Events
Workshop
Weaving the Weather
Saturday 14 June – Saturday 19 July, 10.30am-12.30pm
We are pleased to announce a new series of workshops called Weaving the Weather facilitated by artists Dahlina (Ina) Taueu and Mary Adeosun.
Inspired by a suite of pandanus mats by Yuki Kihara and women from the Moata’a Aualuma Community concurrently on display in the exhibition Tala o le tau (6 June – 30 August), participants will draw on these modes of creative exchange to fashion a woven mat over the course of six weeks. Working collaboratively under the guidance of the friends and facilitators, participants will use natural fibres and recycled materials to develop their weaving techniques as part of a supportive creative community. The finished piece will then be displayed in the gallery, adjacent to the exhibition.
Weaving the Weather is open to participants over the age of 18, all skill levels are welcomed. These workshops are free to attend with all materials provided, registration is required. Workshops are held at Gus Fisher Gallery every Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Attendance at each session is preferred but not mandatory. Light refreshments will be provided.
This project is supported by the Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme.
Workshop
Storytime & Printmaking
for kids
Saturday 5 and 12 July, 1.30-2.30pm
Have fun during the school holidays by joining us for a family-friendly storytime and printmaking workshop. Taking inspiration from the exhibition Tala o le tau, we’ll begin with storytime for tamariki in the gallery, followed by an ocean-inspired printmaking activity where you’ll be able to take your prints home with you.
Suitable for all ages with parental supervision. All materials provided. Spaces are limited; registration is required.
Film screening
Pollywood Pasifika Film
climate change collection
Saturday 26 July, 3-4pm
Gus Fisher Gallery and Pollywood Pasifika Film proudly present a screening of select short films exploring climate change in the Pacific, curated by Craig Fasi. Drawing out dialogues raised in the exhibition Tala o le tau, these films examine the urgency and resilience of Pasifika people in the face of the climate crisis.
Including: The Chief’s Speech (to the United Nations) (2015, dir. Vilsoni Hereniko), SNOW IN PARADISE (2011, dir. Nikki Si’ulepa & Justine Simei-Barton), Burning of the Gods (2022, dir. Karin Wiliams), Our Atoll Speaks (2019, dir. Gemma Cubero del Barrio), TIKIX823 (2016, dir. Jason SIliva Taouma).
Workshop
Wool felting
with Liz Mitchell
Saturday 9 August, 1-4pm
Join Liz Mitchell for a hands-on wool felting workshop, inspired by Daegan Wells’ exhibition Because of where I live currently on display in The Changing Room. Learn how to construct a small-scale felted object utilising off-loom felting processes. Harness the experience and materiality of working with raw wool and have fun doing so.
Registrations open 28 June, tickets are priced at $30 each. Spaces are limited, suitable for all ages. All materials provided.
Tour
Curator tour
with coffee + donuts
Saturday 16 August, 2-3PM
Join Curator of Contemporary Art Lisa Beauchamp for an in-depth tour of Gus Fisher Gallery’s current exhibitions Tala o le Tau and Because of where I live. Learn more about the making of these exhibitions, their interconnected themes and the curatorial process. Enjoy over a donut and coffee courtesy of Kōkako Organic Coffee Roasters.
All are welcome.
Talk
Into The Great Ocean
Saturday 30 August, 1-3pm
Join us on the final day of Tala o le tau for a talanoa with leading academics and artists as we explore multidisciplinary responses to the climate crisis from our place in Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa.
Further details to be announced.
Gus Fisher Gallery
74 Shortland Street
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Central 1010
Tuesday – Friday:
10am – 5pm
Saturdays:
10am – 4pm