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August 7, 2025 In Music

Call for artists  – The Trusts 38th Art Exhibition

Entries are now open for The Trusts 38th Art Exhibition. This is your chance to showcase your amazing artwork.

Entries close: 21 September
Entry fee: $15 for Waitākere Arts members, $25 for non-members
Visit www.waitakerearts.com to enter

Don’t miss out—submit your entries before closing date.

Waitākere Arts is proud to be hosting the Trusts 38th Art Award Exhibition in October. We have the privilege of awarding over $16,000 in prizes to our participating artists. We generally have around 300-400 entries with a good range of various styles and mediums. All the artwork goes up for sale and entry to the public is free.

We have a youth section as well, encouraging the next generation to present themselves to the public. With artists specialising in painting, sculpture, ceramics and more, we really do present something for everyone!

Join us for an exciting showcase of creativity at the Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson, Auckland. This event will feature a diverse range of artworks by talented artists from all around. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of art and let your senses be captivated by the imaginative expressions on display. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious, this exhibition promises to be a visual fest that will leave you inspired and amazed.

Mark your calendars and come explore the Trusts 38th Art Award Exhibition.

Date: Saturday 11th October – Sunday 19th October
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Shed 2, Corban Estate Arts Centre, 2 Mt. Lebanon Lane, Henderson
www.waitakerearts.com

 

June 30, 2025 In Music

Parkside Jam Sessions

Got a passion for music? 
Massey Matters and Crescendo are teaming up to bring you Parkside Jam Sessions – a FREE 5-week music performance mentoring programme just for you (ages 13-18)!

This is your chance to:
* Boost your music performance skills and learn stage presence.
* Choose and perfect your show-stopping song.
* Master live performance techniques and manage those pre-show jitters!
* Connect and collaborate with other talented young musicians.
* Showcase your skills at a final performance at Massey High School‘s Performing Arts Centre! 🌟

Plus, there are awesome mystery prizes to be won!  And yes, there’s FREE Kai too! 

When: Fridays, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, starting July 11th, 2025.
Where: Massey Community Hub – 385 Don Buck Road, Massey.

Spaces are limited, so registrations ASAP are essential! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to unleash your inner performer!
Ready to shine? 

Contact Lizzie to register or find out more:
hub@masseymatters.org.nz
Text 022 658 0178 to arrange a call.

We can’t wait to see your talent!

Many thanks to our sponsors for this project Creative Henderson-Massey, Henderson-Massey Local Board, Massey High School
March 24, 2025 In Visual Art

Printopia Returns

PrintopiaFestival is a three-day event at the Corban Estate Arts Centre. It is free to attend and features over 40 printmaking artists from all over the country and the Asia Pacific.
The festival also offers different activities and workshops for all ages, including a print fair. We believe your audience would be interested in our event.

Event details:
Date:    2 – 4 May 2025
Time:   2 May Opening night: 5:30 pm – 8 pm
3 – 4 May Print Fair, Live Printing, Artist Presentations: 10 am – 3 pm
Location: Corban Estate Art Centre, 2 Mt Lebanon Lane, Henderson, Auckland.

Event highlights:
–      Opening Night with live band from the US, live-printed gig posters.  Free Entry.
–      Print Fair featuring over 40 artists from around the country, Australia, The Philippines and the US. Free Entry.
–      Workshops, including letterpress, bookbinding, Lego dot printing, and screen-printing.
–      Artist Presentations, including talks, panel discussions and group discussions. Free Entry.
Check out the festival website for all the details here.
March 24, 2025 In Craft, Culture, Dance, FIlm, Music, Photography, Visual Art

Te Puna Creative Hub is open for bookings!

Discover Te Puna Creative Hub, a place where ancestral wisdom and creativity converge to generate something extraordinary.

Located at the heart of Te Kōpua Henderson, Te Puna Creative Hub offers cost-effective, adaptable spaces with state-of-the-art tools and technologies to bring your creative vision to life.

Combining the power of high-tech facilities, including a digital theatre and black box studio, alongside premium spaces such as The Grounds restaurant, Urban Playground, a grand foyer and mezzanine, Te Puna Creative Hub is Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s home of unforgettable creative experiences.

Explore Te Puna Creative Hub

Whether you’re looking to film your next screen production or hold a live performance, formal dinner, awards ceremony, conference, team-building activity, cocktail function or exhibition, contact our dedicated team who take a hands-on approach to delivering exceptional outcomes.

Free and affordable parking onsite and within walking distance.

Contact our helpful team on info@tepunacreative.com to book with us today!

 

Te Puna Creative Hub

8/14 Henderson Valley Road

Te Kōpua Henderson

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

 

Te Puna Creative Hub is delivered by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region’s economic and cultural agency – on behalf of Auckland Council – in partnership with Te Kawerau ā Maki, the mana whenua authority for west Auckland.

 

July 8, 2024 In Craft, Culture, Dance, FIlm, Music, Photography, Visual Art

Creative Community Scheme open for grant application

Emerging Auckland artists and creatives can now apply for Creative Communities Scheme grants (CCS), delivered by Auckland Council in partnership with Creative New Zealand.

The fund is capable of both supporting traditional culture and heritage expertise as well as helping to establish new, exciting initiatives.

Once applications close, experienced local committees will assess and allocate grants. The average CCS grant in Auckland is $5000.

Key dates:

  • Applications will be accepted from 1 June to 25 August 2024 for projects to be delivered within the next 12 months.
  • This is the second and final funding round for 2024.
  • The first 2025 opportunity to apply for a CCS grant will open 1 December 2024.

 
 

Find out more info and apply via the Auckland Council website here.

 

January 26, 2024 In Craft, Visual Art

Mask Making at Te Atatū Food Truck Fridays

2 February
4.30pm – 8.30pm
Te Atatu South Community Centre

 

With pre-columbian origins, the mask has always been a constant element present in different Latin American cultures. Join Sur-collective in a DIY/Creative Lab where you will explore the potential of the mask by creating your own.

 
About 

Sur-collective was founded in 2021 by six latina artists out of the need to create a sense of place and redefine the space they use as migrant women in Aotearoa. They think of art as a tool to create new experiences, connect with other communities, and collaborate in the construction of diverse and inclusive spaces. This activity is open to all participants (kids must be supervised) and no previous experience is required.

 

January 26, 2024 In Culture

This Room is an Island

This Room is an Island is a fully interactive, inhabitable world retold by a displaced daughter in another home.

Through dance and digital innovation, Yin-Chi Lee and collaborators create a multimedia experience: a space-within-space built by two generations’ memories of belonging and not belonging to the same world(s). The audience are guided through by performers to become an integral part of the narrative and the visual world.

Born amidst the threats of war, This Room is an Island is a living memory held together by both fear and love. It is the enduring mistakes of the past that echo into our future. It’s an invitation to reflect on our own histories and to re-discover our places in the ever-evolving landscape of human experience.

 

This piece involves audience interaction and participation. You can purchase tickets to observe as a seated audience member with no interaction, or choose to experience the work from within. Should you require assistance during the performance, our safety staff are present to discreetly guide you out and back in at your convenience.

 

2-4 Feb
Te Pou Theatre

 

Get your tickets here.

 
 

November 26, 2023 In Visual Art

CALLING ALL WEST AUCKLAND ARTISTS!!!!

You are invited to a FAB, FUN, FESTIVE and FREE event – Full of CRAFT, CREATIVITY and CHRISTMAS CHEER!!
 

Creative Henderson Massey, The Te Manawa Community Centre and Art Battle Auckland have joined forces. The Te Manawa Christmas Market will be chock full of stalls, tantalizing treats and activations – PLUS a mini–Art Battle – for a taste of the world’s biggest LIVE painting competition right here on our doorstep!

 
We are looking for our local artists and creatives to come and join us, as we inspire our community with an immersive and super friendly speed painting competition. You’ve heard of Art Battle. Well, this is A Taste of Art Battle: 2 artists face off in 15-to-20-minute quick-fire rounds. Artists are free to paint whatever they want. Its winner stays on – and the audience decides! All the artwork goes up for sale in an on-the-spot auction at the end of each round. The artists take 50% from the sale – with easels, canvases, paints, brushes and all art supplies provided. 1 extra twist: Audience members are welcome to enter as ‘wildcards’ and challenge our artists. Are you up for the challenge??!

 
To participate or RSVP contact: Liam (Art Battle NZ) info@rockitart.com

 

The Te Manawa Christmas Market
Thur 7th Dec
5pm-8pm
Te Manawa, The NorthWest shopping centre, opposite Westgate.


 
 

March 7, 2023 In Craft, Visual Art

Printopia is Back!

Printopia

 

Aotearoa’s annual festival of original print is back at Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson, Auckland.

When: 5 – 7 May 2023 | Friday 6pm – 9pm | Saturday 10am – 3pm | Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Where: Corban Estate Arts Centre | 2 Mt Lebanon Lane, Henderson, Auckland

Visitors can enjoy free print talks, demos, live printing and a print fair by print artists and experts from across the country. We are honoured to have Dr. Mark Dustin from Melbourne as our keynote speaker to open the event as several other exciting presenters including. Carole Shepherd.

There are also nine unique ticketed workshops on offer, with an exclusive relief print workshop with NZ art icon Fatu Feu’u, not to be missed.

Check out all the details at www.printopia.nz

 

Festival Background

This is the second iteration of an annual festival which aims to support, grow and celebrate the

printmaking community. Printopia was established in May 2021 in response to the need for a

physical space for the printmaking community to come together, including artists who use print

processes in their arts practice and extends to all works on paper including book arts, letterpress

and papermaking.

March 2, 2023 In Culture

Y2K: Poetry

Y2K: Poetry

 

Adorn yourself in butterfly clips, Kajol’s Mono-brow, Sailor Moon’s charms. Write a poem or three. Or just come vibe with us!!

 

Poetry workshop held across four Sundays in March, from 5 March, 12 March, 19 March, 26 March. We will delve into topics around Y2K including your favourite snacks you used to take to school, your first celebrity crush, movies that gave birth to your stunning personality, music that got you through those awkward teen years, and those sizzling, sneaky messages on My Space, and Dolly Magazines.

BYO Y2K memorabilia. And come dressed up in your favourite Y2K pop culture moment.

Please Note: this workshop is only open to those who identify as women of colour and non-binary people of colour.

Please try and attend all four weekends if you can.

No writing experience required, just a desire to connect.

 

Register now!! Tickets are free!!
www.eventbrite.com

 

Date and time
Sun., 12 March 2023, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm NZDT

Location
Ranui Library 431 Swanson Road Auckland, Auckland 0612

 

This workshop is supported by Creative Henderson-Massey