On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December, Chelsea Winstanley ONZM, Dame Gaylene Preston, Dame Robin White, and Julia Holden will be sharing their work and insights into the power of collaboration in the arts.

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Events in this exciting weekend of programming include:

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Julia Holden artist talk about her newly opened exhibition, The Artist

10:30am Saturday 6 December | Free, Te Atamira

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Panel discussion with all four women on ‘The Power of Collaboration’

11am Saturday 6 December | $25, Te Atamira | Buy tickets

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Screening of TOITŪ: Visual Sovereignty followed by Q&A with Director Chelsea Winstanley

4pm, Saturday 6 December | $20, Silky Otter Cinema, Frankton | Buy tickets

2pm, Sunday 7 December | $21, Cinema Paradiso, Wānaka | Buy tickets

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Screening of GRACE A Prayer for Peace followed by Q&A with Director Gaylene Preston and artist Robin White

11am, Sunday 7 December | $20, Silky Otter Cinema, Frankton | Buy tickets

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The offering marks a number of firsts for Te Atamira. It is the first time the beloved local arts centre has collaborated with Frankton cinema Silky Otter, and Cinema Paradiso in Wānaka which expands the reach of Te Atamira’s programming over the hill for the first time. It is also the first programme planned and implemented by director Ruth Heath, who has recently marked three months at the helm of Te Atamira.

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“I am thrilled to bring together such acclaimed wāhine who have had a significant impact on arts and culture in and for Aotearoa New Zealand,” she says. “It’s also great to be working with Silky Otter for the first time, a beginning of a partnership in which we can continue to bring important and quality film along with their makers to our region.”

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This is a rare opportunity to hear from four extraordinary artists and storytellers who have shaped Aotearoa’s creative landscape through courage, generosity, and connection.