‍Upcoming Programmes:

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20 September - Modern Jive Introduction and Tea Dance with Dance Social

Join us for a fun and relaxed introduction to Modern Jive, an easy-to-learn partner dance where one person leads and the other follows. With simple footwork (it’s really just walking!), enjoy a welcoming atmosphere where smiles and laughter are encouraged. There'll be time to dance, sip tea, and connect with others.

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About Emma Dagg:

Emma Dagg is the teacher and owner of Dance Social and has been teaching Modern Jive for over 23 years. A lifelong lover of music and movement, Emma found in Modern Jive a joyful, accessible way to bring dance into people’s lives. Alongside fellow teacher Alexey, she creates relaxed, welcoming spaces where everyone can experience the fun and connection of partner dancing.

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27 September - 'The Artist' Talk with Julia Holden

In this talk, participants will discover how place and community have shaped Julia's unique artistic journey from traditional painting to collaborative Performance Painting. Julia will share stories of how living in post-earthquake Christchurch transformed her approach to art-making, leading her to work directly with people rather than just painting them. Participants will explore how different locations - from Christchurch's rebuilding to making work while on residency at Whanganui and then last year at Dunedin School of Art, where she shaped The Artist and why she is continuing that project here in Queenstown. The session will reveal how personal circumstances and local communities can become the driving force behind an artist's evolving practice.

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About Julia Holden:

Julia Holden is a multidisciplinary artist whose distinctive practice centres on collaborative portraiture and the hidden dimensions of creative work. Through painting, performance, and social engagement, she explores labour, materiality, and the profound connections that emerge when art becomes a shared experience. Her participatory methods were honed during her time in post-earthquake Ōtautahi Christchurch, where creating art in response to crisis and community shaped her collaborative approach.

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Holden's ongoing projects The Artist (2024–ongoing) and I'm Your Fan (2014–present) interrogate the invisible aspects of creative practice, inviting participants to become co-creators rather than passive subjects. Her work merges traditional painting with sculpture, performance, photography and new media, encouraging interaction and exchange rooted in community dialogue. This innovative approach has earned her recognition through several national art awards and exhibitions at prestigious venues including the New Zealand Portrait Gallery, City Gallery Wellington, and Sarjeant Gallery.

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4 October - Cyanotype Workshop | Taller de Cianotipia

Bookings are required for this workshop. Please click here to book

Learn about the process of creating cyanotypes in this hands-on workshop which reflects the use of the cyanotype in the exhibition Notes in the Border, Notes at the River, Notes from the Ocean. We will look at making cyanotypes based on text (from handwriting) and objects. To find out more, click here.

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About the Artists:

Jeffrey Holdaway is an artist and art technician based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. A graduate of the AUT Visual Arts school he works with digital art, watercolour, drawing, sound and photography.

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Alys Longley is a Professor of Creative Arts at the University of Auckland working with text, cyanotype, print and performance.

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Máximo Corvalán-Pincheira is an internationally recognised Chilean artist working with drawing, sculpture and installation. All artists are showing their work in the current exhibition: Notes in the Border, Notes at the River, Notes from the Ocean.

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11 October - Watercolour Water Creatures with Gabrielle Coppola

Watercolour Water Creatures will be an introduction to lightly sketching and watercolour painting freshwater fish. Participants will be shown reference images of some fish to inspire their practice. They will be guided step by step in drawing the outline of a fish and applying layers of watercolour paint to achieve a delicate watery effect.

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About Gabrielle Coppola:

Watercolour Water Creatures will be an introduction to lightly sketching and watercolour painting freshwater fish. Participants will be shown reference images of some fish to inspire their practice. They will be guided step by step in drawing the outline of a fish and applying layers of watercolour paint to achieve a delicate watery effect.

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Drop-in sessions, registrations are not required. Free for ages 60+.

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For further information, please call 027 180 02868 or email hello@teatamira.nz.

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Thank you to Central Lakes Trust for their support in bringing creativity to our community.

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Previous Sessions (Saturdays):

2023

15 April - Concert – Pianist Louis Koopman

22 April - Art Workshop - Colours of Autumn with Raquel Tamara Carter

29 April - Movement workshop with Theresa Swain

6 May - Film - Hip Hop-eration

13 May - Concert - Turn Up The Music students

20 May - Art Workshop - Exploring drawing with Raquel Tamara Carter

27 May - Tea Dance with Dance Social

3 June - Feldenkrais awareness lesson

10 June - Still Life Collage

17 June - Piano Recital with Mark Wilson

24 June - Film Screening - Ever the Land

1 July - Weaving working with Roka Cameron

‍8 July - Sculpting Poetry with Nataysa Zambri

15 July - Art Workshop with Raquel

22 July - Film Screening - Te Matakite O Aotearoa / Māori Land March

‍29 July - Concert - Turn Up the Music students

5 August - Origami Workshop with the Japanese Origami Club

12 August - James and Isey - Film Screening

19 August - Tea Dance with Emma Dagg

26 August - Mark Wilson Piano Recital

2 September - Pottery with Raquel Carter

9 September - Turn up the Music concert

16 September - Mindful Movement with Sunny Sky

23 September - Painting Poetry with Natasya Zambri

30 September - Portrait Art workshop with Raquel

7 October - At the World's Edge festival dress rehearsal

14 October - Meet the artist: Abhi Chinniah

21 October - Macrame Workshop with Emma Peers

28 October - Embrace the process art workshop with Queenstown Art Society

4 November - Origami workshop

11 November - Angklung performance

18 November - Mindful Movement with Sunny Sky

25 November - Turn Up the Music Concert

2 December - Christmas Decoration Workshop

9 December - Christmas Tea Dance

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2024

10 February - Feldenkrais with Nicky Tompkins

17 February - Colour therapy with Sunny Sky

24 February - Phone photography with Scott Kennedy

2 March - Mark Making with Muireann

‍9 March - Mark Wilson piano recital

16 March - Kristin O'Sullivan Peren printmaking workshop

23 March - Turn up the Music Concert  

30 March - South Georgia: Tales from Tegan Allpress's Expedition

6 April - The Heart Dances Film Screening

13 April - Irish Music Circle

20 April - Poetry Workshop with Bethany Rogers

27 April - Chinese Calligraphy with Eric Lim

4 May - Charcoal exploration with Raquel Carter

11 May - Creative Collage with Lizanne Knights

18 May - Drawing Workshop with Emma Theyers

25 May - Singing Workshop with Margaret O'Hanlon

1 June - Angklung Music workshop

8 June - Music with Mark Wilson & Friends

15 June - Dance with Nina Hermanns ‍

22 June - Turn Up the Music Recital

29 June - Origami Workshop

6 July - Korean Drumming Workshop

13 July - Guided Tour of Te Whare Pora with master weaver Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron

20 July - Collage your life story with Lucas Rodriguez

27 July - Exploratory Drawing with Emma Theyers

3 August - Guided preview of A fire that blackened the rocks

10 August - Exploring Sashiko (Slow Stitching) with Diane van Brandenberg

17 August - Drama Workshop with Amelia Glydon

24 August - Artists Tour of Le Satauro with Lyle Penisula

31 August - Exploring Polynesian Carving with Ana Teofilo

7 September - Singalong and Harmonize with Natasha Wilson and Lizzie Green

‍14 September - Turn Up the Music Recital

21 September - Sketching Techniques to Find Inspiration in Everyday Life with Kasia Hebda

28 September - Artist Tour of Lyrics and Lines with Arts Laureate John Reynolds

5 October - At The World's Edge Festival Rehearsals

19 October - Remarkables Park Wellbeing Expo x Saturday Arts Social - Chair Yoga with Eric

26 October - Mark Wilson and Friends Concert - with Janelle Aston and special guest Emma Wilson

2 November -  Queenstown Writers Festival - Is it Getting Better? with Emma Wehipeihana (Espiner) and Jacinta Ruru

‍9 November - Introducing Resident Artist Emma Peers

‍16 November - Raranga Workshop

‍23 November - Morsels of Music with Mark Wilson and friends

30 November - Christmas Cardmaking Workshop with Tina

7 December - Mobile Phone Christmas Photography with Scott Kennedy

14 December - Wasabi Christmas Concert

21 December - Pauli Antoine Concert

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2025

15 February - Concert with Mark Wilson and Friends

22 February - Pueblo de Tambores Artist Talk with Kadambari Raghukumar

1 March - Wool Felting Whenua of Otago with Molly Timmins of Corban Estate Arts Centre

8 March - Experimental Paper Collage with Lucca Rodriguez

15 March - Dance and more with DanceProNZ's Nina Hermanns

‍22 March - Five Films For Freedom

29 March - Turn Up The Music Concert

5 April - Alta (2016-2024) Artist Talk with Marc Blake

12 April - Batik Painting with Ika Willett

19 April - Start Your First Novel with Lizzy Dent

26 April - Stitch a Coaster Workshop with Tikki Studio

‍3 May - Bird Song of the Whakatipu - A Talk with Dawn Palmer

‍10 May - TDC69 and TypeHere Artist Talk with Kaan Hinni, Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

‍17 May - Belly Dancing with Bee Sadalah

‍24 May - Love Notes: In Conversation with Ed Cruikshank

31 May - Pin Stitch with Notions Creative

7 June - Singing Workshop with Margaret O’Hanlon

14 June - Exhibition Opening - Meet The Artists

21 June - Turn Up The Music Concert

‍28 June - Sketchbook Session with Rowan Giselle Holt

5 July - Introduction to NeuroArt with Jenny Geelan

12 July - Storytelling Session with Julian Noel

19 July - Acting for the Screen with Amalia Remus

26 July - My Tree of Strength Art Therapy with Dani Peel

2 August - Mark Wilson and Friends - Winter Warmer Concert

9 August - 'The Object and the Memory'  Collage & Ink Exploration with Lucca Rodriguez

16 August - Abstract Art Painting with Grace Ramsey

23 August - Lino Printing with Emily Murnaghan from Notions Creativity

30 August  - Film Screening: Taste of the Land - Emergence Magazine

‍6 September - Turn Up The Music Showcase

13 September - Collaborative Clay Sculpting with Shannon Courtenay

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