Looking for an exciting way to spark your child's creativity and connection with nature these school holidays? Join dynamic mother and daughter duo for two modular workshops designed for 6-12y olds, blending art, imagination, and outdoor exploration!

On Monday, dive into the magical Understory exhibition at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery, where we’ll explore eco-themed artworks and unleash creativity in the "Understory Regeneration Zone". There’ll be fun activities such as creating a collaborative mural, playing gallery bingo, and storytelling through art. On Wednesday, we’ll head outdoors to Alison Park for an adventure-packed morning filled with bug hunts, leaf printing, sensory scavenger hunts, and sketching nature. Each workshop offers unique experiences, so your child can enjoy one or both (note days may swap according to weather). Don’t forget to pack morning tea, a sunhat, sunscreen, raincoat, and sturdy shoes for exploring. To reserve your child’s spot, RSVP Monica: 021 049 2036 / monica.a.peters@gmail.com

Dive into an inspiring conversation where art meets ecology!
Join sculptor Kiya Nancarrow, photographer Peter Rees, painter Katie Trinkle-Legge, and local conservationists: Rosemary Thorne (stoat trapping, Te Matuku) and Norm Robbins (Friends of McKenzie Reserve) as they celebrate Waiheke’s transformation from barren farmland to thriving forest.

Facilitated by Dr. Monica Peters (Understory Exhibition coordinator), this dynamic panel explores how creativity can intertwine with conservation efforts to narrate decades of ecological restoration.

Discover the creative processes behind translating environmental change into art and hear firsthand how conservationists are revitalizing the island. From “light-bulb moments” to actionable lessons for community projects, this free event promises inspiration and fresh perspectives. All are welcome! 
Please RSVP for seating to info@waihekeartgallery.org.nz or ring the Gallery on 372 9907

2 - 3:30 Sunday, April 13

This youth-focused workshop invites you to explore forest creation and celebrate your learnings through art. Join indigenous fashion designer/environmentalist Jeanine Clarkin and ecologist/artist Monica Peters as we discover Atawhai Whenua, a community-led restoration project that started in the 1990s. We’ll walk from Matiatia Ferry Terminal through the reserve to learn how it transformed from barren hillside to thriving ngahere forest.

You are warmly invited to attend an authors talk with Dame Claudia Orange, 2pm Saturday 8 March. Her writing on the Treaty has contributed to New Zealanders’ understanding of this history for over thirty years. The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Illustrated History is the third edition and the most comprehensive account yet, presented in full colour and drawing on Dr Orange’s recent research into the nine sheets of the Treaty and their signatories. This fully revised and updated edition brings the Treaty's history to life with a richly informative narrative and a wonderful range of photographs, maps and illustrations.

Proudly presented by New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty .
Enjoy two days of art and architecture with a backdrop of stunning Waiheke Island views. Each home in the tour is unique, with its own distinct personality and style.

Self drive tickets are still available from the Gallery, please call 09 372 9907 or come in. Online bookings have now closed.

You are warmly invited to join storyteller, gardener and early years arts educator Tanya Batt as she gives a kōrero about her new pukapuka, ‘Seasonal Storytelling – A calendar of story, drama, dance and song.’

You are warmly invited to view Evan’s exhibition Brain Colour, meet the artist, and hear him speak about his work.
 Sunday 26 January
 3pm Artist talk
 Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2 Korora Road, Oneroa

Join us for Slow Looking with Visual Music, an in-gallery Squiggla workshop where we make sense of the senses through hands-on free flow mark making. As Evan Woodruffe, artist and collector said ‘There are weapons in this world, but art is the antithesis of that. It’s something that builds up; it’s something that makes our hearts soar.’

In this workshop we will be using the concept of experimental, playful mark making. Mark making is a fundamental part of Squiggla and plays an important role in the Chartwell Collection. We will also be using collage which has a big part to play in Squiggla making. It is a great way to synthesise different materials and ideas to create other ideas or elements which wouldn’t have happened without the first ones. Squiggla is designed as a non-judgemental activity for people of all ages from youngsters to adults and families.

Sorry, sold out! This two-day workshop will use abstract painting approaches to produce an artwork with the feel of the landscape, rather than a literal description.

Alyx will give her talk in the Art Gallery at 3:30pm before the screening of her films at the Waiheke Community Cinema at 4:30pm
New Zealand director Alyx Duncan is showcasing her debut feature film The Red House along with two other short films for the island to enjoy! One of which features in her exhibition The Sea Inside Her. 

You are warmly invited to attend an artist talk by Bronwynne Cornish in the Gallery at 2pm Saturday December 14. Bronwynne will talk about her new exhibition Cornucopia showing in the Long Gallery until 5 January.

Come along and celebrate the launch of Leila Lees new book Hekate on Thursday 5 December at 6pm - see you here!
Her beautiful exhibition Standing Place continues in the Small Gallery showcasing a variety of printmaking techniques.
'..Sharp, observant, gentle, metaphysical, heartbroken and healed. Here, the naturalist and the mystic go hand in hand. Leila Lees writes about nature with sensitivity and exactitude....

 

Please note this has been rescheduled to Tuesday 3 December. Olivier Duhamel will be holding a life drawing session in the Gallery 3 December 5:30 -8:00pm, $35 pp for a great evening! Refreshments and materials supplied. Book soon as places are limited! This is in association with the exhibition Fine Lines - The Catherine Mitchell Life Drawing Group showing in the Long Gallery

The craft of hand-cutting wood is old and with that comes the feeling of a slower time. The connection with the tools and the slow building of your plate through cutting away is one of my favourite activities. I also like the effect of the grain of wood in the final print. These two workshops are designed to give space to designing and explore techniques of woodcutting, through to flat colour roll ups, and reduction printing.

Monoprinting is the production of a unique print, often with elements repeatable. Creating a monoprint is to allow ink and plate and print to go through a transformation. There is a fusion of idea and process and the resulting image can be surprising and beautiful. In this workshop we explore different techniques of marking a plate, layering textures, creating ghost prints and building up an image through subtle overlays of prints. Playful and explorative, this workshop creates a good foundation in printmaking.

Wonderful Waiheke Women (W3) in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery are delighted to be hosting Sue Waymouth: Fair Director, Aotearoa Art Fair and Simran Saseve-Dale: General Manager, My ART to share their tips and tricks for starting and building your own or a group art collection.

You are warmly invited to the poroporoaki of Barbara's exhibition 'Extraction - The past imposing on the present.'
Continuing the providence of the kauri artefacts and resin gifted to me, these works reference our extractive environmental history.
Using tar, melted crayons and fragments of precious kauri, a heat gun creates slippage and slumpage to highlight land movement and forestry slash..." - Barbara Robinson

2 - 4pm Sunday 13 October All Welcome!

Sold Out!
Learn how to use your phone camera to create great photos. Even though phone image ‘quality’ is quite poor compared to many other conventional cameras  this workshop will teach to be creative with those limitations. The benefit of using your phone for photography is that you always have it with you, it is discreet, and the limitations are also a strength–you really have to get creative to make the images work!

You are warmly invited to attend a conversation with Greta Anderson and Gallery Director Fiona Blanchard, where they will talk about her deep connection to Waiheke, her practice and current exhibition Night History.  
Saturday 12 October 3pm

Create a sea inspired ceramic pinch pot using plants and shells collected from the beach.
The pot will be under glazed and fired ready for you to display your treasures!

A talk by Peter Rees on his working process in both personal and commercial photography. Pete will share his experience and creative approach with practical on-screen demonstrations of software processing techniques. The talk will be followed by a Q and A session and refreshments.

Artist in the Gallery - Barbara Robinson
Sunday 15 September from 2pm

Barbara will be in the gallery available to chat about her works from 2pm - come and say hello, learn more about this new suite of works directly from the artist.

Susan Garland will be in the Small Gallery from 2pm and be available to chat about her beautiful exhibition of oil paintings - STILL, showing in the Small Gallery until 8 September.
This is a wonderful relaxed opportunity to say hello, talk directly to the artist and learn more about her, the thoughts and processes regarding this very special exhibition. Just pop in anytime after 2pm, see you Sunday!

Mike Crawshaw will give an Artists Talk in the Gallery, 3pm Saturday 20 July.
All Welcome!
His current Exhibition Memories of the Future is showing until 4 August.

Unfortunately we've had to cancel Fridays workshop, hopefully we can reschedule, we'll keep you posted!
Meanwhile there are Matariki activities available in the gallery to the youngsters busy while you take in the exhibitions, and they can take their artworks home with them too!

Matariki Woven Whetū Workshop No.2
Friday July 19 10am-12pm
Learn about Matariki and weave a whetū to take home.
Suitable for ages 8 and above. $20 to cover materials and tuition

Matariki Ceramic Whetū Workshop No. 2
Tuesday July 16 10am-12pm
Learn about Matariki, make a whetū (star) out of clay and adorn with kōwhaiwhai patterns.
Your whetū will be glazed and fired ready for you to pick up within 2 weeks.
Suitable for ages 8 and above. $20 to cover materials and tuition

Learn about Matariki and weave a whetū to take home.
Suitable for ages 8 and above. $20 to cover materials and tuition

Learn about Matariki, make a whetū (star) out of clay and adorn with kōwhaiwhai patterns.
Your whetū will be glazed and fired ready for you to pick up within 2 weeks.
Suitable for ages 8 and above. $20 to cover materials and tuition.

 

You are warmly invited to attend an Artist Talk by Anton Forde, discussing his latest exhibition. Saturday 18 May 3pm.  

Anton Forde’s Māhutonga - time stands still presents works in kōhatu/stone, Pounamu, andesite, and basalt, carved with markings of Māhutonga/the Southern Cross, Raukura/feathers, and Roimata/teardrops.

We are excited to invite you to our annual gallery fundraising event

Hear from artist Karl Maughan and join us for delicious canapes, wines and a lively auction with Tobias Roebuck-Ward from Waiheke Homes.

We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of art, philanthropy and community.