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
Saturday Arts Social
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 19 October, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Sing
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 5 November, 7pm - 8pm
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 November, 6:30 - 8pm
Community Dance
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 19 November, 7pm - 8pm
Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue
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 opening: Thursday 31 October, 5pm - 7pm
Lyrics and Lines
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.
Afterschool Programme - Term 4
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
Love Notes by Ed Cruikshank
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 4 November - 14 February
Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson
An invitation to a musical and sensory experience: come and be re-energised by a different way of sensing the natural world. You will enter a soundscape of birdsong and live music, treasuring aromas, textures and vistas from the world around us. Friday 8 November, 7pm - 8pm
Slow Stitching with Dianne van Brandenburg
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
Mixed Media Workshop with Emma Peers
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
Washi Tape and Drawing Workshop with Veronica Herber
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
Crochet Workshop with Ani O'Neill - Working in the Round
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 - Louise Potiki Bryant
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