New Zealand sculptor, carver, illustrator and tā moko artist Rangi Kipa (Taranaki, Te Atiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto) will demonstrate the art of Māori tattoo or tā moko.
On the opening weekend of The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence, join Silvia Contardi from Segafredo Zanetti for a demonstration on making a good coffee at home.
Germán Tirado from Zealong tea presents a tea tasting presentation and will demonstrate how to correctly brew tea and explain what types of tea are best matched to your temperament and well-being.
New Zealand sculptor, carver, illustrator and tā moko artist Rangi Kipa (Taranaki, Te Atiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto) will demonstrate the art of Māori tattoo or tā moko.
Join artist-printmaker Struan Hamilton for an in-house demonstration using a traditional etching press on the printmaking methods used by artists such as Rembrandt, Redon, Goya, and Delacroix who feature in the exhibition A night without stars: the interior worlds of Redon and The Romantics.
Join Professor Laurence Simmons for a lecture discussing the importance of intuition, chance, randomness, colour, sensuality and mysticism for Gordon Walters and will seek to demonstrate the active participation in a varied cultural history that lies beneath his work.
Join Christina Hurihia Wirihana (Ngāti Maniapoto, Raukawa, Ngāti Whawhakia, Tainui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiunora, Te Arawa) for a weaving demonstration in our North atrium.
Join Diane Ensor and Bex Elliot from The Makeup School as they explore the extraordinary physical transformations that Cate Blanchett undergoes in current exhibition Manifesto.
We are collaborating with the Museums of Auckland, namely MOTAT, Auckland Museum and New Zealand Maritime Museum, to celebrate Pacific culture, rhythms and flavours with Pasifika Vibes, an event running alongside the annual Pasifika Festival in Western Springs.
A celebration of life, the third Space to Dream themed weekend Peoples: Mixing Cultures will be full of energy and celebration (fiesta style!) and reveals the cultures of South America that interconnect through history and experience.
We welcome Gallery Members to attend the preview of All That Was Solid Melts on Friday 4 June. The exhibition will be open exclusively to Members from 5–9pm. Join the Membership team and Senior Curator Global Contemporary Art, Juliana Engberg in the café, for a glass of wine and a chance to meet other art lovers (nibbles provided).
Please present your membership card at the front desk to receive a wristband for entry.
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