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Te Atamira offers a wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, workshops, classes, performances, events and talks designed for everyone to be creative, every day.
We have 22 purpose-built spaces, including an art gallery, dance studios, performance spaces, a recording studio, music teaching and rehearsal rooms, a pottery studio, art workshop and a community project space.
Te Atamira, which means platform or stage in te reo Māori, strives to be a place for all to practice, produce, experience, participate in and be inspired by the arts.
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WHAT’S ON
WHAT’S ON

Melissa Macleod: stones, soil, sand, silt and bones
Melissa Macleod's new site specific installation speaks to the surrounding geography and movement of earth. Mountains, ranges, peaks and riverbeds break down, move, slip, subside, reform - they are perpetual cycles of matter falling and building. Thursday 23 November - Monday 22 January | WHAKAARI

Christmas at Te Atamira
Tis the season to be jolly! Pop into Te Atamira for a range of festive fun from elf hunts to Christmas crafts to singing all your favourite hits! Come and join the fun.
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Summer in the South | Raumati ki Tonga
Te Atamira's inaugural summer group exhibition is a riot of colour and texture evoking the yarns, legends and moments of summertime in the South. Over 40 artists explore the landscapes, cultures, and histories associated with the southern region of Aotearoa in the summer. Saturday 2 December - Tuesday 30 January | MANAAKI NUI

Senior Arts Social
Senior Arts Social is a multi-arts programme and morning tea for seniors in our community every Saturday morning, including concerts, art workshops, dance/movement classes and artist talks. Saturdays | 10:30 - 12:30 | FREE

Make Space
An accessible art workshop for adults who may face barriers to participating and would like to use creativity to advance their mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am – 1pm | MAHI TAHI

Community Draw
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 December with Lucca Rodriguez, 6.30 - 8pm | PUĀWAI | FREE
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Christmas Holidays 2023
Join us as we get into the Christmas spirit! Led by accredited Art teacher Michelle, our multidisciplinary arts programme will enhance and enthuse all through a range of workshops. Wednesday 20 December – Friday 22 December, 9:30am - 3:00pm | $30/$60 | Age groups 5-7 and 8-12

Introduction to expressive painting with Emma Peers
Start off your creative year with a mixed media painting workshop, learning how to build layers and create texture on the canvas. Saturday 6 January 1-4pm | MAHI TAHI | $120

January School Holiday Programme 2024
Join us for a fun-filled, arts and craft-packed holiday programme. Led by accredited Art teacher Michelle, our bespoke, multidisciplinary arts programme will enhance and enthuse all through a range of workshops. Wednesday 10 January – Wednesday 31 January, 9:30am - 3pm | Age groups 5-7 and 8-12

Make a pinhole camera with Diane Stoppard
Explore the very beginning of photography by making your own 'camera obscura'. This ingenious device will create mysterious upside-down images of your world using simple materials easily found at home. Friday 12 January, 1-4pm | MAHI TAHI | Ages 12-17 | $45
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Contemporary landscape oil techniques with Kelly Pearce
Extend your painting skills in a summer workshop with landscape painter Kelly Pearce, who shares a variety of techniques for working with oil paints. This full-day workshop is suitable if you have painted a little or a lot before, and would like to explore oils for the first time, or try out some new skills and materials. Saturday 20 January, 9.30am-4pm | MAHI TAHI | $140

Wi Taepa and Kristin O'Sullivan Peren: Īnakinaki
Curated by Gina Matchitt, Īnakinaki is an exhibition of current works by Wi Taepa and Kristin O’Sullivan Peren. Their diverse practices of uku, printmaking, and digital light coding intersect in this installation. Opening Friday 26 January 2024, 5.30pm | WHAKAARI | FREE
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Mary Kisler: The landscape in New Zealand art
A wonderful opportunity to hear from renowned art historian and curator Mary Kisler, on the final weekend of our exhibition Summer in the South | Raumati ki Tonga. Join us over a glass of wine and hear how our region has inspired the art of this country and beyond. Saturday 27 January 2024, 5pm | PUĀWAI | $55/$45

Small Holes in the Silence
Four nationally recognised intaglio printmakers bring together their individual explorations of environments, atmosphere and language. Kyla Cresswell, Catherine Macdonald, Prue MacDougall and Nan Mulder respond to Hone Tuwhare's poem 'Rain', creating a visual connection with the written word, investigating the aural landscape, our fundamental ties to nature, elements of time and the human experience. MANAAKI NUI | Opening Saturday 3 February 2024, 3pm | FREE

Printed Keepsakes - Ages 10-15
Join Auckland based artist Prue MacDougall in her fun and quirky stone printing workshop. This will be an enjoyable way to make a keepsake from some locally sourced stone. Sunday 4 February, 2-5pm | MAHI TAHI | $45

Bookbinding Workshop with Catherine Macdonald
This bookbinding workshop focuses on 2 glue-free styles of binding. In a hands-on class, you will make a simple one-fold softcover notebook and two versions of a Japanese stab-bound book. Books can then be used for sketching, writing, albums, scrapbooking and more. Sunday 4 February, 10am - 1pm | MAHI TAHI | $120

Revealing the Mezzotint with Nan Mulder
Nan Mulder is an internationally recognised expert in the mezzotint. This is a time consuming, but beautiful printmaking technique, whereby the artist scrapes and burnishes the image into a prepared ‘rocked’ copperplate, working from dark to light. Come and see Nan demonstrating her technique within the exhibition Small Holes in the Silence. Sunday 4 February, 1.30pm | MANAAKI NUI | FREE

Art Write Night
Join artist Catherine Macdonald for an evening of art and writing. Catherine will facilitate a discussion about artist/writer collaborations, exploring connections and fostering relationships between the writing community and the art world. This is also an opportunity to take in the exhibition Small Holes in the Silence, whose title comes from the poem ‘Rain’ by Hone Tuwhare, and for the audience to consider their own written response to the artworks. Sunday 4 February, 7pm | MANAAKI NUI | FREE
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Youthtown Afterschool Programme Term 1 2024- Ages 5-12
Come along to our Youthtown Afterschool Programme where we form a fun environment for creative learning. Mondays - Drama and Theatre Sports | Wednesdays - Creative Clay | Thursdays - Mixed Media | 3:30pm - 5pm
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Drama and Theatre Sports - Term 1 2024
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of drama and theatrical fun | Mondays, Term 4 | Ages 5-7 3:30 - 4:15pm | Ages 8-12 4:15 - 5pm | KAPA TAHI

Community Sing
Bring your voice to Community Sing on Tuesday 6 February! | 7-9pm | PUĀWAI | FREE
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Gardens + Galleries
Calling all garden and art lovers! Come and explore some of the Whakatipu Basin's best gardens and art galleries, all in support of Plunket. Thursday 8 February - Sunday 11 February | Various venues around Queenstown | FREE - $100
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Arts for Rangatahi - Term 1 2024
Join us for a series of creative and hands-on workshops where we explore a variety of mediums and art forms. Led by accredited art teacher Michelle, these workshops will offer a variety of ways to have fun in the Arts. Tuesdays 3:30-5pm | Ages 12-18
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Community Dance
Calling all dance enthusiasts and rhythmic explorers! Get ready to move your body at our free Community Dance Class, held on the third Tuesday of every month. Next event: Tuesday 20 February with Erica Hastie for Ceilidh Dancing, 7pm - 8pm | PUĀWAI | FREE

Tetra Pak Printing with Kyla Cresswell
Try a great fun intaglio printmaking technique using recycled tetra pak cartons to make etchings. This material is easy to shape, cut into and print from. Create something uniquely yours - by using an etching press, create your own handmade prints. Saturday 13 April 2024, 10am - 3.30pm | MAHI TAHI | $120
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Remarkables Park Town Centre
12 Hawthorn Drive
Frankton, Queenstown
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