Thursday 28 April 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Gallery Visit: Jeffrey Harris and Ans Westra at {Suite} Suite Gallery 243 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand We invite you to join us at {Suite} Gallery to hear David speak about artist Jeffrey Harris, and explore the Ans Westra works $25.00
Tuesday 17 May 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Gentlemen Art Thieves and their Art Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand If such a mythical master thief did exist, which of the world's greatest stolen (and still missing) artworks might be languishing in his hidden art collection? $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 18 May 2022, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Cancelled: Journey to Kilbirnie Toi Poneke 61/69 Abel Smith Street, Wellington, New Zealand Rosa and Oliver will speak to us in their exhibition at Toi Pōneke which brings together a selection of abstract and figurative paintings which arose from sketch booking, $20.00
Thursday 26 May 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington How did the collections arrive at Te Papa and how do curators work to interpret them? Justine Olsen looks at recent work on this subject that brings together international and New Zealand collections. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 3 June 2022, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Members’ Preview: Robin White Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Come along anytime between 12noon and 2pm and enjoy your members’ preview of 'Robin White: Something's Happening Here' before it opens to the public on Saturday 04 June.
Wednesday 13 July 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Cancelled: Artist Talk and Tour: Jaimee Peters Suite Gallery 243 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand This event is a special presentation by the artist to the Friends of Te Papa just before the official opening of the exhibition to the public. You will have the opportunity to meet Jaimee Peters and learn more about her work $25.00 – $35.00
Friday 29 July 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm City Gallery: Guided Tour of Matarau City Gallery Wellington Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington, New Zealand The work of the artists in 'Matarau' draw from a strong sense of who and where they are as a compass for their own practice $15.00
Wednesday 10 August 2022, 10:30 am - 11:30 am A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900 Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join Annika Sippel, curator of 'A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900', for a floor talk on a forgotten private collector, the history of British watercolours, and their place in New Zealand’s art collections. $20.00
Sunday 18 September 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Curators’ talk: Robin White Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Come and join Dr Sarah Farrar and Dr Nina Tonga who will talk through the curation of Dame Robin White’s retrospective exhibition Something is happening here. Sarah and Nina will give insights into $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 29 September 2022, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Talk: Original Fine Art Prints Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Join us for our first talk in our 'Art on Thursday' series. What is an original fine art print? In this interactive session with Art Historian David Maskill, you will be introduced to the various techniques of original fine art printmaking by examining a range of works dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. $25.00