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School Holiday Programmes at MTG!
School holidays are fast approaching, so it’s time to check out all the fun sessions being held at MTG Hawke’s Bay. To register and pre-pay, please visit the friendly staff at the museum. Spaces are filling fast, so get in touch today!
Painting kowhaiwhai patterns
Tuesday 2 October
10am – 12pm
Age 7+
View kowhaiwhai patterns and learn of their meaning and significance. Invent your own special design to work on during the session and take away for decorating. This programme involves painting so please wear old clothes.
Tutor: Roseanne Brown
Cost : $15.00
Limit: 15 students
Printmaking for beginners
Thursday 4 October
10am – 12pm
Age 7+
Explore a simple printmaking technique and make a series of small prints on paper using ink, craft foam and a miniature press. This session could get a little messy, so please wear old clothes.
Tutor: Lisa Feyen
Cost: $15.00
Limit: 10 students
Stop Motion Animation & Virtual Reality
Tuesday 9 October
10am – 12pm
Age 9+
Think you could create the next Boxtrolls or Wallace and Gromit? This ‘hands-on’ session will get you started! Discover the magic of Stop Motion Animation and Virtual Reality. Learn how to make the models, create storyboards, animate and edit your own short film. This beginner's workshop will introduce you to the techniques of Stop Motion and how to make short experimental films using our Stop Motion capture software. Virtual Reality (VR) makes it possible to experience anything, anywhere, any time. It is the most immersive type of reality technology and in this session you’ll take part in a virtual game called Beat Saber, a rhythm game where the goal is to slash the beats which perfectly fit into precisely handcrafted music. Please bring your own USB stick.
Tutors: Steve Brock/Gaynor Comley
Cost: $20.00
Limit: 15 students
Plastic fantastic: upcycle bottles into artwork
Thursday 11 October
10am – 12pm
Age 5+
Turn your used plastic bottles into creative projects after seeing George Nuku’s exhibition for inspiration. Students need to bring two plastic bottles and can choose to make a sea creature, make a bird feeder or make a pencil jar.
Tutors: Gaynor Comley/Jenny Wake
Cost: $10.00
Limit: 15 students
25 September 2018
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