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.

Take some time to notice the spring changes with an artistic walking tour. Approximately 1.5 hours duration followed by optional morning tea.

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.

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.  

Join us for a humorous and insightful panel discussion in The Hub with:
Dr Nicholas Holm, Dr Vini Olsen-Reeder and Thomas Lahood.

Join curators Megan Tamati-Quennell and Paora Allen for a talk about the concepts and exhibition development of Haukāinga True people/Home.

Please join Jason Wright, Emi Pogoni and Blake Johnston in discussion on the last day of Wright's exhibition rauropi I II III.

Join us for this unique opportunity to talk to renowned Chilean muralist Alfonso Pajarito. In this talk Pajarito will be sharing some of his stories and experiences and we'll have an open conversation about community arts and murals.

Come share some cake, meet other community artists from across Wellington and hear about Dunedin artist - Janet De Wagt’s current and previous community artwork.

A poetry reading as part of the exhibition Ghosts, floating by Briana Jamieson. George Banach Salas, Maisie Chilton Tressler, Alice Fennessy, Joy Holley, Lizzie Murray, Jane Paul and Briana Jamieson, will read pieces of writing reflecting on thoughts of friendship.

Join Chicago-based artist and organiser Latham Zearfoss, and Wellington-based performer Madeline McNamara, for a critical conversation around white power and privilege. Through divergent practices, these white artists attempt to use their creativity as a tool to undermine structural and everyday racism and colonialism within their respective countries.

Cory will be discussing his exhibition Time/Tone, improvisation with augmented instruments and sharing some of the technical processes used to create his installation.

Come and hear renowned composer, digital artist and performer - Myriam Bleau (Canada). She is in Wellington to perform at the Aotearoa Audio Arts Festival and to talk about her work at Toi Pōneke.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and the New Zealand School of Music warmly invite you to join with sound artists in residence - Flo Wilson and Olivia Webb - as they discuss their time spent in the residency, and details of their exhibition Attunement.

All are welcome. Bring your questions!

Join us for a talk with the artists Aliyah Winter, Nathaniel Gordon-Stables, Margot Mills and Laura Duffy facilitated by Izzy O'Neil.

Floor talk with the artists, Astrid Visser and Alexia George, supported by Psychology-Neurocience and Ortho-Bionomy specialist Tiffany Beese.

Lavie Raven, is here on a Fulbright Scholarship to study the intersection of Hip Hop activism and Māori culture. Raven will give a talk in Toi Pōneke's HUB to share his music, illuminate his writing projects and experiences of hiphop activism. Local Dj Kerb will also be spinning some beats for the night.

Join curator Louise Rutledge and artists in a discussion about works from the City Art Collection in "Take that which has passed." A catalogue featuring commissioned responses to the works in the exhibition will also be launched at this event.