Upcoming Programmes:

‍26 April - Stitch a Coaster Workshop with Tikki Studio

RSVPs REQUIRED FOR THIS WORKSHOP - Please email programmes@teatamira.nz to reserve your space

Join us for a creative and hands-on workshop where we’ll transform upcycled fabrics - sourced from old clothes and sewing scraps - into beautifully textured coasters. Perfect for adding a unique touch to your tabletop, these coasters will be machine-sewn and then personalized with hand embroidery. Whether you're a seasoned maker or a curious beginner, come along for a fun, inspiring session filled with creativity, connection, and a love for textiles!

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About Tikki Studio: Nina is an apparel designer and creative exploring the intersection of sustainability, technology, and craftsmanship. With a background spanning Taiwan, Canada, Finland, and now New Zealand, her work is deeply influenced by diverse cultural perspectives. As the founder of TIKKI Studio in Queenstown, she teaches sewing as both a practical skill and a creative expression, encouraging people to mend, upcycle, and reimagine their clothing. Her artistic practice blends traditional techniques with experimental approaches, pushing the boundaries of apparel design. Inspired by nature and exploration, she sees fashion as a canvas for storytelling, innovation, and sustainable transformation.

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3 May - Bird Song of the Whakatipu - A Talk with Dawn Palmer

Join ecologist and conservation volunteer Dawn Palmer for a fascinating session on identifying bird calls.  Dawn will share her expertise, along with captivating stories from her conservation work as she expands your repertoire of bird song knowledge, explores the seasonality and diurnal variability of birds, and even the meaning in their songs and calls.  Birding requires mindful patience, and a willingness to expect the unexpected. We’ll learn about some of the apps that can accelerate our ability to recognise and learn bird calls.  You’ll gain new insights into the world as you HEAR it and you may gain inspiration for your next creative endeavour!

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About Dawn Palmer:

Dawn Palmer is a local ecologist with an ever-growing passion for birding.  Dawn has worked with birds in Australia, the Sierra Nevada mountains and here in the Whakatipu where she has lived and worked as an ecologist for most of her life.  Sharing her passion and improving Nature Literacy is one of her greatest joys.  Nature is the palette that Dawn works with primarily through restoration projects of varying sizes and birds provide an amazing soundtrack for her life… although, she has partaken in a few of Margaret O'Hanlon’s Beginner Singing workshops!

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10 May - TDC69 and TypeHere Artist Talk with Kaan Hinni, Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

Type Here with Lloyd Osborne & Shabnam Shiwan
In 2024, Lloyd and Shabnam launched Type Here / Aotearoa Now, a typographic poster competition and exhibition celebrating contemporary voices through type. They'll share insights on the exhibition, what makes a compelling typographic poster, and highlight standout entries from across the motu.

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Toitū Te Tiriti with Kaan Hiini
Designer Kaan Hiini speaks to his winning poster Toitū Te Tiriti and his approach to typography grounded in Te Ao Māori. His practice blends bold visual storytelling with deep cultural values to challenge and evolve the design narrative in Aotearoa.

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17 May

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24 May - Artist Talk and Writing with Ed Cruickshank

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Drop-in sessions, registrations are not required. Free for ages 60+.

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For further information, please call 027 180 02868 or email hello@teatamira.nz.

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Thank you to Central Lakes Trust for their support in bringing creativity to our community.

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Previous Sessions (Saturdays):

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2023

15 April - Concert – Pianist Louis Koopman

22 April - Art Workshop - Colours of Autumn with Raquel Tamara Carter

29 April - Movement workshop with Theresa Swain

6 May - Film - Hip Hop-eration

13 May - Concert - Turn Up The Music students

20 May - Art Workshop - Exploring drawing with Raquel Tamara Carter

27 May - Tea Dance with Dance Social

3 June - Feldenkrais awareness lesson

10 June - Still Life Collage

17 June - Piano Recital with Mark Wilson

24 June - Film Screening - Ever the Land

1 July - Weaving working with Roka Cameron

‍8 July - Sculpting Poetry with Nataysa Zambri

15 July - Art Workshop with Raquel

22 July - Film Screening - Te Matakite O Aotearoa / Māori Land March

‍29 July - Concert - Turn Up the Music students

5 August - Origami Workshop with the Japanese Origami Club

12 August - James and Isey - Film Screening

19 August - Tea Dance with Emma Dagg

26 August - Mark Wilson Piano Recital

2 September - Pottery with Raquel Carter

9 September - Turn up the Music concert

16 September - Mindful Movement with Sunny Sky

23 September - Painting Poetry with Natasya Zambri

30 September - Portrait Art workshop with Raquel

7 October - At the World's Edge festival dress rehearsal

14 October - Meet the artist: Abhi Chinniah

21 October - Macrame Workshop with Emma Peers

28 October - Embrace the process art workshop with Queenstown Art Society

4 November - Origami workshop

11 November - Angklung performance

18 November - Mindful Movement with Sunny Sky

25 November - Turn Up the Music Concert

2 December - Christmas Decoration Workshop

9 December - Christmas Tea Dance

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2024

10 February - Feldenkrais with Nicky Tompkins

17 February - Colour therapy with Sunny Sky

24 February - Phone photography with Scott Kennedy

2 March - Mark Making with Muireann

‍9 March - Mark Wilson piano recital

16 March - Kristin O'Sullivan Peren printmaking workshop

23 March - Turn up the Music Concert  

30 March - South Georgia: Tales from Tegan Allpress's Expedition

6 April - The Heart Dances Film Screening

13 April - Irish Music Circle

20 April - Poetry Workshop with Bethany Rogers

27 April - Chinese Calligraphy with Eric Lim

4 May - Charcoal exploration with Raquel Carter

11 May - Creative Collage with Lizanne Knights

18 May - Drawing Workshop with Emma Theyers

25 May - Singing Workshop with Margaret O'Hanlon

1 June - Angklung Music workshop

8 June - Music with Mark Wilson & Friends

15 June - Dance with Nina Hermanns ‍

22 June - Turn Up the Music Recital

29 June - Origami Workshop

6 July - Korean Drumming Workshop

13 July - Guided Tour of Te Whare Pora with master weaver Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron

20 July - Collage your life story with Lucas Rodriguez

27 July - Exploratory Drawing with Emma Theyers

3 August - Guided preview of A fire that blackened the rocks

10 August - Exploring Sashiko (Slow Stitching) with Diane van Brandenberg

17 August - Drama Workshop with Amelia Glydon

24 August - Artists Tour of Le Satauro with Lyle Penisula

31 August - Exploring Polynesian Carving with Ana Teofilo

7 September - Singalong and Harmonize with Natasha Wilson and Lizzie Green

‍14 September - Turn Up the Music Recital

21 September - Sketching Techniques to Find Inspiration in Everyday Life with Kasia Hebda

28 September - Artist Tour of Lyrics and Lines with Arts Laureate John Reynolds

5 October - At The World's Edge Festival Rehearsals

19 October - Remarkables Park Wellbeing Expo x Saturday Arts Social - Chair Yoga with Eric

26 October - Mark Wilson and Friends Concert - with Janelle Aston and special guest Emma Wilson

2 November -  Queenstown Writers Festival - Is it Getting Better? with Emma Wehipeihana (Espiner) and Jacinta Ruru

‍9 November - Introducing Resident Artist Emma Peers

‍16 November - Raranga Workshop

‍23 November - Morsels of Music with Mark Wilson and friends

30 November - Christmas Cardmaking Workshop with Tina

7 December - Mobile Phone Christmas Photography with Scott Kennedy

14 December - Wasabi Christmas Concert

21 December - Pauli Antoine Concert

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2025

15 February - Concert with Mark Wilson and Friends

22 February - Pueblo de Tambores Artist Talk with Kadambari Raghukumar

1 March - Wool Felting Whenua of Otago with Molly Timmins of Corban Estate Arts Centre

8 March - Experimental Paper Collage with Lucca Rodriguez

15 March - Dance and more with DanceProNZ's Nina Hermanns

‍22 March - Five Films For Freedom

29 March - Turn Up The Music Concert

5 April - Alta (2016-2024) Artist Talk with Marc Blake

12 April - Batik Painting with Ika Willett

19 April - Start Your First Novel with Lizzy Dent

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