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.

Come along to our Afterschool Programme where we form a fun environment for creative learning for tamariki. Mondays - Drama and Theatre Sports | Tuesdays - Textile Threads | Wednesdays - Creative Clay | Thursdays - Mixed Media | From 3:30pm | Ages 5 - 12

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

Led by accredited Art teacher Michelle, our bespoke, multidisciplinary arts programme is designed to spark creativity through a range of workshops. Wednesday 8 January – Friday 31 January, 9:30am - 3pm (Extended times available) | Age groups 5-7 and 8-12 | On sale from 9 December

Saturday Arts Social is a multi-arts programme and morning tea designed for our 65+ community. We gather every Saturday morning for a broad programme of events including concerts, art workshops, dance/movement classes and artist talks. Next event: Saturday 23 November, 10:30am - 12:30pm

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 3 December, 7pm - 8pm

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 12 November, 6:30 - 8pm

QAS is bringing back Life Drawing classes! Join us for nine sessions of classical figure drawing, guided by artist Kasia Hebda. Relax though art, enhance your drawing skills and deepen your understanding of composition, line, mass, and texture through observational drawing with a life model. Sundays in September, October and November, 4pm - 5:45pm

QAS delves deep into the imagination, exploring the limitless possibilities of form, emotion, and personal expression, interpreting Lost in Hue through colour, texture, and concept. Exhibition open until 6 December

Wriggle and Rhyme is a free weekly music and movement programme for pēpē and tamariki aged 0-2. Join our facilitator Sunny Sky of EpicKids for this 45-minute class. Two sessions available: Mondays, 10am - 10:45am and 11am - 11:45am

The foundations of starting out as a screen actor, from industry insights, how to nail auditions and gain confidence, to giving truthful performances for the camera. Ages 15-18. Taster Class: Sunday 20 October, 5pm - 7pm | Term Booking: Sunday 27 October - Sunday 15 December, 5pm - 7pm.

Turn Up the Music Charitable Trust introduces Magical Music with Erica for young children aged 2 to 5. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am

Join artist and qualified teacher Lisa Duncan in Term 4 to explore the art of French painter Henri Rousseau. You'll design, sketch, and paint your own secret garden, then bring it to life by sculpting it in clay. Starting Friday 25 October. Fridays, 3:30pm - 5pm.

Formerly Adventuring Through Art, join us at Creative Sparks for an afternoon of creative learning. Led by accredited art teacher, Michelle, this termly programme aims to foster curiosity and a love of learning in the visual arts. Fridays, Term 4 | 11am - 12:30pm | Ages 5-12

Want to paint like a pro? Join Kasia Hebda, artist and art conservator, for a 5-week in-depth exploration of watercolour painting techniques with beautiful botanical subjects. Wednesdays from 13 November - 11 December, 6pm - 8pm

This interactive project invites you to write a message of love and send it to the world, in a specially made interactive artwork. Opens from 14 November - 14 February

Discover the art of landscape drawing with Kasia Hebda, artist and art conservator, in this 4-week course. Each week, you’ll dive into a new aspect of landscape drawing, building your confidence and skill as Kasia shares expert insights and techniques for capturing the essence of a landscape. Thursdays from 14 November to 5 December, 6pm - 8pm

Connect your mind and body in this creative workshop. Retrain your brain to let go and create your own gestural interpretation of sounds with fun colour inspired movements with Jade Hardy and Gabbrielle Coppolla. Saturday 23 November, 4pm - 5:30pm

Join artist Kasia Hebda for a 3-hour drawing workshop designed to explore and demystify perspective in art. This class will deepen your understanding of drawing techniques that create an illusion of three-dimensional space and show you how to intuitively incorporate them into a variety of drawings. Sunday 24 November, 10am - 1pm

Solve the mind trickery of colours with artist and art conservator Kasia Hebda. You'll learn practical techniques to confidently mix colours and create specific moods in your artwork through a mix of lecture and hands-on exercises. Tuesday 26 November, 6pm - 8pm

A night of musical magic with some of your favourite movie tracks and Christmas songs brought to life by Queenstown Party Orchestra! Saturday 30 November, 7pm - 8:45pm

Join Charlotte Friedrich, cyclical wellbeing expert and writer, for an interactive workshop on creative cycles and how to work with them. Discover how working with nature's cyclical rhythms can help you create from a place of greater flow and alignment. Wednesday 4 December, 6pm

This class is designed for parents and caregivers of babies who enjoy movement and music. The class is designed to spark a bit of joy and encourage mental well-being. Friday 13 December, 11am - 11:45am

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

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

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

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

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

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