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Schools Programme

These visits are designed to give primary students the full art experience - covering all four strands of the visual arts curriculum: practical knowledge, developing ideas, communicating ideas and understanding art in context.

Beginning with a tour of the gallery exhibitions, students learn about the art works on display and record some of their observations. Next stop is down to the studio where they have time for a brief snack break (bring your morning or afternoon tea snack), before the making begins! Here the children have the opportunity to learn from hands on experience.

All materials are provided. Minimum number of students is 12 max 32. Workshops are $5/student or $4/student with multiple bookings.

School Workshops - Term 3

19 July - 24 September

Our Term 3 exhibitions include: Under - exploring myths between nature and manmade, real or imaginary. This is a group show with 11 established New Zealand artists such as Reuben Paterson, with his intricate Pacifica glitter paintings and Niki Hastings-McFall, with a large installation in Lopdell House's spiral stairwell. The mixture of other contemporary art includes greenstone objects, sculpture, video and paintings.

Green Installation - Students will get inspired by looking at contemporary installations in the gallery and work together to design and create an exciting artwork with a New Zealand conservation theme to suspend back at school.

Ancient Trade - Students will look at ancient coins from around the world then design and make their own using Egyptian paste which has the appearance of marbled stones when fired. Students will also complete a series of ink sketches depicting a variety of ancient trading coins.

Cultural fabric - Inspired by Reuben Paterson's famous fabric glitter series children will design a series of symbols that relate to their own culture. Students will use black iron sands and glitter to stylize their work.

Art Review Postcards - Students will sketch in the gallery and write a short review of the latest exhibitions. From this initial research a fabric postcard will be made in response to one of the exhibiting artists. Students will use fabric paints, stitching and coloured pens to record their findings.

For bookings or more information please contact the Education Officer, Iona Matheson on 09 817 8087 x204 or education@lopdell.org.nz

School Workshops - Term 4

11 October - 20 December

New Lynn used to have one of the most industrious businesses in New Zealand - Crown Lynn. The history of ceramics in this region is important. This year's Portage Ceramic Awards creates opportunities for your students to see a diverse range of sculptural and domestic creations in clay that will inspire them to explore this very exciting medium.

Futuristic Transport - Students will learn about aspects of design to do with transport and how it has changed over the years. They will come up with concept drawings of a futuristic plane, car or train to bring to life in paperclay. These will be fired and returned to the school.

Kiwiana Xmas Postcards - Students will make an Xmas card using Kiwiana as a theme using natural materials and sketching to produce a work, which will be photographed and printed. We will print off 1/child and supply you with a disc to reproduce more. We will look at the work of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy for inspiration.

Crown Lynn Swans - Students will create their own version of the iconic Crown Lynn swan using hand-building techniques and decorate with white slips. They will also learn about the history of Crown Lynn and its importance to our area as the largest pottery studio in the Southern hemisphere at that time.

Global Decorations - Students will get a glimpse into how other cultures celebrate Xmas and create a very unique decoration inspired by these traditions. Children will work with felt, fabric and sequins that will reflect the country of their choice.

For bookings or more information please contact the Education Officer, Iona Matheson on 09 817 8087 x204 or education@lopdell.org.nz

Teachers Art Development

This year Lopdell House Gallery will present quarterly workshops aimed at primary school teachers wishing to up skill in the arts. Workshops will begin in the Gallery viewing contemporary artworks to inspire, educate and motivate teachers then a practical workshop will follow in a specialist area. All materials supplied. Fee - $25 per person.

Term 1 - Printmaking - 11 March

Term 2 - Painting - 2 June

Term 3 - 3D sculptures - 1 September

Term 4 - Ceramics - 24 November

Fee $25 per workshop

Date/time 5 - 7pm, Wednesday 1 September

Venue Lopdell House Studio

Bookings phone Iona Matheson 817 8087 x204 or email education@lopdell.org.nz

Holiday Programme

Bug School - Curious Expeditions

27 September - 1 October 10-2pm

These holidays the theme of our programme is discovering insects of the modern and ancient worlds. Students will examine different species of bugs from around the globe and create a panel of critters made in different media. Each class will start with ink washed detailed drawings of critters with a map of where they were discovered. Each day different materials will be used by students to make their wonderful bug collection.

Monday - Tropical Butterflies

Tuesday - Futuristic Bugs

Wednesday - New Zealand Bugs

Thursday - Gigantic Beetles

Friday - Prehistoric Insects

Bookings are $40 per child/day or $35 family discount. To book phone 817 8087 x 201 or call in the gallery shop.

Secondary Schools

Art in the City

This is a series of traveling art exhibitions put together as part of the Lopdell House Gallery Outreach Programme. Each collection explores a theme focusing on a distinct medium. Prominent New Zealand artists were invited to take part in the traveling exhibition programme. The exhibition categories are - painting, photography and drawing, each collection consists of six works in a specially designed traveling box. Please make the most of this fantastic resource, the only cost to schools is the courier fee...read more ยป

The Trusts Art Scholarship 2010

The Trusts Art Scholarship is a great opportunity for year 12 and 13 art students from West Auckland who intend to enroll in a visual arts course of study at tertiary level in an art institution in 2011.

Thanks to The Trusts the scholarship is now in its 20th year of giving one winner $5,000 towards their first year fees and course materials at any New Zealand tertiary art institution. The winner's school will receive $500 to spend on art materials and a further prize of photographic materials from Apix Photographic supplies will be awarded for the best photograph. Works will be exhibited on the Top Floor of Lopdell House until 26 August.

2010 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Tunisia Angell-Kea

Yr 13, Kelston Girls' College

Home, Digital photography

The media that I am using in my work is digital photography, and the theme that represents my work is 'personal icons'. I have been inspired by my grandma and her interests and hobbies around our home and by her rose garden. From this I wanted the aesthetic of my work to reflect the vintage colours, tones and ancient/old look of her possessions and things, together with the more contemporary vibrant colours of the rose bush. I have been experimenting with depth of field, trying to capture my personal icon: my grandma.

PHOTOGRAPHY WINNER & SECOND PLACE

Jessica McQuoid

Yr 13, Lynfield College Untitled,

Digital ink jet photograph

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Hanin Tagieh

Yr 13, Kelston Girls' College

Life is my Creation, Digital photography

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Melanie Arrowsmith

Yr 13, Lynfield College

Innocence of Youth, Photograph

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Holly Smith

Yr 13, Lynfield College

One Tree Hill, Digital ink jet photograph

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Edrian Santiago

Yr 13, Kelston Boys' High School

Fat & Fruity, Pencil drawing

For further information contact Iona Matheson, Education Officer on 817 8087 x204 or education@lopdell.org.nz

Adult Classes

Moroccan Mirrors

Over the duration of this 5-week course students will design and make a Moroccan style mirror. A series of handmade ceramic tiles will be made which will be fired and later used to mosaic around their mirror surround.

Date/time Tuesday evenings 24 August - 21 September, 6 -8pm

Tutor Iona Matheson

Fee $150 includes all materials and firing

Bookings Iona Matheson on 817 8087 x204 or email education@lopdell.org.nz

Book Structures

Three Book Structures with Elizabeth Serjeant. This workshop is for people who love books and travel. Using quality materials, including leather, wood and handmade paper, students will create a set of three diary-sized handmade books. You will learn traditiional binding techniques including coptic, long stitch and buck-naked binding.

Tutor Elizabeth Serjeant

Date/time 10am - 4pm, Saturday 23 & 30 October

Venue Lopdell House Studio

Fee $160 for both days, all materials included

Bookings phone 09 817 8087 x201 or email info@lopdell.org.nz

Paperclay Sculptures

Paperclay is a unique material, which can give a lot more freedom than conventional clay. This recycled material allows the maker to break most of the conventional ceramic laws to create more edgy works. Students will learn the processes involved in making this material through to the decorating and firing processes.

Date/time Term 4: 26 October - 30 November, 6 -8pm

Tutor Iona Matheson

Fee $170 includes all materials and firing

Bookings Iona Matheson on 817 8087 x204 or email education@lopdell.org.nz

Corner Titirangi & South Titirangi Roads, Auckland 0604
The gallery is open daily from 10am - 4.30pm, except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Anzac Day morning and during exhibition installation. Admission is free thanks to the support of Waitakere City Council.