Up skill your graphic design skills and get an understanding of basic design principles to take your design work to the next level.

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 Joan Costello from Reo Tūhono for a fun and friendly 2 hour workshop working on your te reo pronunciation and tips for speaking more confidently.

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.

Learn how to create a 'Swiss Repeat' method to create seamless repeating patterns using pen, paper and scissors. 

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Gain more knowledge of specific arts funding areas offered through Wellington City Council and Creative New Zealand. Go over specific funding guidelines and get tips and advice from someone who writes applications to trusts, foundations, city councils and Creative New Zealand.