Upcoming Programmes:

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

Join us for an artist talk with Marc Blake, whose exhibition Alta (2016–2024) is now showing in our gallery, Whakaari. Marc will discuss his eight-year photographic project, and how a solitary basketball hoop in Kawarau Falls Park became a lens for exploring memory, place, and transformation.

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About Marc Blake: Marc Blake’s practice has increasingly unified around an open response to his environment and experiences, primarily painting-driven, yet moving beyond any singular process, or technique.  Since the early 2000s, Blake’s parallel exploration of painting, photography, and digital imagery has evolved, with each of these mediums now interwoven and re-examined in his current work.  Rather than focusing on "how" or "why" a piece is created, Blake often reflects on the "when"—the significance of creating and presenting a particular work at this moment in time.

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12 April - Batik Painting with Ika Willett

Discover the traditional Indonesian art of batik, a wax-resist technique used to create intricate patterns on fabric. In this session, you’ll learn the fundamentals by applying wax and painting to bring your own unique design to life.

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Batik is a traditional art form with roots in Indonesia, particularly in Java, where it's part of an ancient tradition. Some patterns hold symbolic significance and are used only in certain occasions, while others were created to satisfy fashion trends.

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About Ika Willett: Ika came to New Zealand to pursue her Master's degree in Graphic Design and Animation. Before that, she spent several years working in the television industry in both Indonesia and New Zealand. In 2002, she moved to Arrowtown with her now-husband. Since then, she has returned to hands-on art forms, including Māori weaving and pottery. Today, she primarily works on commissioned portrait paintings.

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19 April - Start Your First Novel with Lizzy Dent

Lizzy Dent will host a fun, practical session designed to help you kick off your first novel with confidence. In this workshop, we will look at what makes a compelling hook, how to craft a strong logline, plus simple outline steps to help get your story going. With short exercises, you’ll leave with the tools - and the inspiration - to get cracking on your first novel. Perfect for beginners or anyone stuck on page one!

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About Lizzy Dent: Lizzy Dent is the author of eight books, including the bestselling comedy The Summer Job, which was translated into nine languages and optioned for TV by Universal Content Production. She specializes in commercial fiction that blends heartfelt emotions, engaging plots, and plenty of humour. She enjoys writing relatable characters in real-life dilemmas (or absolute catastrophes), and her books explore themes of love, identity, and personal growth. But she's now writing a thriller and probably needs this workshop more than you do!

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26 April - Stitch Workshop

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3 May - Artist Talk with Dawn Palmer

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

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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

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