Events

Workshop

Perspex Portraits

with Hannah Ireland

Saturday 14 September, 1pm

Explore the playful side of painting and join artist Hannah Ireland for this experimental painting workshop. Using Perspex as your canvas, Hannah will guide you through making your own self-portrait, taking inspiration from her contemporary approach to painting which embraces gesture, humour and spontaneity.

Suitable for all ages, spaces are limited so registrations are required. All materials provided.

Please note this workshop will take place at Aaiotanga Community Space, on 22 Emily Place. This workshop is currently sold out, please visit the link below to sign up to the waitlist.

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Film screening

Sebastiane

in partnership with The Capitol Cinema

Saturday 14 September, 6pm

In conjunction with the closing of Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days at Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane (1976), one of Jarman’s most important cinematic achievements.

Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.

Usual cinema costs apply.

Runtime: 86 minutes

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Workshop

Seed sowing

with Organic Market Garden

Saturday 28 September, 1pm

Get ready for springtime with this beginner-friendly seed sowing workshop at Organic Market Garden (OMG). Led by For the Love of Bees co-founder Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, you will learn all about seeds, their importance, and how we can foster healthy ecosystems and biodiversity in our everyday lives. Located at OMG Urban Farm on 257 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace, you will take away germination techniques along with your own seedling pot.

For The Love of Bees began in 2016 when Sarah Smuts-Kennedy was commissioned by Auckland City Council to create a new Social Sculpture centred around bee welfare. For the Love of Bees is the work that emerged from this invitation. Inspired by collectively imagining a city safe for bees and growing pesticide-free flowers, For The Love of Bees has evolved into a not-for-profit trust focused on teaching and modelling regenerative organic horticulture. In the face of biodiversity loss and the climate crisis we work to inspire change in our food system; growing food that is safe for our pollinators, our people and our planet.

This workshop is free to attend, with the option to purchase OMG’s Early Spring Seedling Packs at an additional cost on the day. All materials and light refreshments provided. Please note that this is a weather-dependent event.

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