Join Senior Lecturer in Design in the Department of Fashion and Textiles AUT University, Sharon Evans-Mikellis, for a look at the way our perception of beauty has changed over time and explores the tools, treatments and top tips from past centuries that were used to create the ideal fashionable body.
Join us for a workshop using XL felted wools and tools to create your own chunky wool blankets quickly and easily. Materials provided. No prior knitting experience needed. Just bring your own creativity and enthusiasm to the workshop. Numbers limited, bookings and pre-payment essential.
Do not miss this opportunity to participate in a special workshop with one of New Zealand’s most respected figures in contemporary Māori clay art making, Wi Taepa.
Whether you are a complete beginner or have practised calligraphy with a brush pen before, this workshop is the perfect introduction to contemporary pointed-pen calligraphy. Kate Hursthouse will hand you the tools, warm you up with some exercises, and take you through a full introductory alphabet.
Berlin-based curator, writer and lecturer Dr Elisabeth Klotz discusses a new global movement in the art of the 21st century called 'artivism' that arises from the combination of art and activism.
Do not miss this opportunity to participate in a special workshop with one of New Zealand’s most respected figures in contemporary Māori clay art making, Wi Taepa
Material Speculation is a digital fabrication and 3D printing project by Morehshin Allahyari that inspects Petropolitical and poetic relationships between 3D printing, plastic, oil, technocapitalism and Jihad.
Please note: This event was originally scheduled for Saturday 16 October. It will now go ahead on Saturday 27 November (restrictions allowing) and ticket holders have been contacted directly.
Join contemporary embroidery artist Fleur Woods to create your own mini floral embroidery. Enjoy a day in the Members lounge surrounded by beautiful blooms and immersed in creativity as Fleur shares her favourite supplies, tips & techniques. You will be supported to create your own design and set your creativity free.
Please note: This event was originally scheduled for Sunday 17 October. It will now go ahead on Sunday 28 November (restrictions allowing) and ticket holders have been contacted directly.
Join contemporary embroidery artist Fleur Woods for a fun and relaxing day of creative stitch in the Members Lounge. After a long winter, find your zen immersed in creativity and explore texture, fibres and colour. Fleur will support you to set your creativity free and make your own design using traditional and self-taught methods.
Big Day Art: Calling the World provides an opportunity for families to experience Auckland Art Gallery and immerse themselves in a celebration of artistic experience and creativity. See, do, listen, move, make and share – become creative agents and explorers. Join us in celebrating Matariki and our New Zealand landscape and explore what it means to discover, journey and adventure through a series of hands-on activities and workshops.
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