A warm and welcoming gathering to practice te reo Māori in a social setting. Join us fortnightly for an evening of books, kōrero, connection and a glass of something to sip.

Art Space for Teens is a relaxed, supportive visual arts space for teens aged 14-18 to experiment, create, and follow their own ideas. No pressure, grades, or expectation of prior experience. Mondays during Term 3, from 3:30pm. Registrations are essential. Book individual classes, or the full term.

Come along to our Afterschool Programme lead by our Education team, where we form a fun environment for creative learning for tamariki (children) aged 5–13. Classes run 3:30-5pm, and cover a range of arts practices. Registrations are essential.

Saturday Arts Social is a multi-arts programme and morning tea designed for our 60+ 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 1 August, 10:30am.

Come join Lisa Walker ONZM for a jewellery-making workshop that will involve investigation into the materials we have in our environment, and the potential these materials have to be made into jewellery. Through making, we'll discuss the issues of jewellery, life, and art. Runs 11am-5pm with a break for lunch.

Join us for an artist talk with Lisa Walker ONZM, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most influential contemporary jewellers, in conversation with her exhibition HEAD at Te Atamira. This talk will last 60 minutes. It is free to attend, but bookings are essential are spaces are limited.

Artists Chora Carleton, Lisa Benson and Caleb Canard coalesce in this exhibition, a shared process based inquiry on how we perceive and experience interrelated, dynamic cosmic forces on a paradoxical macro and micro scale.

Somewhere between a face and an object, these works don’t quite settle. Lisa Walker ONZM is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most influential contemporary jewellers. This exhibition pulls together a new body of work, presenting Walker’s provocative and deliberate pieces at Te Atamira for the first time.

Wriggle and Rhyme is a free weekly music and movement programme for ages 0 – 2, facilitated by Sunny Sky from EpicKids. Taking place on Mondays, there are two sessions available: 10am – 10:45am for Toddlers (Under-2s) and 11:00am – 11:45am for Babies.

Community Sing is an open, drop-in choir for everyone in the community. It's free and open to all! No registration required. Our next session will take place on Tuesday 4 August, 7pm-8pm.

Join Queenstown Arts Society for classical figure drawing sessions guided by artist Kasia Hebda from Kasia Hebda Studio. Enhance your drawing skills and deepen your understanding of composition, line, mass, and texture through observational drawing with a life model. Book as you go. Classes run 6pm - 7:30pm. Please arrive 10mins before start time.

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 11 August, 6:30-8pm.

Join us on the third Tuesday of each month for Community Craft - a free, drop-in night to explore creative forms like writing, sewing, and dance. All levels and ages welcome. Come along and hone a craft! Next event: Tuesday 18 August, 6:30pm - 8pm

Queenstown Arts Society warmly invites our community to experience The Mountain Remembers — a vibrant showcase of original works by talented local artists and makers. Opening is 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday 20 August 2026.

Join us to celebrate the opening of the Adam Portraiture Award 2026, Aotearoa New Zealand's premier award for painted portraiture. The opening will run from 6:30-8:30pm and is free to attend, with all welcome.

The Adam Portraiture Award is Aotearoa New Zealand's premier award for painted portraiture. Presented biennially by the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, the award has become one of the country's most significant and anticipated art prizes.

Join us for a conversation on the Transcendental Meditation technique. Free to attend, spaces are limited so bookings are essential. This class runs for 60minutes.

Explore symmetry through collaborative pattern-making using hand-carved stamps, ink, and guided mark-making techniques. Discover how simple shapes evolve into intricate designs in this hands-on workshop with artist Grant Whibley. Workshop runs 6:30 - 8pm.