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Art & Craft experiences

Jubilee Supergrans

Invercargill
All year round. Bookings and registration essential

Helping people help themselves. Bookings and registration essential.

SuperGrans Heretaunga

Hastings
Mon– Fri 9am-4pm

Supergrans can help anyone who is old enough to learn the type of life skills that Supergrans share.

SuperGrans Dunedin Charitable Trust

Dunedin
All year round. Check the website

Mentors of life skills & helping people help themselves.

SuperGrans Tairāwhiti 

Gisborne
All year round. Check the website

We share the skills and experience of people who have brought up families (Supergrans) with people who are just starting out. Why learn valuable life skills the hard way when you do it so easily with Supergrans? Not everyone has learned these life skills for a myriad of reasons and that’s why Supergrans is here.

SuperGrans Manawatū

Palmerston North
All year round. Check the website

Free or low cost one on one mentoring in your home, workshops, and community projects and events. Also volunteering opportunities.

Timaru Artisan Farmers Market

South Canterbury
Every Saturday 9am-12.30pm

The market is held every Saturday morning rain or shine. Please support your local businesses. See you there!

AirBnB Experiences

Nationwide, Online
Anytime

Unforgettable activities hosted by locals in real life or online. You can participate as an individual or a group.

Paint Vine at Dr Rudi’s Rooftop Brewing Co.

Auckland
2nd Tuesday of every month

Take a brush in one hand, a drink in your other, and paint a masterpiece. What’s not to love?! Tickets are essential and can be purchased from the Paint Vine website.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Auckland
Year round

The largest art institution in New Zealand, with over 15000 works.

Crafting Workshops ReKindle

Christchurch
All year round

Various projects focus on resourcefulness; some small, some as big as a whole house!

Hundertwasser Art Centre

Whangārei
All year round

On National Geographic Travel Magazine's list of must-see destinations

Handy tips from Bunnings

Online
Anytime

Easy, step-by-step instructions to help you get many DIY projects sorted.

Learn To Sew!

Auckland
Check FB for details

Teaching Kids, Teens and Adults how to sew in a simple, creative and fun way.

Online Sewing Lessons

Online
Anytime

Elisapesi Powell has developed bite sized tutorials for those who are interested in learning a little about the basics of sewing.

Textile Art

Nationwide
Contact your local guild

Welcome to the wonderful world of NZ embroidery.

Auckland Heritage Events

Auckland
1-16 Oct 2022

Auckland Heritage Festival 1 October - 16 October 2022. Topography, Taonga and Trailblazers.

Paintvine at Tejano Cantina Taupō

Taupo
Occasional Tues Nights

Paintvine invites guests to break away from your typical night out with the perfect cocktail of creativity and conversation. Tickets essential. Book via the Paintvine website.

Paintvine

Nationwide, Online
Events all year round

No artistic experience required. Get ready for the best wine and paint party in New Zealand. In your favourite local bars around New Zealand or online in your own home. Kits available for purchase for the online events or use your own art supplies.

Bob Ross Painting on YouTube

Online
Anytime

Bob Ross relaxes viewers and encourages the painting hobbyist in the Joy of Painting. Using his 'wet-on-wet' technique, Bob paints natural scenes with bold strokes across the canvas, from cascading waterfalls to snow-covered forests. Bob Ross' calm disposition and easy-to-follow instruction reminds viewers that 'there are no mistakes, only happy accidents.'

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland
All year round 10am-5pm. Some late night events

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people. The Museum is home to millions of objects and is one of the country's most popular man-made tourist attractions.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Wellington
All year round

Rated by Lonely Planet as one of their top 500 places on earth, New Zealand's interactive national museum is a must-visit.

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū 

Christchurch
All year round 10am–5pm, Wed 9pm

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū is a catalyst for ambitious creativity in Ōtautahi Christchurch, collaborating with artists, and extending the Gallery’s influence beyond its walls with an ambitious programme and focus on creating new works.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Dunedin
All year round

The Gallery presents a wide-ranging events programme of interesting lectures, floor talks, film and video screenings, performances and workshops. There are regular guided tours for key exhibitions or by arrangement.

Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga

Online, Tauranga
All year round

The Gallery delivers exhibitions of historical, modern and contemporary art. Exhibitions are developed in house by Gallery staff with the balance being a mix of touring exhibitions from other institutions and artist projects. Visitor programmes include debates, floor talks, guided tours, seminars, screenings, performances and artist residencies.

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre

New Plymouth
All year round

New Zealand's most courageous contemporary art museum and home to the collection of modernist filmmaker and kinetic artist Len Lye.

Waikato Musuem Te Whare Taonga o Waikato 

Hamilton
All year round

Exhibitions and activities tell the stories of Waikato and include visual art, social history, tangata whenua and science.

Dance and Arts Therapy NZ

Auckland
All year round

DTNZ offers a wide range of therapeutic services for children, young people, adults, and families, focusing on those with disabilities, special needs, and at risk/low income areas. Through the medium of Dance Movement and Art therapy DWTS provide creative tools that help to breakdown social barriers, improve confidence and resilience, grow strong positive relationships and above all a fun and natural environment.

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