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Exhibition
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Sep 28
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Feb 9, 2025
Lyrics and Lines

Lyrics and Lines

Free
Venue:
WHAKAARI
Lyrics and Lines playfully explores creative mark making and asks us to consider different kinds of patterns in our lives and environment. Open daily until 9 February 2025.
Exhibition
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Dec 13
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Jan 15, 2025
Wakatipu Potters Group - Vessels

Wakatipu Potters Group - Vessels

Venue:
FOYER
Explore Vessels, an exhibition by the Wakatipu Potters Group celebrating the art of functional and decorative ceramics. Discover unique, handcrafted pottery that blends creativity, tradition, and contemporary design. Open daily until 15 January.
Exhibition
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Dec 14
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Feb 21, 2025
Use Your Words

Use Your Words

Free
Venue:
MANAAKI NUI
Use Your Words is a visual art exhibition that celebrates the profound power of language through the lens of four essential words: Mautohe | Protest, Aroha | Love, Mātauranga | Wisdom, and Auaha | Create. Featuring a diverse array of artists and creatives, the exhibition draws connections between these words and how they have shaped personal and collective experiences. Open daily until 21 February 2025.
Workshops + Classes
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Tamariki
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Dec 19
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Dec 23, 2024
Christmas Holiday Programme 2024

Christmas Holiday Programme 2024

From $32
Venue:
TE ATAMIRA
Join us as we get into the Christmas spirit with Te Atamira's Christmas Holiday Programme! Led by accredited art teacher Michelle, our workshops inspire creativity through hands-on crafting and art for kids in Queenstown. Thursday 19 December – Monday 23 December, 9:30am - 3pm (Extended times available) | Age groups 5-7 and 8-12
Workshops + Classes
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Tamariki
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Jan 8
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Jan 31, 2025
January Holiday Programme 2025

January Holiday Programme 2025

From $32
Venue:
TE ATAMIRA
Looking for an exciting school holiday programme in Queenstown? Join our January arts holiday programme this summer, led by accredited art teacher Michelle. Designed for kids aged 5-7 and 8-12, this creative, multidisciplinary programme inspires creativity through fun, hands-on workshops. Wednesday 8 January – Friday 31 January, from 9am. Extended hours available.
Tamariki
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Workshops + Classes
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Jan 22
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Jan 22, 2025
Digital Art: Drawing with an iPad – Fantastical Creatures

Digital Art: Drawing with an iPad – Fantastical Creatures

$95 + Booking Fee
Venue:
MAHI TAHI
Explore Procreate in this fun, one-day holiday workshop! Learn digital illustration, layers, and textures. Create a fantastical creature print to keep. Perfect for beginners aged 8 - 13. Wednesday 22 January, 9am - 3pm
Tamariki
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Workshops + Classes
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Jan 30
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Jan 30, 2025
Digital Art: Drawing with an iPad – Express Yourself

Digital Art: Drawing with an iPad – Express Yourself

$95 + Booking Fee
Venue:
MAHI TAHI
Explore digital art and typography in this fun Queenstown school holiday workshop for kids aged 8–13! Using Procreate, create a bold, positive mantra and take home a printed artwork. Thursday 30 January, 9am - 3pm
Exhibition
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Feb 14
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Mar 16, 2025
Pueblo de Tambores - Images and sounds from Afro-Colombia

Pueblo de Tambores - Images and sounds from Afro-Colombia

Venue:
WHAKAARI
A audio-visual experience that takes the viewer on a journey along 'rio y mar', river and sea, through the percussive music of artists striving to pass their culture on to the next generation.
Live Music
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Sep 3
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Mar 4, 2025
Community Sing

Community Sing

FREE
Venue:
TE ATAMIRA
Bring your voice and join us for Community Sing, on the first Tuesday of every month. No need to read music or sing in key – just come and experience the joy of singing, and singing with others. Next event: Tuesday 4 March 2025, 7pm - 8pm
Workshops + Classes
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Sep 10
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Mar 11, 2025
Community Draw

Community Draw

FREE
Venue:
PUĀWAI
Join us with sketchbook and pencil in hand for Community Draw, on the second Tuesday of every month. No experience necessary - come along and embrace the joy of different approaches to drawing. Next event: Tuesday 11 February 2025, 6:30 - 8pm
Dance
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Sep 17
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Mar 18, 2025
Community Dance

Community Dance

Free
Venue:
PUĀWAI
Calling all dance enthusiasts and rhythmic explorers, on the third Tuesday of every month! Join us for a dance class - open to all levels and ages, no RSVP required, just drop in and let's dance! Next event: Tuesday 17 December, 7pm - 8pm
Exhibition
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Drop-in Sessions
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Nov 14
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Dec 31, 2025
Love Notes by Ed Cruikshank

Love Notes by Ed Cruikshank

Free
Venue:
FOYER
This interactive project invites you to write a message of love and send it to the world, in a specially made interactive artwork. Open daily until 14 February 2025.
Workshops + Classes
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Jan 12
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Jan 12, 2025
Slow Stitching with Dianne van Brandenburg

Slow Stitching with Dianne van Brandenburg

$79 + Booking Fee
Venue:
MAHI TAHI
Discover the mindful art of slow stitching with textile artist Dianne van Brandenburg. Learn mark-making and creative embellishment techniques, layering fabrics and stitches to create your own unique, hand-crafted artwork. Sunday 12 January, 1pm - 4pm
Workshops + Classes
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Jan 18
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Jan 18, 2025
Mixed Media Workshop with Emma Peers

Mixed Media Workshop with Emma Peers

$95 + Booking Fee
Venue:
Mahi Tahi
Discover the exciting world of mixed media and how it can help you evolve your artistic style, in a half-day hands-on workshop. 18 January 2025, 1pm - 4pm
Workshops + Classes
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Jan 25
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Jan 25, 2025
Washi Tape and Drawing Workshop with Veronica Herber

Washi Tape and Drawing Workshop with Veronica Herber

$85 + Booking Fee
Venue:
MAHI TAHI
Join Lyrics and Lines artist Veronica Herber for a hands-on exploration of her signature materials of tape and graphite. Saturday 25 January, 2pm - 4:30pm
Live Music
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Jan 30
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Jan 30, 2025
Canvas to Composition

Canvas to Composition

$35 + Booking Fee
Venue:
WHAKAARI
Queenstown’s Margaret O’Hanlon has curated Canvas to Composition, a showcase of six local musical artists. Each musician has been tasked with composing original pieces or adapting existing works to complement specific visual artworks in the exhibition. Experience this unforgettable night of art and music. Thursday 30 January, 7pm
Workshops + Classes
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Feb 1
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Feb 2, 2025
Crochet Workshop with Ani O'Neill - Working in the Round

Crochet Workshop with Ani O'Neill - Working in the Round

$45 per session + Booking Fee
Venue:
Mahi Tahi
Join artist Ani O'Neill in a colourful crochet workshop, creating collaborative yarn artworks. Open to all skill levels, this joyful session explores color, shape, and creative play with crochet techniques. Two sessions options - Saturday 1 February, 2pm - 3:30pm and Sunday 2 February, 10:30am - 12pm
Dance
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Feb 1
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Feb 1, 2025
Pūheke - Louise Potiki Bryant

Pūheke - Louise Potiki Bryant

$35/$40 + BOOKING FEE
Venue:
WHAKAARI
Pūheke ("to flow") is a new solo work by Louise Pōtiki Bryant emerging out of her personal journey towards healing from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Māuiui whakaauau. Join us for an immersive experience of image, music and solo dance performance by this Ngāi Tahu choreographer and Arts Foundation Laureate. Saturday 1 February, 7:30pm
Dance
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Workshops + Classes
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Feb 13
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Feb 13, 2025
Drawing, Diagrams, Dance Workshop with Jake Walker

Drawing, Diagrams, Dance Workshop with Jake Walker

$25/$35 + Booking Fee
Venue:
WHAKAARI
Explore the intersection of art and movement in this innovative workshop led by Jake Walker. Participants will create unique drawings that serve as graphic scores for dance, using mark-making, lines, arrows, and text to craft experimental diagrams. Thursday 13 February, 3:30pm - 6:30pm
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