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PUBLIC PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS@ PATAKA JULY Secondlife exhibition Artists Forum CAN ARTISTS BE GREEN? Sunday 5 July 1pm in the Gallery Artists Judy Darragh, Peter Madden, Niki Hastings-McFall and Joanna Langford from the Secondlife exhibition will discuss their sustainable art practice. makeART – Secondlife Sunday 12 July 2 - 4pm Education Space and Gallery Come and have some real family fun with this programme. Join us as we view and discuss the exhibition Secondlife and look at how we can use recycled materials to make some fun art works.  Bookings please – an adult to accompany child please, cost $5 - Telephone 237 1511 or visit Pataka reception.   CONSERVATION ON MANA ISLAND Sunday 19 July 2pm in the Gallery Join the Mana Island Field Officer Sue Caldwell from the Department of Conservation as she tells us about what’s happening on Mana Island. The talk will be weather dependent as Sue needs to cross from the island.  Please telephone Pataka on the day to confirm. Ph 237 1511. FRIENDS OF PATAKA – Winter Music Series Sunday 19 July 2pm Helen Smith Community Meeting Room Yoshiko Tsurauta plays the Marimba. DAMIAN SKINNER Curator’s floor talk on the exhibition 1839 Exchanges: Jewellery by Jason Hall Sunday 26 July 2pm in the Gallery Damian Skinner, writer and curator based in Gisborne, will talk about the cultural politics of Jason Hall’s jewellery from his second exhibition project 1839 Exchanges: Jewellery by Jason Hall which is part of our new season of exhibitions at Pataka. FRIENDS OF PATAKA – Winter Music Series Sunday 26 July 2pm – Helen Smith Community Meeting Room Apirana Taylor will be presenting traditional Maori instruments with contemporary music stories and poetry. AUGUST Secondlife CURATOR’S TALK Sunday 2 August 1.30pm in the Gallery Helen Kedgley, curator of Secondlife will give a floor talk about the exhibition which explores the theme of ‘upcycling’ materials, giving them a second life as pieces of art. FRIENDS OF PATAKA WINTER MUSIC SERIES Sunday 2 August 2pm – Helen Smith Community Meeting Room Daniel Hayles – Jazz Pianist. makeART – Fiji Masi (tapa cloth) Sunday 2 August 2 - 4pm Education Space and Gallery Look at some fantastic masi patterns and make your own beautiful masi prints.  Bookings please – an adult to accompany child please, cost $5 - Telephone or visit Pataka reception. FRIENDS OF PATAKA WINTER MUSIC SERIES Sunday 9 August 2pm – Helen Smith Community Meeting Room Charlotte Fetherston on Viola. FRIENDS OF MANA ISLAND – RESTORATION NOW CONSERVATION Sunday 16 August 2pm in the Gallery Come along and hear the Friends of Mana Island talk about their involvement with helping to make Mana Island one of the top 25 Australasian restoration projects. THE MIGRATING KITCHEN In the Bottle Creek Gallery We once again host a kitchen full of cultures including Zimbabwe, Chile, Cook Islands, Afghanistan and Italy. Every Saturday there will be cooking demonstrations and tastings in the gallery. Saturday 8 August, 2pm – Zimbabwe Saturday 15 August, 2pm - Italy Saturday 22 August - Afghanistan Saturday 29 August - Cook Islands Saturday 5 September - India Saturday 12 September - Chile Saturday – exhibition closing and celebration Check the Pataka website for confirmation of the above times. TOP ART FOLIOS Monday 10 – Friday 14 August 10am – 4.30pm daily Education Space at Pataka The Education Space will be exhibiting the wonderful talents of the country’s top art folios from NCEA Visual Art students. If you are a level 3 student come and be inspired with this great work! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ School Holiday Programme July School Holidays 7 - 10 July 2009 All session times daily 10 . 11.30am and 1 . 2.30pm 15 students per class MASI MATS - Tuesday 7 July Ages 5 - 15.  Cost $5 per session Looking at our Fiji Masi exhibition you will design your own masi stencils, then print your very own funky placemats and coasters. Impress people who come around to tea with your designs. THE GREAT PATAKA PLASTIC BOTTLE CHALLENGE - Wednesday 8 July Ages 5 - 15.  Cost $5 per session So you think you can recycle? Take The Great Pataka Plastic Bottle Challenge and turn your rubbish into something exciting and cool. You will make wicked whirligig wind decorations for the garden. TREASURE BOXES - Thursday 9 July Ages 5 - 15.  Cost $7 per session (Includes box to decorate) Cut out pictures and decorate a treasure box. Use your box to keep all your precious special things in. The artist Peter Madden uses old National Geographic magazines to make his art and we've got heaps of pictures to choose from. BOTTLE BASKETS - Friday 10 July Ages 5 - 15.  Cost $5 per session Take some old plastic bottles and plastic bags to make something new and beautiful. Weave some magic and create a fantastic basket. Collect up your plastic bags (try and get heaps of cool colours) and bring them along for some weaving fun. Contact PATAKA Tel: 237 1511 for phone bookings. Confirm your booking with payment at PATAKA reception. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Art-2-Go, Artists Talks every Friday at 12.15pm Just a reminder - Art-2-Go every Friday at 12.15pm    The organises of Art-2-go do a marvelous job in persuading artists to talk for our Art2Go programme and the 'audience' has been very privileged to hear of the journeys, the techniques, and the excitement of working artists. Do come in if you can! 12.15pm Friday Gallery Talks for July   Friday Gallery talks for July: July 3. Grant Tilly talks about his animated boxes in the Leonard Ridgway's Old Time Circus exhibition. July 10. Wellington Woodturners Guild. (speaker tbc).   July 17. Morag Stokes talks about her Mana Island Residency, her outcomes from her painting and photography.   July 24. Brian Paget talks about the role and activities of the Friends of Mana Island.   July 31. Helen Kedgely, curator Secondlife exhibition.  We are grateful to the Friends of Pataka for organising our Friday lunchtime Gallery Art-2-Go Talks. Pataka After School Programme   For the full 2009 year 'The Arty Party' 5-8 yrs Tuesday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm $6 per class - all materials provided Want to have fun making art? Come and join the 'Arty Party', where you will learn great new skills, create your own masterpieces, and get to meet other keen young artists. Be inspired by artworks created by some of the most exciting New Zealand and international artists. Create, draw, paint, construct and have lots of fun next door to some amazing artworks! 'The Art Zone' 9-12 yrs Wednesday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm $6 per class - all materials provided Calling all creative kids! Come along to the 'Art Zone'. We will explore different ways of drawing, painting, printing, sculpting, and much more. Have fun using some wonderful new materials, and developing new skills. Be inspired by some of the fantastic artworks that come into the gallery, and let the creativity begin! 'Art Beat' - Gifted and Talented, Art Extension classes 13-18 yrs Thursday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm $6 per class - all materials provided Are you a young artist who wants to learn more? Would you like a chance to use your amazing creative skills? The 'Art Beat' art extension group is for you. Create your own visual diary, learn new techniques, develop new skills, and learn how to extend your ideas into seriously good artworks. You will be challenged and supported in an inspiring art gallery environment. Who knows one day there may be space on Pataka's walls for you! All Classes limited to 12 students per group. First in first served, so be in quick! Artfix - Adult Art Classes Fridays 1 pm - 3 pm $6 per class - all materials provided Wish to extend your art making skills in a friendly environment? Come and learn practical skills in the context of the art gallery. We will make work from a range of materials in a variety of media. Learn to draw from observation, paint with depth, use colour more effectively and communicate visually. Students will be extended at their own level, beginners and artists with some experience are both welcome. All classes are run by trained and experienced teachers. Spaces are limited so be in quick. Contact the Education Team - Tel: 2373551 Email: ffrench@pcc.govt.nz