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Great news for the Art Metro! Numbers for our third term of adult classes will be the best since the original lockdown happened. ![]()
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This means we are able to re-start our Friday morning sessions again!![]()
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To encourage some new people to jump into the new class, we are offering a 20% discount on the term 3 course fee for any new students who haven't been to the Art Metro before. This offer will also apply to any ex-students who would like to join the Friday morning session and who haven't been since the first lockdown in March 2020. ![]()
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This offer is strictly limited to the first 4 confirmed enrollments. ![]()
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The new Friday morning class - 10 am to 12 pm, Friday 10 June to Friday 12 August - will be tutored by Mike Southern. ![]()
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www.artmetro.co.nz/art-tutors/mike-southern-art-tutor/![]()
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Please contact Simon at artmetro@xtra.co.nz for information.![]()
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A piece of happy news! One of our tutors - Annika Mäenpää - is exhibiting her work in an exhibition at the Eastside Gallery. You might want to check it out...![]()
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Stride by Stride: 23 May - 18 June 2022 - Linwood Arts
www.linwoodarts.org
This exhibition features the work of 14 local artists who are “fairly new” to exhibiting. It’s a next level progression from Eastside’s annual “First Steps” show. Nothing over $600. Openi...
We are all go! Our next offering for June is as follows...![]()
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Lino-Cut Printmaking with Soon-Lee Spicer![]()
Sunday June 12th ![]()
10.30-12.30am ![]()
$120 per person plus material fee $20![]()
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Over this two-hour session, attendees will design, carve, and print their own linocut, printing it onto a variety of papers and fabric. The results are striking and vibrant and this course is great fun. It is suitable for anybody wanting to have a go at printmaking and no drawing ability is required.![]()
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Your tutor will be Soon-Lee Spicer who has been teaching this process for over 5 years. She regularly exhibits and sells her work and loves sharing her passion for art and printing with others.![]()
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"My key focus is ensuring people can achieve something satisfying and stimulating within a lesson, and that they feel relaxed and encouraged to simply have a go."![]()
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The session will start with a quick demo of the process we’ll be using, get you to do a small practice print, and then we help you finalise your image and transfer it onto your lino in order to carve and print.![]()
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All materials will be provided and there will be a short break for refreshments. ![]()
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To book your place email: artmetroworkshops@gmail.com
So, something new for us at the Art Metro - we are looking at developing a weekend workshop programme. Workshops will be for a variety of activities, with the number and range of activities growing over time. ![]()
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First up, one of our own tutors - Mike Southern ![]()
www.artmetro.co.nz/art-tutors/mike-southern-art-tutor/![]()
will be running the following 3-day workshop in June. Mike has extensive experience teaching and doing art both in NZ and overseas and you can contact him for more information.
A highly skilled drawing tutor is required to tutor our after school drawing classes; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Monday to Thursday. This includes both weeks of the school holidays after terms 1, 2 and 3, but not over the summer break.
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