Information about events, exhibtions, workshops and more at Toi Pōneke.
Come and try the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. It challenges mind and body, and cultivates self-discipline, self-awareness and individual well-being.
Toi Pōneke’s Annual Resident’s show is back! All works $300 or less. Cash and Carry.
An exhibition of new work by the 2019-20 Toi Pōneke New Zealand School of Music Artist in Residence.Why is matter so intelligent, though? explores the acoustic relationships between reef fish, sea urchins, snapping shrimp and other marine life forms in the Hauraki Gulf, considering the symbiotic interdependencies of these organisms through sound.
Toi Pōneke are proud to offer our 4th dance residency to choreographers Bjorn Aslund, Alec Katsourakis, Alessia Augello and Producer Mattias Olofsson.
Beginner classes run by Taoist Tai Chi. Over 48 years of experience … because it works.
Intuitive messy mark making meets a colourful, hard-edged geometric practice in this exhibition of new work from Gary Peters.
Robbie Handcock’s practice draws from an ever-evolving archive of gay erotic material, working towards a queer visual language in painting.
Join Chevron Hassett as he discusses his current exhibition - Home is where my Heart will rest, running from 16 Nov - 7 Dec at Toi Pōneke Gallery. Free entry. Tea and coffee available.
Two forums offering dialogue and differing responses to the Cook commemorative events and exhibitions from artists, writers and academics from both a Tangata Whenua and Tauiwi perspective.
An exhibition of new video works by Toi Pōneke’s 2019 Artist in Residence Chevron Hassett. Home is where my heart will rest connects back to the people and places - the essence - of his childhood.
Learn how to create a 'Swiss Repeat' method to create seamless repeating patterns using pen, paper and scissors.
See It Like This is a solo show by Wellington artist Greta Menzies, exploring meaning making and absurdism through a fabulated landscape of paintings and sculptural works..
A fabulous beginners art course with a bit of everything! Run by Stephanie Woodman.
An Open Studio art class where you can work on your own project and advance it to the next level. With expert advice and support from art tutor Stephanie Woodman.
Come and hang out for low stakes arts and crafts session where you will take home your own flower and a new skill.
Take some time to notice the spring changes with an artistic walking tour. Approximately 1.5 hours duration followed by optional morning tea.
Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are delighted to announce Amy Jean Barnett as the 2019 Sound Artist in Residence.
Theatre makers, visual artists, designers, technicians, photographers, musicians, dancers, composers, producers - come along for networking - speed dating style. You never know you might meet your next creative partner!
Drawing from collected found moments reflecting ways in which urban environments are constructed, Storm water Solutions combines installations by Teresa Collins and Bena Jackson weaving amusement and sentimentality.
Marilyn Jones in conversation with Lisa Munnelly and Sue Prescott. Join these creative mavericks in an informal discussion around the exhibition Linear Impositions, as they riff on abstraction, line drawing, colour and materiality.
A workshop where you can use scissors to create innovative new artworks. In this workshop, Marilyn Jones will introduce you to a variety of materials, to create new shapes that will challenge conventional views of the world around you. The workshop is free to attend and open to all ages and abilities.
A 10 week course designed especially for artists. Master pronunciation, build up your knowledge of everyday terms, phrases and basic conversations skills. Joan provides a fresh, flexible and fun teaching style that will ignite your speaking and give you more confidence to converse in te reo Māori.
Film-makers Waka Attewell and Gerd Pohlmann team up with artist Sally Griffin to explore new boundaries in documentary filmmaking with the wonderful art of Jacqueline Fahey.
Marilyn Jones’ exhibition Linear Impositions occupies and interrupts the gallery with a series of new works that investigate relationships between space and form.
Join us for a humorous and insightful panel discussion in The Hub with:
Dr Nicholas Holm, Dr Vini Olsen-Reeder and Thomas Lahood.
On his 50th birthday, artist Bryce Galloway got his first tattoo and posted a bandmates wanted flyer. four songs, played twice revisits this mid-life crisis story and the nine bands Galloway started that year.
Toi Pōneke and the New Zealand School of Music are pleased to announce the fourth annual Sound Art Residency, with a call for proposals.
Budget lay out, Excel basics, creative budgeting, CNZ budget template, budget tips and practical advice, basic accounting tasks, using Xero and working with small business accountants.
Girls Rock! is a week-long holiday programme where female, trans, and gender-non-conforming young people can build confidence and make great music.
Toi Pōneke Gallery is calling for proposals for mid 2020 onward.
Join curators Megan Tamati-Quennell and Paora Allen for a talk about the concepts and exhibition development of Haukāinga True people/Home.
Get up to speed on relevant tech tools that are useful for creatives, develop your entrepreneurial mind-set and gain insight into potential alternative income streams.
Haukāinga, True people/Home is a curated exhibition drawn from the Wellington City Council’s City Art Collection.
Sustainability as a professional independent artist: up skill on negotiating contracts, saying no, and choosing projects which improve your financial and mental wellbeing.
Define your project objectives, scope, audience, organisation structure, timelines and essential planning steps, health and safety considerations.
Learn which business structure best fits your needs depending on whether you’re set up as a sole trader, a company, partnership or charitable trust. Get up to date on basic tax know how, either when it comes to paying tax for yourself, your business or contractors. This seminar will cover basic income tax requirements, GST, withholding tax.
EOmma is a series of sculptural works by Emerita Baik exploring an emotive response of people living with a language barrier.
