Arts Events
The Council is an active patron of the arts, organising
community arts events such as the Trash to Fashion Awards
and Pacifica Living Arts Festival. Find out more
about these Council co-ordinated events below.
Community organised events can be submitted for listing on
What's Happening in
Waitakere City.
Waitakere
Artists' Open Studio weekend
Previous Arts Events:
Going West 2009
Waitakere
Pacifica Living Arts Festival
Children's Christmas Giftmaking
Christmas giftmaking is an event where children can come
and make gifts for their families.
Every year local businesses generously donate resources
and volunteers come along to help children and a wide
variety of gifts are made. It is a chance for children to
give a little back to their families and to learn that
Christmas doesn't have to come out of a store. Children
register for a morning or afternoon session. Parents must
accompany their children.
Last year's event on 6 December saw 800 children and over 200 volunteers enjoyed a very
productive day making a variety of Christmas gifts for their
families.
Christmas
Giftmaking 2009 will be on Saturday
5 December 2009 at West Wave Recreation Centre,
Alderman Drive, Henderson.
Children can register to attend the morning session (9am
- 11.30) or the afternoon session (12.30 - 3pm).
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Donations of items are welcome. Volunteers are needed to
assist on gift stations during both sessions.
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Donation
wish list (Size 37K)
To register, donate items or volunteer phone the call centre
or fill out the
online registration form.
Waitakere Pacifica Living Arts Festival
9-14 November 2009
Pacifica Living Arts Festival is an annual gathering.
Thousands flock for a cultural experience of music, and Pacific Island hospitality.
The Festival includes workshops and demonstrations of tapa and tivaevae making, music and weaving.
Both traditional and contemporary arts and crafts are exhibited.
This year, there will be a Fia Fia night, Luau evening
and a Cook Island Experience. Check out our
events calendar for more information.
Waitakere Artists' Open Studio
weekend 2010
27 - 28 March 2010
10am - 4pm
Calling all Waitakere Artists to register for the 2010
Waitakere Artists Open Studio weekend.
The Waitakere Artists' Open Studio weekend will take place
on Saturday and Sunday March 27 & 28, 2010 from 10am - 4pm. Artists
from throughout Waitakere City will open their home studios
or gather in cluster groups for the public to view their
work, purchase art pieces and see artists in action.
Pick up a brochure from any of the participating studios and
Galleries or from
local libraries and CAB's or by
contacting
us. This is the largest art event for Waitakere City for the
year.
FREE! Visit as many studios as you wish.
Alternatively, take part in one or more of the planned bus
tours visiting 5 home studios (two bus tours available per
day). These will be departing from Corban Estate Arts
Centre at 10.30 am and 1.30 pm both days (2 1/2 hour
duration).
Limited tickets $15. Bookings recommended.
Ph 09 836 8000 ext 8934 for bookings.
Tickets can be collected from
Corban Estate
Arts Centre main Gallery on the day.
A poster, brochure and map will be available to view and
download in early 2010.
Artists may register online for this event before 15 January
2010. Click to
Register online
Alternatively ph 839 0400 for a registration form to be sent
to you.
For further enquiries please
contact Julie Nash ph 09 836 8000 extn 8934 or email
Julie.Nash@waitakere.govt.nz
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