Events

Events...

Little Sparks

Tomorrow, Tues 15 February 1-2pm | $5
Is your 4 year old a budding artist? Come along to a Little Sparks session, a club for creatively-minded preschoolers. Inspired by an exhibition or object at The Dowse, children get to make something in The Dowse creative workshop. Little Sparks meet once a month on a Tuesday from 1-2pm.

Late Lounge with Matiu "The Hook" Te Huki Thurs 3 March | 7-9pm | KOHA Our monthly Late Lounge sessions are popular with all ages. Join us on the first Thursday of every month for chilled out tunes in a relaxed setting. All galleries, cash bar, shop and cafe open until 9pm. Known for his amazing vocal power with Fat Freddys Drop, Rhombus and Tiki Taane, Matiu is at The Dowse with his own soulful roots music. He was the founding member of the popular roots band Homefire Burning and is currently still and member of basscamp and his current band My Golden Soul. Matiu's messages in his music are positive, uplifting, inspiring and motivating. The music itself is soulful roots, dub, funk and hip hop. Image attached, Andrew Shaw, Metro, 2008. Courtesy of Andrew Shaw White Cloud Worlds Weekend 5 & 6 March Press release attached, four workshops provide an amazing opportunity to meet and learn from the leading artists behind White Cloud Worlds: Sat 5 Mar | 10am - noon COMIC BOOKS BROUGHT TO LIFE For young comic book artists (tweens and teenagers) led by Dylan Coburn, 10yrs + | FREE. BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Sun 6 Mar | 10am-3pm CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WORKSHOP For emerging science fiction and fantasy artists, join Paul Tobin and Warren Mahy for the fundamentals of concept design and illustration. $25. BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Sun 6 Mar | 4-5pm ONE ON ONE SCI FI SESSIONS | | FREE Bring in your portfolios/sketches for a one on one session with an illustrator or conceptual artist. BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Sun 6 Mar | 1-4pm WHITE CLOUD WORLDS ARTISTS AT WORK | FREE Conceptual artists and sculptors demonstrate their skill on site. Featuring marquette making, comic book artistry and digital painting. NO BOOKING REQUIRED Full details on www.dowse.org.nz .

Opening Exhibitions...

Who Am I? Big Faces, Big Names: Portraits From The Dowse opens this Saturday 19 February - 15 May 2011 Take a close look at portraits from The Dowse collection, including renowned New Zealand artists Rita Angus, Frances Hodgkins and Toss Woollaston. There are also contemporary works by Michael Smither and Paul Rayner's delightful ceramics bust of Carmen, Ken and Ken and Split Enz. This family show examines elements of portraiture, like pose, gaze, style and setting. Featuring hands-on activities, children will see how portraits can convey the personality of their subjects. Images attached:

Paul Rayner Split Enz, 2008 Collection of The Dowse Art Museum

Michael Smither The Artist's Mother, c 1975 Collection of The Dowse Art Museum. Purchased 1980 with assistance of the QEII Arts Council

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