This was an all day workshop where participants gained insight into how tapa is made and the cultural importance of this artform in the Pacific. The final outcome of this workshop changed with works being taken home with the participants, instead of being exhibited in the libraries afterward. Instead, final presentation is in the form […]
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This series of photographs have been created through pinhole solargraphy workshops along the Whau river, and led by local artist Jenny Tomlin.The workshops involved making simplepinhole cameras using discarded aluminum drink cans, loading them with photographic paper in a darkroom and then traveling to Ken Maunder Park to set the cameras up to capture images. Workshop
Art Kitchen was a series of professional workshops focussed on building the capabilities of our art communities. 6 workshops were delivered online and 2 in person and with regular attendees across all the workshops, they provided an opportunity for connecting and network building as well. Workshop subjects included Curating; Writing Proposals; Funding Applications; Community Arts;
This Project hosted 6 monthly poetry/music/art sharing gigs at the new arts space/shop Dung Beetle in New Lynn. The events focused on giving a platform to locals and marginalised communities, specifically to our LGBTQIA+ communities to perform and express themselves in a safe and supportive environment. Events included; Poetry with Aiwa pooamorn and Gemishka Chetty
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Come chat with your fave aunties in this series of casual zine workshops hosted by Migrant Zine Collective and Creative Creatures. No experience necessary. Just a burning desire to decolonize, decarbonise and dismantle the patriarchy. Join us in a series of four workshops aiming to explore, dissect and celebrate the experiences of pan-Asian communities connected
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Back for a second year, Social at the Kelston Scout Hall is open every Wednesday afternoon in tern 1 for youth to drop in and make art. Pop by and check it out
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“Open Homes is an agriCulture-supported community, building community resilience and regenerating a culture of abundance through growing and sharing food, knowledge and resources. Its vision is to be a generative social sculpture engaged in growing a village. We believe in an alternative economy built on gifting, exchange and sharing. This non-monetary economy is built on
A curious multi-media, interactive experiential art installation, the Tricky Box 8, like the artists Lipika Sen & Prabhjyot Majithia, has its roots in Indian culture. The box draws its reference from a childhood memory of the bioscope or the first form of mobile cinema that visited fairs in India. Tricky Box was on display in
New Lynn War Memorial LibraryMon 30th Sept – Tuesday 1st Oct 10 am – 2 pmTuesday 8th – Wed 9th October 10 am – 2pmAges 8 – 14 Come and spend an action packed two days writing short poems, then turning them into animations filled with colourful characters, music and movement. We will send a
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