Objectspace in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is closed for exhibition changeover,
re-opening 2 December with The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa.

Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery in Ōtautahi Christchurch is open showing Living Room.

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Archived events

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Uku with Isaac Te Awa

18 Nov

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

KOHA Speculative writers evening

16 Nov

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Pondside: Paint – a watercolour workshop with Julia Holderness

12 Nov

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Architecture Bus Tour: Rewi Thompson

11 Nov

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Workshop #1: Copper Ring Making with Workshop6

4 Nov

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Pondside: Living Room library

28 Oct

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture with Olivia Haddon

25 Oct

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Pondside Ikebana: Moribana Workshop

15 Oct

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

ArtsActionNow Art Party

12 Oct

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Coffee & Croissants in the Living Room

7 Oct

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants with Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen on Rewi – Āta haere, kia tere

30 Sep

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Spring Season Opening: Rewi Thompson, Ming Ranginui, Stevei Houkāmau

29 Sep

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Collectors Night Out: Presented by Objectspace & My ART

6 Sep

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Panel Kōrero on Taura (Mussel Ropes)

3 Sep

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Whānau Pukapuka Morning with Qiane Matata-Sipu

3 Sep

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants on Mantle Overturn with Ben Pyne and Finn McCahon-Jones

13 Aug

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

HIWA Book Launch

9 Aug

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

ĀKAU Papamahi: Reclamation in action

6 Aug

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants with Ngā Aho Kāhui Whetu

5 Aug

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ngā Aho Kāhui Whetu: Short Film Series Launch

4 Aug

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Wairua and design with Bernard Makoare

27 Jul

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Crit Sessions: Pohewa Pāhewa

25 Jul

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Mid-Winter Get Together & Closing Celebration for Coastal Cannibals by Ngahuia Harrison

21 Jul

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Tīhate Haati with Puawai Cairns

20 Jul

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Book Launch: David Straight's Locations of Interest

6 Jul

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants with Pohewa Pāhewa rōpū

1 Jul

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants with Noa Blankets

25 Jun

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Saturday Weaving Workshop with Te Puāwai

24 Jun

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Friday Weaving Workshop with Te Puāwai

23 Jun

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Te Puāwai at Objectspace

22 Jun–24 Jun 2023

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Design Lives HERE

1 Jun

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Johnson Witehira

25 May

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants: Type, Form, Letter with Emma Kaniuk and Clem Devine

21 May

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Coffee & Croissants with Jon Rennie and Kim Paton

14 May

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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Workshop: Embroidery with Georgina May Young

13 May

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: From Larrikin to Po|Mo with Lynda Simmons

10 May

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Tear down the wall — The tumult of craft practice in tempestuous times with Richard Fahey

4 May

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Coffee & Croissants with Mike Austin & Albert L. Refiti

30 Apr

Past

Ōtautahi Christchurch

Lecture with Albert L. Refiti: What is Pacific Architecture?

29 Apr

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Ockham Lecture: Toby Morris on Illustrating Crisis

20 Apr

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Craft Crit Sessions

13 Apr

Past

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

A Conversation on Collecting with Octavia Cook and Jane Groufsky

12 Apr

Past

Lecture on jewellery: SPACE_BODY_OBJECT with Simon Swale

27 Mar

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Critical Walking and Making Workshop with Simon Swale

26 Mar

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Panel Discussion: Cook & Company

18 Mar

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Coffee & Croissants with Mike Austin and Albert L. Refiti

26 Feb

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Morning Masi Workshop with Na Tolu

25 Feb

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Afternoon Masi Workshop with Na Tolu

25 Feb

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Architecture in Print and Practice: A preview and presentations on Cape to Bluff

24 Feb

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Ockham Lecture with international guest Stephanie Donigi

23 Feb

Past

Curator Floor Talk: Albert L. Refiti on Oceanic Architectural Routes

18 Feb

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Te’u le Roots and Routes: a gig at the Fale Maota

16 Feb

Past

Spoken Word with Daren Kamali and Ole Maiava

15 Feb

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Past

Kohna Zari Ko Craft & Mending Pop Up

10 Dec

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Design Lives HERE

23 Nov

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Coffee & Croissants with Neke Moa and Paula Conroy

20 Nov

Past

Offsite in Ōtautahi: Book Launch of Drawing in Flow by Hannah Beehre

4 Nov

Past

Ockham Lecture: Linda Tyler on John Edgar

3 Nov

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Round, Round... Round! Three mini-lectures on jewellery and practice with Mary Curtis, Aphra Cheesman and Jack Hadley

31 Oct

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Coffee & Croissants: Becky Richards, Emelia French and Sung Hwan Bobby Park

30 Oct

Past

Ockham Lecture: Culture, Time and Space with Julie Stout

27 Oct

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Object Swap

20 Oct

Past

Ockham Lecture: Albert L Refiti: What is Pacific Architecture?

19 Sep

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Jewellery Symposium

9 Sep

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Ockham Lecture: James Goggin on New Fuzzy Logic

29 Aug

Past

Coffee & Croissants: Type, Form, Letter

28 Aug

Past

TDC66 Auckland: World’s Best Typography

27 Aug–29 Aug 2022

Past

Coffee & Croissants: Possible futures of queer objects

21 Aug

Past

Cancelled: Sharing stories over lava bombs

20 Aug

Past

Panel discussion: Poppers, queer pleasure and politics

20 Aug

Past

Winter Season Closing Party

20 Aug

Past

Ockham Lecture: Tūtānekai’s kōauau with Paora Tapsell and James Tapsell-Kururangi

16 Aug

Past

Publication Archive Sale

13 Aug–14 Aug 2022

Past

Ockham Lecture: Steven Junil Park on language through making

11 Aug

Past

Ockham Lecture: Justine Olsen on shaping modernist design at Te Papa

6 Jul

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Workshop: The Neurobiology of Flow with Hannah Beehre

2 Jul

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Workshop: The Psychology of Flow with Hannah Beehre

2 Jul

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Book Launch: Drawing in Flow – A Handbook by Hannah Beehre

30 Jun

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Coffee & Croissants: Lapping at Your Door — a conversation between Emma Fitts and Abby Cunnane

12 Jun

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Workshops: Knitting and Crochet for Beginners

28 May

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Sharing the kaupapa: Artist talk with Lissy and Rudi

27 May

Past

Movement for Harikoa

27 May

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Wharenui Harikoa at Objectspace

26 May–28 May 2022

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Wharenui Harikoa Late Night

26 May

Past

Drawing Workshop: Shelley Norton

15 May

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Drawing Workshop: Areta Wilkinson

15 May

Past

Drawing Workshop: Sense of Mark Making with Salome Tanuvasa and Squiggla

14 May

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Drawing Workshop: Icao Tiseli

14 May

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Ockham Lecture: Hannah Beehre on Drawing in the Zone

12 May

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Drawing Workshop: Mia Straka

1 May

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Drawing Workshop: Mandy Flood

1 May

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Drawing Workshop: Emma Smith and William Bardebes

30 Apr

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Drawing Workshop: Julian Hooper

30 Apr

Past

The Night School #4: MIND-GAME/Critical Pursuit

27 Apr

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The Night School #3: Alive a Library

20 Apr

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The Night School #2: Who Wants to Be an Architect

13 Apr

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The Night School #1: Feminist Potato Puppet Theatre

6 Apr

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Coffee & Croissants: Ngahuia Harrison

20 Feb

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Walking Tour: Public Facilities with Raphaela Rose and Gina Hochstein

19 Feb

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Workshop: Composting Basics

19 Feb

Past

Cancelled — Courtyard Party: Toro Whakaara Closing Celebration

18 Feb

Past

Ockham Lecture: Māori Narratives and Urban Visibility

16 Feb

Past

The Growroom at Objectspace

15 Feb–20 Feb 2022

Past

Launch: The Night School

15 Feb

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Past

Panel Discussion: Materiality, plasticity, creative process

2 Sep

Past

Postponed: Passing from Hand to Hand: Daren Kamali and Joana Monolagi

31 Aug

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Coffee and Croissants: Judy Darragh, Ron Te Kawa, Ani O’Neill and Layla Rudneva-Mackay

22 Aug

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Passing from Hand to Hand: Tunaga Funaki, Cora-Allan Wickliffe and Salle Tamatoa

17 Aug

Past

Ockham Lecture Series: Finn McCahon-Jones: Slow Making

11 Aug

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Ockham Lecture Series: Sarah Hudson: Serious Fun

22 Jul

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Energy Signals: Flag Making with Ron Te Kawa

20 Jul

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Energy Signals: Flag Making with Ron Te Kawa

20 Jun

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Energy Signals: Flag Making with Ron Te Kawa

20 Jun

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Coffee and Croissants: John Miller, Natalie Robertson and Elisapeta Heta

30 May

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Ockham Lectures Pocket Edition Launch: Existing in Multitudes: Hana Pera Aoake and Morgan Godfery

27 May

Past

Katoua Pendant Making Workshop with Tupumaiaga A Niue Trust

8 May

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Ockham Lecture Series: Jade Kake and Elisapeta Heta: Space and Setting

6 May

Past

Camera Artists: A Panel Discussion About Real Pictures and Studio La Gonda

20 Mar

Past

Mahiwagang Chorvalyn  (Magical Ephemera)

19 Feb

Past

Curator Floor Talk with Richard Fahey

11 Feb

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Past

Hauhake Wānanga

4 Dec

Past

ATE Journal Volume Two Launch

3 Dec

Past

Ockham Lecture Series: Kiri Nathan in conversation with Kim Fraser: Design, Fashion and Cultural Integrity

2 Dec

Past

Coffee and Croissants: Katy Wallace and Bronwyn Lloyd

22 Nov

Past

Migrant Zine Collective: Magic and Joy with Marc Conaco and Louie Bretaña

21 Nov

Past

Zoom Sessions Stories of Making: Across the Ocean, over the Mountain

17 Nov–1 Dec 2020

Past

Skeletons in the Closet - 35 years of NOM*d

12 Nov–13 Nov 2020

Past

The Single Object: Wallace Chapman & George Farrant

3 Nov

Past

Ockham Lecture: Dorita Hannah: Staging Architecture A/Part

2 Nov

Past

Exhibition Openings | Simon Devitt Prize for Photography Retrospective & The Ground is Talking to Us: South Pacific Architecture

31 Oct

Past

Artweek Auckland Open Late

15 Oct

Past

Make a Sketch Drawing Party

10 Oct

Past

More Than a record: Drawing with Pete Bossley

8 Oct

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Judy Darragh: Value Added

1 Oct

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More Than a record: Drawing with Pete Bossley

29 Sep

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Coffee & Croissants: Cat Fooks, Laurie Steer and Moniek Schrijer

2 Aug

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Oven Spring: Henry Oliver

23 Jul

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The Single Object: Wallace Chapman & Alan Preston

22 Jul

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Pacific movements and building cultures: Karamia Müller

21 Jul

Past

Print Space: Architecture Publishing in Aotearoa

20 Jul

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Architects, Designers and Makers Breakfast

17 Jul

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Plinth Party

1 Jul

Past

Cancelled: The Single Object: Jennifer Ward-Lealand & Wallace Chapman

2 Apr

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Cancelled: Audio Transmission

20 Mar

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Cancelled: Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Carry a Song / Disrupt an Anthem: Nicholas Galanin

19 Mar

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Friction: Nicolas Cheng and Beatrice Brovia

19 Feb

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Some Things Do Get Better: Iris Eichenberg Visiting Lecture

31 Jan

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Coffee and Croissants: Julia Morison and Ruth Watson

8 Dec

Past

The Single Object: Humphrey Ikin with Wallace Chapman

5 Dec

Past

Mulame Closing Event

24 Nov

Past

A Short Run 95bFM Drive Show

22 Nov

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Keep The Record Playing

21 Nov

Past

Ceramics Association of New Zealand Lecture: Merran Esson

19 Nov

Past

A Late Run

19 Oct

Past

Women of Hope Market

19 Oct

Past

Fast Forward Breakfast Series hosted by Objectspace: Hatch – Interview

9 Oct

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Golden Spikes Won’t Pin Down Dragons: matt lambert

3 Oct

Past

Making Ways: Creative Tamariki Workshop with ĀKAU

28 Sep

Past

Fast Forward Breakfast Series hosted by Objectspace: ĀKAU – interview

25 Sep

Past

In Conversation: Unit Y

21 Sep

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Fast Forward Breakfast Series hosted by Objectspace: Unit Y – interview

18 Sep

Past

Coffee and Croissants with Andrew Barrie, Simon Farrell-Green, Richard Naish and Julie Stout

25 Aug

Past

The Single Object: Wallace Chapman & Sean Mallon

25 Jul

Past

Digital Storytelling and Cambodian History

25 Jun

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: War and Peace

20 Jun

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Cambodia: 40 Years On

6 Jun

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The Wurst Fundraiser

25 May

Past

Coffee and Croissants with Karl Fritsch and Warwick Freeman

19 May

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: The Image World of Interiors: Emma Ng

15 May

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A Tour of Three Galleries: Objects and Interiors

9 May

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Rooms with a View: Sebastian Clarke

8 May

Past

Coffee and Croissants with Ane Tonga, Emma Ng, Justine Olsen and Rufus Knight

7 Apr

Past

Tributes to John Scott

21 Mar

Past

Looking at the City: Walking Tours with David Straight and Finn McCahon-Jones

16 Mar–23 Mar 2019

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: A Building’s Life

14 Mar

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Coffee and Croissants with David Straight and Samuel Hartnett

10 Mar

Past

Norwegian Crafts Visiting Lecture

21 Feb

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HOME presents: In Conversation - Gloria Cabral

20 Feb

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Library Design & Cultural Consequence

17 Dec

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A Tour of Three Soon to Be Closed Libraries in association with Ex Libris

14 Dec

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Peter Bauhuis - Holes – Edges – Transitions

13 Dec

Past

What is it? A Workshop on Objects and Their Stories with Peter Bauhuis

9 Dec

Past

Curator Floor talk with Jane Vial

24 Nov

Past

The Ceramics Association of New Zealand: Bari Ziperstein Lecture

27 Oct

Past

Ceramics New Zealand Magazine: Issue 2 Launch

13 Oct

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: He Reo Wāhine: building up from the land

17 Sep

Past

Festival of Architecture Official Opening — Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Other Urbanisms

14 Sep

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series. Chris Barton — Against forgetting: the confronting architecture of murder, memorial and memoir

5 Sep

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Coffee and Croissants with Warwick Freeman

2 Sep

Past

Riddle + Squizz workshops for kids

25 Aug

Past

National Poetry Day: Compound Press & Minarets

25 Aug

Past

Coffee and Croissants with Esther Stewart

11 Aug

Past

Whenua Hou: Artist discussion with Nigel Borell

28 Jul

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Renee Bevan - the imbued object

18 Jul

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Kris Sowersby - There is no such thing as a New Zealand Typeface

4 Jul

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Mirror Grain Artist Talk

23 Jun

Past

Architectural design research in New Zealand: half day symposium

20 Jun

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Ockham Residential Lecture Series: Architecture as Exhibition

20 Jun

Past

Designers Speak® - a conversation between Peter Haythornthwaite FDINZ, ONZM and Michael Barrett

26 Apr

Past

Otto Künzli: Artist Talk

8 Apr

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Journal of Resourcefulness: Publication Launch

2 Mar

Past

Coffee and Croissants with Erica van Zon

18 Feb

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Kahoa and Floral Portrait Workshop

17 Feb

Past

Sione Monu and Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai in conversation

17 Feb

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Stone Lines an artist talk with John Edgar

11 Feb

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Kahoa and Floral Portrait Workshop

9 Dec

Past

Te Moana nui a Kiwa issue of Garland magazine: Launch

9 Dec

Past

Pottery Workshop with Suzy Dünser

26 Nov

Past

Auckland Festival of Ceramics - Ceramics Safaris

25 Nov

Past

Ockham Residential Lecture Series - The Future for Craft Education in New Zealand: A panel discussion chaired by Richard Fahey

22 Nov

Past

Auckland Festival of Ceramics - Collectors Clinic

12 Nov

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Auckland Festival of Ceramics - Ceramics Safaris

11 Nov

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Pottery workshop with Suzy Dünser

5 Nov

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Auckland Festival of Ceramics - Ceramics Safaris

4 Nov

Past

AIR SPACE AND WIND HARP: Kathy Barry's 'Midway' and the modern artist's book

28 Oct

Past

CreativeMornings with Shabnam Shiwan

27 Oct

Past

Objectmarket: Preview and Silent Auction

5 Oct

Past

The Company of Potters: In Conversation

30 Sep

Past

Future Islands: In Conversation

17 Sep

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Future Islands: Floor Talk

10 Sep

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