An awesome workshop learning to create your own animation, for Kids 8-13! The workshop is free and is filling up fast – to register: call the museum or email museum@waipadc.govt.nz
Bring the kids along for a fun, creative workshop and learn Te Reo at the same time!
We are pleased to announce two creative workshops in conjunction with Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori this September!
Only $2 per child, adults free but must stay to supervise.
Each session will cover creative components: Kowhaiwhai and Pop-up Whare
Spaces are limited so contact us now to secure your space!
Workshops run Saturdays 9th and 16th September, 10am-2pm
Join the Te Awamutu Museum mascots Tui & Tama for fascinating information, sneak peeks behind the scenes and more!
Download the form here and return it to the Museum to sign up today!
All Club members are able to attend Tui & Tama’s Creative Workshops, held monthly at the Museum. Once you’ve signed up to the Club, simply register each month if your child wishes to attend a workshop!
Matariki – a seven star cluster appearing pre-dawn in the North-Eastern sky in late June early July, for many, marks the Māori New Year.
Traditionally, Matariki was a time of sustainability – to prepare the land for planting crops and renew associations with whanau and friends. Today, Matariki is a good time for us to reflect on our place in the world, to reawaken dreams and inspire awareness of our fragile environment.
Te Awamutu Museum will be marking this Matariki 2017 by bringing back a popular series of creative workshops themed around sustainability. Pou Matariki sees artists Emanuel Dunn and Oriwa Morgan-Ward presenting adult and children sculptural workshops using cardboard in the Museum this July.
“The challenge is to create a taonga out of things that we as humans discard. We want to place importance on the act of creativity as a way to heal ourselves, and by doing so, we in turn are healing our environment. The greatest thing about this process is that we get to share it with others”.
The workshops will run over two weeks with the adult workshops being held over two days – Friday 4th July 3pm-6pm & Sat 8th July 10am-3pm. The children’s workshop series will occur Tuesday 11th, Wed 12th & Thurs 13th July from 10am-3pm daily. Please book your preferred day at our Museum reception on 07 8720085 or via email museum@waipadc.govt.nz.
There will also be an Artist Floor Talk on Friday 14th July from 3pm. Emanuel and Oriwa will be showcasing various artworks they have been working on as well as a representative from the Waipa District Council talking about various ways to reduce and redirect waste from landfill.
