Create your own portrait using Gavin Hurley’s unique collage technique.

Image: Gavin Hurley, Boy With Alexander Turnbull’s Beard, 2013, Private Collection Auckland.

Have a go at portraiture in a relaxed setting with our koha monthly life drawing sessions.

To celebrate pride this year join guest speaker Edward Cowley and exhibition curator Maddie Brooks Gillespie to hear stories from the life and times of Carmen Rupe, and gain a window into her legacy and the fabulous worlds she created.

Have a go at portraiture in a relaxed setting with our free monthly drawing sessions.

Join Gavin Hurley and New Zealand Portrait Gallery Director Jaenine Parkinson for a free-form discussion on Gavin Hurley: Growing up.

Gavin Hurley, Boy with Grey’s Beard, 2024, collection of the artist.

Join Liz Stringer Curatorial intern Maddie Brooks Gillespie, Chevron Hassett (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine) and Ehsan Hazaveh for a panel discussion on the importance of place in their photography practice and the place of portraiture in the arts landscape of Aotearoa today.

Image of Background Matters exhibition, Jess O'Brien

A twist on our usual Saturday Sittings!

Join Inverlochy Art School teacher Denise Durkin for a FREE creative event inspired by the beautiful work of Toss Woollaston, drawing expressive portraits in ink.

Artwork by Denise Durkin