Calling all Artisans in Maori and Polynesian Arts
Exhibit in the Helensville Art Centre’s July Exhibition celebrating Maori and Polynesian arts and crafts. Just $3 per exhibit plus 25% commission to the Art Centre on sales. Works to arrive Saturday 29th June between 10am and 2pm or the following Tuesday, 2nd July, between 10am and 4.30pm. Exhibition runs July 6th through to the 27th and has it’s opening celebration at 5pm on the 5th of July, all welcome!
Kortne Snedden will be exhibiting her ‘Bird of Welcome’ describing it’s origins, Kortne says “Te Reo Maori is a beautiful language that I feel that I have an affiliation with, as a New Zealand trained teacher I have the upmost respect for Maori values and culture. The bird came about through an expression of what a typical classroom in New Zealand looks like today; we welcome a variation of people, values and culture into our bicultural classrooms of old. Te Reo Maori is apart of our everyday teaching. The bird is a symbol of becoming one and welcoming all of these different individuals into our nest.“
Come to a weaving workshop with Nat Rose on Sunday 8th July from 10.25 until 3pm for just $20. Booking advised to guarantee your space.
Students will learn how to weave a basic whetu (star) putiputi (flower) to get use to the weaving under over techniques. We will make a basic kono (basket) If they can complete the first 2 tasks.
Saturday 23rd June 10am-4pm Silver Art Clay workshop. $130. Create two stunning pendants for yourself or as a gift for others. The first will be created from a real leaf of your choosing. Thin layers of silver art clay will be built up then, upon firing, the leaf will burn away and leave an imprint of every vein on your finished piece. Secondly, you will make a pendant of your choosing from the moulds provided. A great day to bring a friend as a Birthday gift.
Saturday 30th June ‘Make a Movie in a Day’ with short filmmaker Hank Snell. $60. Popular with kids, this is a fast paced workshop where brainstorming, filming and acting all happen in the course of one day. Overnight the movie is edited ready for the premier the next evening. Workshop runs 9.30-4.30 on the Saturday. Movie Premier Sunday 30th at 7pm. All welcome to the premier. Bring any costumes, props, musical instruments etc you may wish to use as once you start there is no stopping.
Saturday 7th July we are holding an Assemblage/Up-cycle Workshop with Andrew Hall from 10am-2pm. Just $5. All ages and abilities welcome. Andrew has created some fascinating up-cycled works out of discarded items and will be bringing a heap of junk requiring up-cycling with him. Bring your own projects if you have some things you have been wanting to up-cycle or use Andrews. Come along and create works to exhibit in our next ‘3 for ALL’ exhibition in August, where anyone can exhibit anything at all for $3 per item, hence the name ‘3 for ALL’
Saturay 21st July we are holding our popular Mixed Media workshop for Kids with Jo Bain from 10.30-12.30 for $15 where we will create a textured surface with collage, layering this with paint and other mediums such as shellac/ ink/ pastel to finish a painting in the workshop. Learn the delights of working with different surfaces to paint on, giving a rich in depth quality. Natural and man-made fibers’ will be brought by the tutor but feel free to collect your own to bring on the day. This class will be repeated for adults on Saturday 19th August for $20
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August
We are holding Part Two of Jan Alldritt-Millers Acrylics in a Watercolour Technique workshop. Participants must have attended her Workshop One to attend. Six funded places at just $140 after which cost is $170 9.30-4.30 both days.
