TE ATAMIRA is a multi-purpose, community arts and cultural space in the heart of the Whakatipu region of Aotearoa
New Zealand.


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.


BAILEE LOBB'S

In Bathing, Bask
considers how spaces can act as a supportive environment for stimming, sensory processing and soothing the nervous system.

WHAT’S ON

WHAT’S ON

Drop-in Sessions
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Aug 31
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Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Arts Social

Saturday Arts Social

FREE
Venue:
Te Atamira

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

Live Music
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Sep 3
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Dec 3, 2024
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 5 November, 7pm - 8pm

Workshops + Classes
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Sep 10
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Dec 10, 2024
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 12 November, 6:30 - 8pm

Dance
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Sep 17
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Nov 19, 2024
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 19 November, 7pm - 8pm

Exhibition
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Sep 19
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Dec 6, 2024
Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue

Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue

Free
Venue:
MANAAKI NUI

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

Exhibition
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Sep 28
-
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.

Tamariki
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Workshops + Classes
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Oct 14
-
Dec 20, 2024
Afterschool Programme - Term 4

Afterschool Programme - Term 4

From $145 Per Term
Venue:
MAHI TAHI

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

Drop-in Sessions
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Oct 30
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Feb 14, 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. Opens from 4 November - 14 February

Live Music
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Nov 8
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Nov 8, 2024
Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson

Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson

$35 + Booking Fee
Venue:
PUĀWAI

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

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

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

VISIT US

VISIT US

FACILITIES

OUR SPACES

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Dance studios
WITH BARRE AND MIRROR, SPRUNG FLOORs

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Performance spaces
WITH WOODEN FLOORS

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Project Space

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Workshop / Teaching space

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Curated gallery
SHOWCASING LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS

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Itinerant music rooms

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Visual arts studios

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Recording studio

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Flexible / Youth space

WRITING

WRITING

29 October 2024
In conversation with: John Reynolds

In conversation with: John Reynolds

19 September 2024
A fire that blackened the rocks

A fire that blackened the rocks

25 JULY 2024
Te Whare Pora: House of Learning

Te Whare Pora: House of Learning

7 February 2024
Īnakinaki - Wi Taepa and Kristin O'Sullivan Peren

Īnakinaki - Wi Taepa and Kristin O'Sullivan Peren

22 JANUARY 2024
rain is a dance of droplets - small holes in the silence

rain is a dance of droplets - small holes in the silence

5 OCTOBER 2023
A touch of AWE: Justine Cormack and Benjamin Baker

A touch of AWE: Justine Cormack and Benjamin Baker

16 OCTOBER 2023
A Migrant's Path: Abhi Chinniah

A Migrant's Path: Abhi Chinniah

22 JULY 2023
Art in Chaos: Marci Tackett

Art in Chaos: Marci Tackett

15 AUGUST 2023
In conversation with: Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

In conversation with: Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

24 NOVEMBER 2023
Melissa Macleod: stones, soil, silt and bones

Melissa Macleod: stones, soil, silt and bones

1 OCTOBER 2023
Abhi Chinniah: Art That Lives Here

Abhi Chinniah: Art That Lives Here

5 May 2023
Stone Moves, an interview with Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux

Stone Moves, an interview with Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux

April 2023
Other frequencies: a response to Stone Moves

Other frequencies: a response to Stone Moves

9 March 2023
Exchange and the making of meaning: Cindy Huang

Exchange and the making of meaning: Cindy Huang

22 February 2023
Tread Carefully, Something Precious is Underfoot: Cindy Huang

Tread Carefully, Something Precious is Underfoot: Cindy Huang

18 January 2023
The Secret Poet: Shane Woolridge

The Secret Poet: Shane Woolridge

22 December 2022
Pushing the boundaries of science, art and activism: Mandy Barker

Pushing the boundaries of science, art and activism: Mandy Barker

11 September 2022
If you can cry, you can sing: Margaret O'Hanlon

If you can cry, you can sing: Margaret O'Hanlon

16 August 2022
Pressure, surface, tension: Kyla Cresswell, Emma Kitson and Kim Lowe

Pressure, surface, tension: Kyla Cresswell, Emma Kitson and Kim Lowe

22 July 2022
OPEN STUDIO: Kaiwhakairo Steve Solomon

OPEN STUDIO: Kaiwhakairo Steve Solomon

28 June 2022
Happy accidents: Jasmine Clark

Happy accidents: Jasmine Clark

9 May 2022
Ethics of respect, team work and creative thinking: Kay Turner

Ethics of respect, team work and creative thinking: Kay Turner

4 May 2022
Energy is my source: Sunny Sky

Energy is my source: Sunny Sky

2 May 2022
See emotions for the fleetingness of what they truly are: Anna Stuart

See emotions for the fleetingness of what they truly are: Anna Stuart

23 April 2022
Frameworks of care: Bailee Lobb

Frameworks of care: Bailee Lobb