June 21, 2020 In Craft, Culture, Visual Art

Uku clay (Tàonga Pùoro) workshop

Uku clay (Tàonga Pùoro) workshop

Facilitated by Nat Rose Te Hei & Julious Mora


Enjoy this fun FREE workshop for all ages, and get ready to make your very own kōauau (flute) and a song to go with it. Using clay and natural materials to add texture and colour, this is a natural, eco-friendly and musical workshop.

Date: 6 July
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: Te Manawa, 11 Kohuhu Lane, Westgate
Ages: 5 yrs up
Wheelchair accessible

FREE but registration required by emailing creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com or sending a facebook message.

Or, Reserve a spot via our Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1508949152600485/

June 15, 2020 In Craft, Culture, Dance, FIlm, Music, Photography, Visual Art

Make a stand for the arts!

Have your say on Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget

Until 19 June, Aucklanders are being offered the chance to provide feedback on the Auckland Council Emergency Budget 2020/2021. In Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Council adopts its Emergency Budget for the current financial year. It has direct ramifications on how arts and culture will be presented, performed and experienced.

Cuts to the arts include; 

  • Fewer and smaller events, including regional events and festivals such as Matariki Festival, Waitangi Ki Manukau, Movies in Parks, Music in Parks, Heritage Festival
  • Council facilities reducing opening hours
  • Scaled back programmes in community centres, arts facilities like galleries and libraries and scaled back regional arts and culture programmes 
  • Fewer arts, culture and events grants due to a reduction in activity, including reduced contestable grants
  • Public art spending would be reduced by 70 per cent.

You can see all the info about potential cuts to ‘The Arts’ at this article by The Big Idea – Make a Stand for the arts

Even with the knowledge that there would have to be impacted in these tough times, it’s a bitter pill to swallow. HOWEVER, There is still a window of opportunity for those who live in the region to be heard. 

Support the arts and make your opinions known before the 19th June.

Have your say here
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April 21, 2020 In Craft, Culture, Dance, FIlm, Music, Photography, Visual Art

UNESCO Minor Grants

MINOR GRANTS AVAILABLE – UP TO $5,000

Given the current situation with COVID-19, the National Commission for UNESCO would like to support creative thinking that will build social inclusion – albeit at a physical distance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Commision represents New Zealand to UNESCO, and takes the best of the UNESCO collective resources, networks, programmes and connections for application in a way that benefits New Zealand. Auckland City of Music is one of the commissions projects.⠀

Link to all the information and application pack can be found at 

https://unesco.org.nz/awards-and-gra…/minor-grants/

April 20, 2020 In Craft, Visual Art

Online Hui – Connecting the Creative Community

Inviting the creative sector to come together

PANNZ (Performing Arts Network of New Zealand), in partnership with Auckland Live, invites the creative sector from across Aotearoa to come together through a series of weekly online hui, at the beginning of each week, while in lockdown.

These regular hui offer an opportunity for us to gather remotely, connect, and get up to date as a community.

Each week a panel will be livestreamed via youtube

All the details can be found on the PANNZ Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pannz.org.nz/

April 19, 2020 In Craft, Visual Art

weR culture – Call for videos

#weRculture supported by UNESCO Creative Cities Network

weRculture is a new initiative undertaken by the network of UNESCO Creative Cities around the world, which Auckland is proudly part of.

It calls on the public all over the world to behave responsibly and respectfully in this difficult situation via video messages from creatives.

Here’s how it works:
1. Create a short video (up to 6- seconds) and explain why culture is so important. This can be non-verbal.
2. Finish your video with the words: “Stay home now, so we can meet again sooner. Think Respectfully. Act responsibly. We are culture.”
3. Once your video is ready, please share with the hashtags: #flattenthecurve #stayathome #weRculture. Please also tag @weRculture2020 and @aucklandcityofmusic in your post.

All the details can be found on the link below.

citiesofmusic.net

April 19, 2020 In Craft, Visual Art

Creative Communities Scheme Grants now open!

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME GRANTS | ROUND 1, 2020

The CCS is a nation-wide programme funded by Creative NZ and delivered in partnership with Auckland Council.

The scheme enables communities to bring art (music, dancing, film-making, weaving, singing, poetry and theatre) into the everyday lives of Aucklanders across the region on beaches, in parks, community halls, theatres, streets and galleries.

Every year there are three rounds of funding. Round One for 2020 is now open.

A guide is available on how to apply for a grant and you’ll need to check that you’re eligible for the arts funding, see link below.

The Arts Broker, Renee Tanner is happy to help with your application. Please get in contact with Renee if you’d like to apply.

Applications are open from 01 April 2020 to 07 June 2020

www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

April 15, 2020 In Craft, Visual Art

Calling all artists!

WHALE TALES | AUCKLAND 2021

Be a part of Aotearoa’s largest public art event of 2021.

For 10 weeks during the Summer/Autumn of 2021, Whale Tales will showcase 70 tails, illustrated by 70 artists, and telling 70 tales, in a public art sculpture trail exploring Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland with one mission: to tell the story of a healthy ocean. It is a fun, free, family-friendly journey of discovery throughout Auckland’s streets, parks, and open spaces during what promises to be Auckland’s most action-packed summer yet!

Now is your opportunity to be a part of this incredible story by helping bring these beautiful sculptures to life!

Organisers are actively encouraging submissions from the local and regional arts community. Designs are welcomed in any medium – traditional to new media, fine art to illustrations, street art, mosaic, or anything else you can imagine for your tail!  

Right now, businesses, organisations, community groups, and education institutions are lining up to sponsor a blank whale tale. They will select their favourite design from among the submissions. Successful artists are then commissioned to bring their design to life.  

Now, is your opportunity to join some of the incredible artists already on board.  

Submissions are due by 11:59pm (NZST) on 1 June 2020.

www.whaletales2021.org

March 8, 2020 In Craft, Culture, Dance, FIlm, Music, Visual Art

Massey’s Got Talent 2020

WHO WILL BE OUR NEXT STAR OF MASSEY?

If you’ve got talent – we want to hear from you!

We are now taking entries in each of our two categories: Under 17s and 18 & over.
Entries to be submitted by Friday 13th March 2020.

Apply Now at www.tinyurl.com/MasseysGotTalent2020

Successful applicants will battle it out for some awesome prizes in front of our special guest judges and a live audience on Saturday 4th April 2020 at Te Manawa’s ‘We Are One’ Anniversary Day!