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 […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTpVkWhEox4 The Village is a film created in collaboration with residents and staff of the Kelston Deaf Education Centre, members of the Auckland Deaf community, film maker Hank Snell, writer James Littlewood, and local artist Amy Blinkhorne. It tells the story of a young woman arriving at the residence and experiencing the culture shock of
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1 – 4 pm, 9 SeptemberWhau River Portage, starting at Karaka Park, Green Bay (Karaka Park is found at the end of Portage Rd) Hikoi with us along the Whau River portage accompanied by haki (flags) created by Charlotte and Raewyn Graham. Pause along the way to discover the Māori history and ecology of the
Free Arts Communication Workshop Understand how to plan, set up, and promote any arts event. Learn to build better relationships within arts circles, draw more revenue, confidently negotiate payments and agreements, set out documents and online material properly, and find the best ways with groups. Visual artists, musicians, writers, all performers, crafters, promoters, venue managers
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A theatre development and mentoring initiative led by the Creative Souls Project in collaboration with Leki Bourke and Jono Soo Choon. Live’n it up will occupy the Blockhouse Bay Community Centre for two weeks in January Week 1: 16 – 20 Januarya collaborative development of “The Turtle and the Plastic Bag”, a theatre piece for
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La Rosa Gardens, La Rosa St, Green BaySunday 26 February, 2017Workshop 2 – 4:30 pmPerformance 4:30 – 6pm We invite you to explore La Rosa Gardens with sound. Take a walk and discover its nooks and crannies to the beat of Auckland musicians working with percussion and improvised music. The sound walk will start with
Dancer Joanna Sylvester offers free drop in lunch time dance classes at two schools in the Whau – Kelston Primary and Avondale Primary. She believes that dance and collaborative improvisation helps children to develop sensitivity to others and a sense of belonging. Each session is made of up exercises and group improvisation.
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Join experienced writing teachers Ros Ali and Jo Emeney for a free two-day creative writing course that will enable you to tell your stories in your own voice, and in a polished, professional way. We will have a comfortable room adjoining the New Lynn library to ourselves. You will be introduced to new pieces of
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Book Launch: 3pm, Saturday 13 May, 2017New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara Ave, New Lynn The Whau Community Arts Broker and New Lynn Community Centre invite you to a community book launch. This event is to celebrate the successful conclusion of a creative writing workshop series for migrant women. 40 women from 25 countries took
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The Kelston Identity flags project is a platform to explore and express Kelston’s identity. It will celebrate Kelston – the place and the people. It also will work towards creating connection and celebration for Kelston and the Whau area and communicating Kelston’s history, culture and unique offering Through late 2016 and early 2017 artist and
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