Events for January through February

Join exhibiting artist, Jeanine Clarkin, and Giles Peterson in conversation, surveying Clarkin's thirty-year career in fashion design and fashion activism to mark the opening of Te aho tapu hou: The new sacred thread at Te Uru. 

Te Uru presents a special Halloween screening of F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), celebrating the 100th anniversary of the horror classic with a live re-score by Tamaki Makarau-based musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Darryn Harkness.

Monday 31 October, 7:30pm

20 years is a significant milestone for any organization to achieve; Pollywood Pasifika Film (PwPF) humbly and apologetically celebrates 20 years of operation this year, “Its’ been an absolute privilege to annually gift exceptional Polynesian film and multi-media to the community in this truly unique film festival event”, says Craig Fasi, Founder/Director of Pollywood Pasifika Film.

Nau mai, haere mai, come one and all for a fashion photo shoot and party with DJ Tuāfale and Jeanine Clarkin as part of the exhibition Te aho tapu hou: The new sacred thread.

Join Michael Smythe for an in-depth series of talks, spread over four Sundays in December, surveying Aotearoa’s design histories.

Sundays, 13, 20, 27 November, 4 December 2 – 4pm

This summer Te Uru has on show a suite of clay-based exhibitions including, opening on this day, the Portage Ceramic Awards 22, our annual showcase of contemporary ceramics; also newly opened, Earth posters, a collaboration between artist Fiona Jack and writer Courtney Sina Meredith; and Onewherowhero, featuring work by Kelston Intermediate students, coordinated by artist Carla Ruka and supported by the Ministry of Education’s Creatives in Schools programme.

Please join us for a gallery talk with Matariki Williams and Ayesha Green to celebrate the opening of Green's new exhibition, Still life, which was produced during her recent McCahon House residency. Williams has written an essay in response to Green's new works and will discuss the many layered nuances in the exhibition.