Tender is an exhibition of portraits by Arden Etoile which depict shared moments of intimacy between family. These inherently queer pieces of art focus on the love - both romantic and platonic - that is given and received through touch rather than words. 

Love can be a recognition of self within other, and for those who feel other, love can be found in the safety of the hands of someone who reflects that. 

The portraits are digitally drawn and painted, and will also be available to order as prints. 

CLOSING PARTY: Saturday, 20 July: 6.00pm - 11.00pm

A showcase of leading NZ artists, celebrating the craft of hand painted typography.

HOMESCAPE   exploring the coexistence of land and home

Te Whironui celebrates Matariki and Maramataka Maori.

This event brings special awareness about; how Matariki in conjunction with the Maori lunar calendar optimizes the beginning of the new harvest and ceremonial offering to improve our environment and daily lives.

Our artists alongside Maramataka and star experts will display Maori Arts, music and Knowledge in conjunction with hands-on educational workshops,  keynote speaking workshops, as part of the Te Whironui exhibition. 

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Following their successful exhibition last year at Thistle Hall, Sophie Perkins and Shayn Wills have rejoined forces to present 'Pinched', a second show of ceramics and paintings. 'Pinched' refers to both the pinching technique of creating pottery and the time pinched from daily life in order to create art.

When walking through our communities we often see the larger picture, but miss the beautiful details. Buildings become a generic wall. But if you look a little closer, those walls carry a story, a feature unseen and unnoticed, a work of art, beauty in decay revealing itself for a fleeting moment...

For years, we have evolved apart, training our eyes in different parts of the world, gathering photographs in the most unexpected places, fixing them in time, as a testimony of their graceful senescence.

I am a self taught artist. I use materials collected from op-shops, recycling centres and items discarded by society.

Apart from robot type figures I also put my electrical trade background to use and make lamps out of unusual materials and also light up some of the robots.

Enjoy the exhibition and hopefully it will brighten (excuse the pun) up your day.

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In əbˈzəːv (pronounced ‘observe’), 16-year-old artist Rei Denee has created a series of autobiographical drawings and an interactive sculpture which decontextualise a familiar analogy to explore his struggle with childhood trauma and a hesitance to recover. əbˈzəːv is his first solo show and opens to the public June 3rd at Thistle Hall. 

An exhibition of exquisite new works for sale. Each piece is created by hand using yarns of superfine lambswool, silk and cashmere mixes selected for their colour, texture and luxurious handle.

You are welcome to handle the fabrics and try on the items.

Also included in the exhibition are work in progress colour-way stories and an archive gallery offering you an insight into the designer’s process.

Frances Richmond Knitted Textiles have appeared on catwalks in London and New York.

'Multiple' is brought to you by the ‘Harpies’.

Feast your eyes on a contemporary selection of textile art, sculpture, paintings, and jewelry from the Kapiti based artists 'Harpies'. Multiple is our second group show, and our 1st group show in Wellington and will be well worth the visit.