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Kids Club - art for children
11am and 2pm every Sunday
Sundays will never be boring once you come and join in on the fun at
the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Look, learn and create in
special workshops with Tutor, Prue Cunningham
and the Gallery Guides.
Only $6 per child which includes all materials.
Ideal for all budding artists from 5 to 10 years.
Booking Information:
Telephone (64 9) 307 4540 between 10am and 5pm
or email
kidsclub@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz
Workshops start promptly at 11am and 2pm so please arrive early to
secure your booking.
Workshops may be documented and images used by the Gallery for
publicising children and family activities. Please let Gallery staff
know if do not wish your child to be filmed or photographed.
Kids workshops
October | November
October
5 October
Warrior, Prince, Creature, Queen
Come and transform yourself into your favourite character, using fabric,
fancywork, and of course a touch of fantasy inspired by Walters Prize nominee,
Lisa Reihana who has photographed a collection of powerful personalities in her
installation Digital Marae.
Focus exhibition: 2008 Walters Prize
12 October
My Mountain, my home
Do you have a favourite mountain, or one you call home? Artists have long
been fascinated with mountainous landscapes, be they snow-capped peaks or dusty
ranges. So today we will teach you some special techniques to help make your own
magnificent mountain landscape.
Focus exhibition: In Shifting Light
19 October
Something old, something new...
Artist Tony de Latour has made an art work by starting with an old
second-hand landscape painting and then painting something of his own on to it !
So why not us? Today we start with someone else's andscape then adorn it with
our own creature creations.
Focus exhibition: In Shifting Light
26 October
The Sea and the Sky
The seashore is a favourite setting for so many landscape painters. Thinking
forward to all those long summer days at the beach we will create our own mixed
media art work incorporating land, sea and sky.
Focus exhibition:
In Shifting Light
November
2 November
Let's Get Art with Brad Irwin and John Ward-Knox
Let's Get Art is a brand new picture book for children on understanding
contemporary art. Written by lecturer and art educator, Brad Irwin and
illustrated by artist, John Ward Knox. The book combines photographs of art with
illustrations. Brad and John show us how they created the book and its
characters - Posy, Tama, William and Olive.
9 November
Photo-collage
Get your scissor hands ready because today we use the amazing work of Ava
Seymour to inspire a picture by cutting and pasting from magazines to create our
own cast of weird and wonderful characters.
Focus exhibition –
In Shifting Light
16 November
Scraffito town
Scraffito? No its not an ice cream or a new pizza but a very special
art technique. Today a scene of city lights and buildings at night will appear
before your very eyes once the secret of the technique is revealed.
Focus exhibition –
In Shifting Light
23 November
Sensational sculptures
Come and be totally amazed by Peter Robinson's gigantic, squirming, mega
installation ACK. Then mix equal parts of modelling clay, construction
skills and your wonderful imagination to make your own jaw-dropping mini
sculpture
Focus exhibition – 2008 Walters Prize
30 November
No Kids Club!
Oh no! Why?
Because we will be at the Framers Santa parade - See you all there.
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Holiday programme
Don't get bored during the school holidays!
The Auckland Art Gallery runs exciting holiday art programmes every
school holidays.
Ideal for all budding artists aged from 5 to 12 years.
10am to 12pm
Cost: $10 per child includes all materials a drink and a biscuit.
Please note that for each programme each day is the same.
Limited to 25 per workshop
Bookings open 13 September: telephone +64 9 3074540 between 10am and
5pm or email:
kidsclub@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz
Please remember to give us your child's name, age and a contact name
and phone number when booking.
September/October Holiday programmes 2008
Week 1: Tuesday 30 September, Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 October
10am to 12 noon
For 5 to 10 year olds
Framing your family
There is nothing like an impressive frame to make a family portrait
really stand out. So bring along some photographs of your whanau for us
to photocopy and transform into a mixed media collage then finally
framed by a specially designed and decorated frame – a combination
guaranteed to have all of your family and friends in awe.
Focus exhibition - 2008
Walters Prize
Week 2: Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, Thursday 9 October
10am to 12 noon
For 7 to 12 year olds
Sensational sculptures
Come and be totally amazed by Peter Robinson’s gigantic, squirming, mega
installation Ack. Then mix equal parts of modelling clay,
construction skills and your wonderful imagination to make your own
jaw-dropping mini sculpture
Focus exhibition - 2008
Walters Prize
Classes may be documented and images used by the Gallery for
publicising children and family activities. Please let Gallery staff
know if do not wish your child to be filmed or photographed.
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