getting to know individuals in our neighbourhood because everyone has a story to tell. ” Olivia Round Photographer and journalist Olivia Round taught a 3
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I’m delighted to be partnering with Art West again to be hosting a dinner and Whau Arts Hui. This is an opportunity to get together with all the people who make art happen in our local area from artists, theatre makers and musicians to writers, designers and event organisers. It will be an opportunity
