what's on

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Pop Film are delighted to announce writer - Crosby Allen-Jennings has been selected as the 2026 Wellington Write Room Resident with his project Burnout Days. 

Drop in to the gallery for a short, hands-on session where Mitch will transform your pen drawing into a digitized version of a Porowhita (Mandala) and incorporating tartan in Adobe Illustrator.

Join Mitchell Manuel as he discusses with Te Awanui Reeder, the works in his exhibition Tartan Meets Koru. Mitchell will discuss the themes of design, pattern and digitisation and how this relates to both Scottish Tartan and the koru design found in Te Ao Māori. Te Awanui will talk about how AI will impact art in the future, including music applications, analysis and in some simple steps, how to avoid IP issues.

Join us to hear a work-in-progress reading from Andi C. Buchanan. Andi will be reading extracts from their draft Young Adult novel, Poison, which explores interdependence, community, and our expectations of self-reliance, and is filled with plants both poisoned and poisonous. Please note: This reading will be NZSL interpreted.

Co-creators of the 'Shadow Signals' exhibition, Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow will activate the installation in a duo performance, followed by an artist talk discussing the exhibition and other works.