Join us for a lunchtime talk with Matilda faser and Mark Amery. Tea and coffee provided.

Join Write Room resident Stella Reid (BURBS, Second Unit), 2019 Write Room resident Abi King Jones (The Fifth Eye, Operation 8, Hot Air) and mentor Vicky Pope (Savage, Gardening with Soul, Two Little Boys) in a discussion about script writing in relation to The Write Room residency at Toi Poneke.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Poneke based artist - Chris Ulutupu as we see what he has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with dancer and choreographer from Borderline Arts Ensemble - Lucy Marinkovich as we see what she has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with the Co-Director of Barbarian Productions - Thomas Lahood as we see what he has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with the Creative Director of Cuba Dupa - Gerry Paul to see what he has been up to during lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Wellington artist Miriama Grace Smith as we see what she has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Wellington artistic director of The Performance Arcade - Sam Trubridge as we see what he has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Wellington artist Laura Duffy as we see what she has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Director of Pātaka Art Gallery and Museum - Rueben Friend to see what he’s been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a chat over lunch with Wellington drag performer and creative producer - George Fowler to see what he has been up to over lockdown.

Join us for a lunchtime talk with Robbie and his flatmate, fellow artist Elisabeth Pointon. Tea and coffee provided.

Join us for tea and coffee and a chat with Gary Peters about his recent work in the exhibition New Old Forms on at Toi Pōneke Gallery 8 - 29 Feb.

As part of the closing celebration for Why is matter so intelligent, though? artist Amy Jean Barnett is joined by Dr. Craig Radford and Louise Wilson from the Leigh Marine Laboratory to discuss their recent collaboration and delve further into the biological role of underwater sound, in particular how human induced noise in the marine environment might be affecting the various creatures that inhabit this space.

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!