Holiday programmes

Get creative over the school holidays and join one of our special two-hour workshops in the studio. With different sessions to choose from, you can select your favourite or attend them all!

Holiday programmes

Overview

Each holiday workshop runs twice, so book for the session that suits your schedule best. There is a maximum of 15 children per course.

 

JULY HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

Join us over the July school holidays to explore original artworks, experiment with materials, create your own works of art and share your ideas and inspiration with others. Advance booking is required and we provide all materials. Bookings open on Monday 17 June.

 

CHILDREN AGED 5
Artful Adventures: My Dream House

Use construction techniques to create our own dream house. Children will gather ideas from original works of art in the Gallery, create a design, experiment with materials and work with Gallery Educators to build their own creative construction. At the end of the workshop parents and caregivers can join children as they share their artwork and ideas.

10.30am-12.30pm
Fri 19 July
or Fri 26 July
$18 per child

 

CHILDREN AGES 6-8
Studio Workshop: Put your stamp on it

Create your own plaster stamps inspired by pattern and shape from artworks around the Gallery. Children have the chance to work with plaster and carving tools to experiment with colour and repetition.

10.30am-12.30pm
Tues 16 July
or Tues 23 July
$18 per child

 

Studio Workshop: A World of My Own

Explore weird and wonderful landscapes in the Gallery. In this workshop children will create their own landscape from their imagination and experiment with painting techniques.

10.30am-12.30pm
Thurs 18 July
or Thurs 25 July
$18 per child

 

Art Gallery Explorers: Art under Construction

Join our team of explorers and become an art construction specialist. We will create our own art tool-belt complete with everything needed to venture into the Gallery and explore the mysterious world of materials and art making. This workshop is perfect for young inventors, curious thinkers and creators.

10.30am-12.00pm
Wed 17 July
or Wed 24 July
$14 per child

 

CHILDREN AGES 9-13
Art Lab: We Built this City out of Duct Tape and Glue

Experiment with town planning, design, architecture and construction in this exciting studio workshop. Our aim is to map out our own utopian cityscape in the North Atrium of the Gallery and construct models using a variety of materials.

10.30am-3.00pm
Wed 17 July
or Wed 24 July
$36 per child

 

HOW TO BOOK

  1. Pick the workshop(s) you would like to book.
  2. Download the booking form below.
  3. Fill out one form per child and email to education@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz

Places on workshops are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon receipt of your enrolment form we will send you an email confirming your place on the workshop(s) and give details about how to pay. If spaces are not available we will offer you a place on the waiting list and let you know about any other workshop places that are available.

If you have trouble accessing the enrolment form or email, or if you have any questions about the workshops, please give us a call on 09 367 1930 so we can help.

 

MORE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

We will run additional Family Drop-in sessions throughout the holidays so come along and join the fun. Click here for more information

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